Found this guy in the river this morning. He was a regular on trail cam until the 4th. I wondered why I hadn't seen him around and now I know. I didn't see any obvious injury so not really sure what got him. Was looking forward to seeing him grow. He had brows bigger than most mature bucks I kill.
Disheartening Find
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backyardtndeer
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Man that's a shame. Doesn't look like he had been there for too terribly long.
Hate that!!
Ehd maybe?
Sad
Boy I hope not. Gnats are awful right now though.
Here's a good trail cam pic. Shows his long brows. I'd liked to have seen him in 3 or 4 years.
Hate that man.
That stinks!
killingtime 41
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Always sickening to see. Hate to even find a doe dead much less a buck.
double browtine
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Hate to see that. He looks pretty healthy in that trail cam pic
Yeah that's what troubles me. Dying in the center of the river points to a high fever. That could be anything but most common is EHD or gut shot. Neither of those is comforting.
That sucks.
BSK
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My guess is EHD. I'm hearing a few reports of it in western Middle TN.
JCDEERMAN
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Dang - hoping these somewhat cooler temps keep the little flies at bay. I've noticed less and less overall the last week or so
philsanchez76
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that sucks man
BSK
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EHD is endemic, which means it exists every year. But this year seems to be a subtle year for it. Just a few reports. The wet early part of summer suppressed it, but the hot, dry fall has caused a little late flare-up. I wouldn't worry about it. EHD is season is almost over.
Terrible...
DoubleRidge
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Hate seeing that
