900 deer dead in Iowa from EHD...

[AT Hiker]

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-dnr-e ... d/28989008


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[lightsareout]

wow, sounded like they just started to recover from the last round of EHD

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I'm afraid it is another one of those years. I am hearing of more and more dead deer in Hickman than I have in any recent years.

 

[poorhunter]

I'm afraid it is another one of those years. I am hearing of more and more dead deer in Hickman than I have in any recent years.

Yep me too. More every day basically now.

 

[iowavf]

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-dnr-estimates-at-least-900-deer-dead-from-ehd/28989008


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Yup around the same couple counties that were hit pretty hard four years ago or so.

 

[Nsghunter]

This stinks, this is my hunting partner's year to get an Iowa tag.

 

[MickThompson]

900 deer is nothing. It may get worse yet but that's hardly newsworthy.

 

[scn]

The drought conditions aren't helping. EHD is spread by a biting midge that breeds in water. The more stagnant it is, the more midges. The dry conditions dry up a lot of the "wet weather" creeks, and concentrate the deer around any available water. And, that is also where the midges are.

I remember BSK saying before he left us that he had stopped recommending his landowners to put in water holes due to the potential of losing a major portion of their deer population to EHD from those water holes. Tough year!

 

[AT Hiker]

900 deer is nothing. It may get worse yet but that's hardly newsworthy.

Comparing it to the year when 90% of the herd died on the Milk River in Montana, no it's a drop in the bucket.

With that said, from my understanding these numbers are all in a localized area and pretty specific to one county. The death toll was 400 at the end of August and in two weeks has climbed to 900. I think that's news worthy, especially since someone has already mentioned that may not be fully recovered from the last outbreak.


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[AT Hiker]

The drought conditions aren't helping. EHD is spread by a biting midge that breeds in water. The more stagnant it is, the more midges. The dry conditions dry up a lot of the "wet weather" creeks, and concentrate the deer around any available water. And, that is also where the midges are.

I remember BSK saying before he left us that he had stopped recommending his landowners to put in water holes due to the potential of losing a major portion of their deer population to EHD from those water holes. Tough year!

The article mentioned people kayaking and smelling the rotten deer. I guess those side creeks and draws in Iowa are hot beds for the midges.

I also read that Minnesota has never had a case of EHD...I find that very interesting.


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[lightsareout]

The drought conditions aren't helping. EHD is spread by a biting midge that breeds in water. The more stagnant it is, the more midges. The dry conditions dry up a lot of the "wet weather" creeks, and concentrate the deer around any available water. And, that is also where the midges are.

I remember BSK saying before he left us that he had stopped recommending his landowners to put in water holes due to the potential of losing a major portion of their deer population to EHD from those water holes. Tough year!

The article mentioned people kayaking and smelling the rotten deer. I guess those side creeks and draws in Iowa are hot beds for the midges.

I also read that Minnesota has never had a case of EHD...I find that very interesting.


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Wonder if its too cold and they get killed off in the winter? Has there been EHD in Wisconsin?

 

[AT Hiker]

Wonder if its too cold and they get killed off in the winter? Has there been EHD in Wisconsin?

IDK, Canada has EHD. Surely the Milk River area of Montana is just as cold?

The Badger State has had issues with it, I think back a few years ago when Iowa got hit hard Wisconsin had it too.

Maybe it's geography and deer density or maybe Minnesota doesn't have droughty enough conditions?


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[AT Hiker]

Ok, scratch all that. Minnesota just confirmed the first EHD cases in wild deer a couple days ago! Maybe the state DNR has never really tested for it?

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/09/1 ... orne-virus


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[catman529]

900 deer is nothing. It may get worse yet but that's hardly newsworthy.

thats what I was thinking. Iowa is a mecca for deer, and big deer at that


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[AT Hiker]

900 deer is nothing. It may get worse yet but that's hardly newsworthy.

thats what I was thinking. Iowa is a mecca for deer, and big deer at that


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581 of those confirmed deaths have come from one county, Warren, last year hunters killed 2767 deer from that county. Thats about 21% dead already when comparing to the total harvest last year, with archery season still a couple weeks out and the corn crop not fully harvested.

What exactly would make this news worthy for you guys?

 

[poorhunter]

900 deer is nothing. It may get worse yet but that's hardly newsworthy.

thats what I was thinking. Iowa is a mecca for deer, and big deer at that


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581 of those confirmed deaths have come from one county, Warren, last year hunters killed 2767 deer from that county. Thats about 21% dead already when comparing to the total harvest last year, with archery season still a couple weeks out and the corn crop not fully harvested.

What exactly would make this news worthy for you guys?

And those are only the ones that have been found. You could probably add 50% more to the total that no one found evidence of.

 

[catman529]

900 deer is nothing. It may get worse yet but that's hardly newsworthy.

thats what I was thinking. Iowa is a mecca for deer, and big deer at that


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581 of those confirmed deaths have come from one county, Warren, last year hunters killed 2767 deer from that county. Thats about 21% dead already when comparing to the total harvest last year, with archery season still a couple weeks out and the corn crop not fully harvested.

What exactly would make this news worthy for you guys?

And those are only the ones that have been found. You could probably add 50% more to the total that no one found evidence of.

True


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[WTM]

The drought conditions aren't helping. EHD is spread by a biting midge that breeds in water. The more stagnant it is, the more midges. The dry conditions dry up a lot of the "wet weather" creeks, and concentrate the deer around any available water. And, that is also where the midges are.

I remember BSK saying before he left us that he had stopped recommending his landowners to put in water holes due to the potential of losing a major portion of their deer population to EHD from those water holes. Tough year!

The article mentioned people kayaking and smelling the rotten deer. I guess those side creeks and draws in Iowa are hot beds for the midges.

I also read that Minnesota has never had a case of EHD...I find that very interesting.


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Wonder if its too cold and they get killed off in the winter? Has there been EHD in Wisconsin?

midges have been found to survive on Mt Everest. think about how many bugs there are in Canada and Alaska.

 

[duckriver]

I'm afraid it is another one of those years. I am hearing of more and more dead deer in Hickman than I have in any recent years.

Yep me too. More every day basically now.

Yea we have been hammered. It's not looking good for this season

 

[TN Larry]

I have heard of several being found in Warren Co in TN this year.