Hemorrhagic disease in 8 county's

[peytoncreekhunter]

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/hemorrhagic-disease-8-tn-counties-twra/

 

[Wrangler95]

I just hope for some cooler and wet weather!

 

[tennbucks]

Yes, bring on the cold fronts.

 

[BSK]

Yes, bring on the cold fronts.

First two weeks of October look like major cool snaps.

 

[44kruger]

I am in Maury county and unfortunately I am finding quite a few dead deer. Talked to a neighbor who was working in his field and he found two dead today.

 

[DCA-DEER]

Surprised we haven't found any in Carroll Co driest I remember in a long time

 

[killingtime 41]

I remember one in 2007 around east Tn it was absolutely astonishing at how it destroyed the herd. Took years just to get back to baseline. I hope to not see any of that in mass.

 

[BSK]

I remember one in 2007 around east Tn it was absolutely astonishing at how it destroyed the herd. Took years just to get back to baseline. I hope to not see any of that in mass.

You think it was bad in East TN, you should have seen Middle TN. Most of Middle TN lost 40-50% of the population, while parts of Williamson County lost upwards of 80% of their population.

 

[Smo]

I found a dead fawn last week on my place..
It was over 100 yards from the gravel road I live on and not enough left too determine what killed it..
I'm in N. Humphreys County , that's the second one this Summer.
The last one was a couple months back..

 

[WTNBowHunter]

First two weeks of October look like major cool snaps.

i sure hope that's the case!

 

[Creek bottoms]

Need it bad!

 

[MRUTVOL98]

https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/hemorrhagic-disease-8-tn-counties-twra/

I can assure you there are more than 8 county that this is happening in.

 

[348Winchester]

You think it was bad in East TN, you should have seen Middle TN. Most of Middle TN lost 40-50% of the population, while parts of Williamson County lost upwards of 80% of their population.

It was every bit that bad in Scott and Morgan Counties in 2017. The herds have not recovered still. They may never fully recover. The increase in coyote and bear populations have not helped matters.

 

[Tweeter]

Talked with a game warden yesterday, he said it's been here for years, no way to prevent it, some deer live a couple years with it.

 

[DeerCamp]

My neighbor works for TWRA. Said last week they had one deer down in Hardeman County that tested positive for EHD, Blue tongue and CWD. Poor guy.

 

[FTG-05]

I can assure you there are more than 8 county that this is happening in.

"The TWRA said the disease has been lab-confirmed in Franklin, Giles, Humphreys, Lewis, Shelby, Sumner, Wayne and Williamson Counties — there have been other reports of both sick and dead deer from other parts of the state consistent with hemorrhagic disease."

If it's in Giles county, I would bet good money it's also in Lincoln County as well. :(

 

[JCDEERMAN]

You think it was bad in East TN, you should have seen Middle TN. Most of Middle TN lost 40-50% of the population, while parts of Williamson County lost upwards of 80% of their population.

Our little pocket in Hickman saw the same 80% die off. Same exact thing happened in 2019 (I believe that was the year). It was tooth and nail to just see a deer both those years. I went 7 sits one year without a sighting and 10 sits another without a sighting

 

[lafn96]

Saw a pic two days ago someone posted on FB; said it was Rhea county. Buck was dead in Chickamauga

 

[Smo]

I found another set of bones yesterday on my place…
That's two fawns and possibly the mama doe , all within a quarter of a mile of each other..

 

[backyardtndeer]

"The TWRA said the disease has been lab-confirmed in Franklin, Giles, Humphreys, Lewis, Shelby, Sumner, Wayne and Williamson Counties — there have been other reports of both sick and dead deer from other parts of the state consistent with hemorrhagic disease."

If it's in Giles county, I would bet good money it's also in Lincoln County as well. :(

Pretty sure it's bad in several counties in the west end of the state too, none of which are mentioned.

 

[MFDfire15]

First two weeks of October look like major cool snaps.

Can't come soon enough

 

[double browtine]

On my last two drives to Clarksville from west Cheatham county I have smelled something dead that smells for quite a while in two low areas near creeks on highway 12. I'm sure there's quite a few in Cheatham and Montgomery County as dry as it has been. Bring on the rain! I need to get some winter wheat out!

 

[DayTrader]

We have baby coyotes learning to hunt. New den.

 

[DayTrader]

On my last two drives to Clarksville from west Cheatham county I have smelled something dead that smells for quite a while in two low areas near creeks on highway 12. I'm sure there's quite a few in Cheatham and Montgomery County as dry as it has been. Bring on the rain! I need to get some winter wheat out!

If it's the area we smell when we're in that area, it smells all the time and has for years.

 

[gladesman60]

"The TWRA said the disease has been lab-confirmed in Franklin, Giles, Humphreys, Lewis, Shelby, Sumner, Wayne and Williamson Counties — there have been other reports of both sick and dead deer from other parts of the state consistent with hemorrhagic disease."

If it's in Giles county, I would bet good money it's also in Lincoln County as well. :(

It is definitely in Lincoln county . I have found one and 4 others I know have found them.

 

[tnanh]

Our little pocket in Hickman saw the same 80% die off. Same exact thing happened in 2019 (I believe that was the year). It was tooth and nail to just see a deer both those years. I went 7 sits one year without a sighting and 10 sits another without a sighting

Yes sir it was 2019. It was total BS that game wardens were telling us at least 60% lost that year and TWRA did nothing to modify unit L three does a day limits. I have nothing against killing Does. I like them myself but three a day is ridiculous even if people practice self control.

 

[Tn_Va_Hunter]

Happened in Va in 2016 the year I bought my little piece of land. It's still not fully recovered but the numbers are getting better.

 

[BigAl]

A good video from TWRA

 

[MCO8891]

Will this rain curtail it for the most part or do we need a corresponding cold snap as well?

 

[BSK]

Talked with a game warden yesterday, he said it's been here for years, no way to prevent it, some deer live a couple years with it.

Actually, Hemorrhagic Diseases have been around forever. And in the Southeast, they are endemic (exist every year). That is why big outbreaks are rare, because deer in every population have some natural genetic resistance to the disease. But HD hits northern populations much harder because it is not endemic. It just pops up every 10-15 years, hence the deer never get the chance to develop resistance. It is these more northern outbreaks, in IL, IN, OH, and even up into Nebraska and Montana that can just about wipe out the entire population.

However, once a deer gets a HD, death is fairly quick, just a few days.