ehd 2012

[cbcs1987]

Just seen a feller i know with a picture of a dead deer in his pond in east Tennessee.second time in two weeks I've heard of this for this summer.hope were not having an outbreak.

 

[BSK]

They are having a big outbreak in the worst-hit drought areas. The two usually go hand-in-hand (droughts and Hemorrhagic Disease).

 

[Shed Hunter]

They are having a big outbreak in the worst-hit drought areas. The two usually go hand-in-hand (droughts and Hemorrhagic Disease).

Have there been any confirmed cases in TN?

 

[BlountArrow]

That's just great! Just when I thought our Dickson county property might bounce back from devastation a few years ago here we go again! It has been extremely dry where our Dickson county property is...farmer next door had little to no corn and we planted soybeans in May and I don't think hardly any even sprouted it has been just insanely dry.

 

[BSK]

So far, most of the EHD deaths are coming from MO, IL, and MI.

 

[landman]

Some of the Western KY areas and even parts of Stewart Co have yet to recover back to the numbers they had, which may not be a bad thing either

 

[lpo1981]

That's just great! Just when I thought our Dickson county property might bounce back from devastation a few years ago here we go again! It has been extremely dry where our Dickson county property is...farmer next door had little to no corn and we planted soybeans in May and I don't think hardly any even sprouted it has been just insanely dry.

Think your property in Dickson is going to be fine. I'll live here in Dickson and I haven't heard any talk of EHD related deaths in Dickson County or Surrounding Counties.

 

[BSK]

Some of the Western KY areas and even parts of Stewart Co have yet to recover back to the numbers they had, which may not be a bad thing either

Agreed. I don't think any of the hardest hit areas of TN have completely bounced back, although that's actually a good thing. In my opinion, deer densities were too high in those areas just prior to the outbreak.

 

[RecurveShooter]

I don't think we have had any confirmed in TN yet but I don't doubt it is happening in certain areas. The latest probable ehd reports in West TN have been in Lauderdale county. Four in the last week and a half.

 

[BSK]

If we see any significant EHD deaths, I would expect to see them in the far northwestern counties of the state, where the drought has been the worst.

 

[102]

BSK,
Do you know what Counties in Il. are affected? Are some of the Counties Southern Illinois like near Paducah?

 

[Dodge Man]

http://www.awesomeantlers.com/whitetail ... ongue.html

 

[Andy S.]

Are some of the Counties Southern Illinois like near Paducah?

Not sure about ehd there 102, but those southern counties are the ones experiencing the worst drought conditions. See this, just released today. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/e ... onitor.pdf

 

[BSK]

I'm hearing scattered reports of HD deaths from across IL and MO. So far, it doesn't seem to be following a big "hot-spot" type pattern, just scattered here and there.

 

[Big Gun]

Our landowner said he found 4 dead on our place in Hardeman Co.

 

[Living2Hunt]

not confirmed in tn yet

 

[de novo]

http://www.mikehanback.com/blog/index.c ... -TongueEHD

 

[Winchester]

http://www.mikehanback.com/blog/index.cfm/2012/8/17/Monster-Buck-Dead-in-IllinoisBlue-TongueEHD

Some bogus info there, starting with the statement that it targets big mature bucks! Simply not true, as the midges care less which deer they bite and infect. Matter of fact if some of the older bucks have lived through having the disease earlier in life they are actually immune.

 

[Andy S.]

...it targets big mature bucks!

I truly believe a lot of hunters have this impression because it is the ONLY TIME they actually see these big atypical bucks, thus convincing themselves that EHD targets big bucks at a higher rate than the rest of the herd. Furthermore, these big bucks are pretty much the ONLY deer people ever report/rave/go crazy over on a large scale as far as EHD stricken deer goes. The dead does and small bucks rarely get the attention bucks like this one will. This is yet another example of people only believing what they see, not what the entire truth is.

 

[BlountArrow]

http://www.mikehanback.com/blog/index.cfm/2012/8/17/Monster-Buck-Dead-in-IllinoisBlue-TongueEHD

Some bogus info there, starting with the statement that it targets big mature bucks! Simply not true, as the midges care less which deer they bite and infect. Matter of fact if some of the older bucks have lived through having the disease earlier in life they are actually immune.

Well, if you can't trust a "professional hunter" these days to tell the truth I just don't know what we're going to do . Makes you wonder how many folks read that and ate it up with a spoon.

 

[Winchester]

...it targets big mature bucks!

I truly believe a lot of hunters have this impression because it is the ONLY TIME they actually see these big atypical bucks, thus convincing themselves that EHD targets big bucks at a higher rate than the rest of the herd. Furthermore, these big bucks are pretty much the ONLY deer people ever report/rave/go crazy over on a large scale as far as EHD stricken deer goes. The dead does and small bucks rarely get the attention bucks like this one will. This is yet another example of people only believing what they see, not what the entire truth is.

EXACTLY right Andy!

 

[de novo]

http://www.mikehanback.com/blog/index.cfm/2012/8/17/Monster-Buck-Dead-in-IllinoisBlue-TongueEHD

Some bogus info there, starting with the statement that it targets big mature bucks! Simply not true, as the midges care less which deer they bite and infect. Matter of fact if some of the older bucks have lived through having the disease earlier in life they are actually immune.

The thread originator was quickly corrected about that statement. The real cause of the outbreak was global warming. Surely, you don't go to hunting forums expecting legitimate, truthful information.

[color:#FF0000]I would like to shed light on one of the comments from this entry. It is a common misconception; one that many hunters fail to understnad. While it appears that more bucks die from EHD, the midges/gnats that pass it along don't target large, mature bucks. The midges that transmit the disease will feed on any deer that visits a waterhole. While it appears to target more bucks than does/fawns it is more likely a result that bachelor groups are drinking in the same watering areas...and that is where the "bugs" are. EHD is actually a natural phenomenon that has been around for a long time. It is most likely more intense this year because the drought has caused more deer (and esp. bachelor groups) to concentrate on what little watering areas remain. Guess where the midges/gnats are reproducing? Yep, those same muddy, drawn down watering holes, creek pools, etc. It is a vicious two bladed sword...esp. in 2012. The fact that our climate is heating up is definately not helping matters either. Don't forget we had record heat this summer too. This also will help in the midge/gnat reproduction department. It's unfortunate, but sadly, there isn't a whole lot we can do to stop it. [/color]