Disheartening Find

[Ski]

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.

 

[Bushape]

Man that stinks

 

[backyardtndeer]

Man that's a shame. Doesn't look like he had been there for too terribly long.

 

[Apostolic Outdoors]

Hate that!!

 

[cbhunter]

Ehd maybe?

 

[Snake]

Sad

 

[Ski]

Ehd maybe?

Boy I hope not. Gnats are awful right now though.

 

[Ski]

Here's a good trail cam pic. Shows his long brows. I'd liked to have seen him in 3 or 4 years.

 

[rem270]

Hate that man.

 

[Gravey]

That stinks!

 

[killingtime 41]

Always sickening to see. Hate to even find a doe dead much less a buck.

 

[double browtine]

Hate to see that. He looks pretty healthy in that trail cam pic

 

[Ski]

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.

 

[RUGER]

That sucks.

 

[BSK]

My guess is EHD. I'm hearing a few reports of it in western Middle TN.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

My guess is EHD. I'm hearing a few reports of it in western Middle TN.

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]

that sucks man

 

[BSK]

Dang - hoping these somewhat cooler temps keep the little flies at bay. I've noticed less and less overall the last week or so

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.

 

[Bone Collector]

Terrible...

 

[DoubleRidge]

Hate seeing that