EHD, sometimes referred to as “zombie deer,” is a viral infection deer get from biting midges. The infected deer can lose their fear of humans and have other neurological signs like circling, weakness, not eating. Deer that die from EHD often have a swollen tongue, eyelids, neck or head. While it’s usually fatal, some deer survive and develop immunity.
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This - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SgW9yNaz9k
ReplyDeleteWe have it here in SF during drought times. Indiscriminate and just sad. Shot one doe just standing the ditch and wouldn't move. Last yr was bad. Took out a good majority of the population. Will be awhile to rebuild the herd and genetics.
ReplyDeleteI had a buck in my yard one afternoon walking in circles and dazed. I called the game warden because it looked like chronic wasting disease. He mentioned the midge born disease. It was a hot October and his description was spot on. The next morning, the deer was in my yard dead and one of its haunches was gone, likely coyotes. The warden said that I should discard the carcass as far from water as I could. When I got back from the deed, I found a tick on my chest. I was worried for quite some time about that.
ReplyDeleteEHD is common here in The South. A few cases most years, but major outbreaks on a 9-yr cycle, with a 4-yr cycle superimposed on top of that... so, a significant outbreak every 4-5 yrs.
ReplyDeleteSCWDS has been keeping tabs on it and following trends since the late 1950s. https://vet.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hemorrhagic_Deer_Brochure_V2.pdf
Must be unvacinated deer...
ReplyDeleteThey should mask up when in a herd situation!
I heard Silver 30-06 rounds are effective in stopping The Living Bambi Dead
ReplyDeleteI read too fast; deer biting midgets? Becoming zombies...
ReplyDeleteMidgets?
Midges. They’re biting… uhh… midget flies.
DeleteAnd nobody talks about how to stop this and Chronic Wasting Disease. The answer is, of course, cull the fricking herds. But, no, gotta protect Bambi.
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