Any body seen any dead deer in the woods

[Matt Wilson]

When you think you have shot enough does shoot 5 more. Way to many deer most people around here only shoot bucks and then brag how they killed the almighty 4 point

[Big_Daddys_Outlaws]

I hear that all to often . . . . My group last year shot one buck a six point but he had a large drop tine other than that they was all Does or button bucks. If you are looking for meat bow season is the best because they are not skitish yet around here.

Joey give me a shout I can put you on some if you want.

[warddog]

Finding them around water is what we witnessed the same as S.R. Patch describes as Blue Tongue. Seems that the high fever must drive them to water. We had it pretty bad last year here in southwest Indiana and some of the hunters around this area stated you could drive down the road and smell the decaying carcasses. I know our hunting party never saw a buck with any size and all the does we saw were smaller young ones. I don't know if Blue tongue has a greater mortality on adult deer but we sure didn't see many and I live right behind a State park where there are plenty. These deer didn't have blue tongues but showed blisters on their tongue and mouth. Some had deformed hoofs as well. I know the water table is way down here and I have about a 2 acre pond in front of the house that the game is coming to drink out of and I've yet to see any sickly looking deer yet and no dead ones around the water. Had a guy from this area tell my cousin his hunting crew found about 20 dead last year on his mother in laws place right around the lake.

[Matt Glomski]

Alot of dead deer in southern indiana

Blue tounge

SAD

You have to shoot the deer or nature will take care of the over population herself.

[wildhare2]

On our farm in northern Indiana we've not had any problems with that. If most hunters would quit shooting little bucks and take some does off their hunting areas, it would get much better. We've been doing a good job of managing our deer and have seen a big difference in the bucks. Our rule is, if you shoot a buck you must get him mounted. That 300 dollars on a mount keeps people from shooting little 1-3 yr old deer. Last year in an area of 2 square miles there were 3 bucks taken that score 140 or better. I saw at least 8 different big shooter bucks that were little six pointers 2-3 yrs ago.

[Rabbit Huntin Fool]

We have found 7 dead Deer here at Southern Prince Georges County Beagle Club in Maryland in the last few weeks. Even saw a few that acted funny and appeared to be blind and you could walk up on them and they looked very sick. DNR was called and didn't do anything. Totally puzzled me.

[Plowboy]

The ones on my place been catching punkinballiest, it seems to be worse early in the mornings & late evenings.

Plowboy

[jumpmaster]

I found a dead doe in the dry creek bed, right in front of my house, in Brown county OH.

[green river]

Disease killing deer across region


8/16/2007
Outbreak is worst in McLean County

By Jake Jennings

Messenger-Inquirer

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is investigating deaths in the white-tailed deer herd over an 11-county area of western Kentucky.

Tests results aren't complete, but officials suspect hemorrhagic disease carried by biting gnats is responsible.

The worst outbreak is in McLean County, where more than 20 deer have been reported dead. The dead or weak and emaciated deer are often found in or near water.

"Hemorrhagic disease is caused by a virus. We see large outbreaks about every two years in Kentucky," said Danny Watson, a department wildlife biologist.

Other affected counties are Breckinridge, Christian, Daviess, Hopkins, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson and Webster.

Archery season for deer opens statewide Sept. 1. Hemorrhagic disease is not infectious to humans, according to the department.

Tracy Bell, conservation officer in McLean County, said several people contacted him in the last two weeks to report dead deer. He's retrieved two carcasses, one out of the yard of a home in Daviess County, the other out of a pond in McLean County.

Some of the animals were sent to a laboratory in Hopkinsville for testing.

Mike Henshaw, regional program coordinator for the department, said the lab hasn't isolated a cause for the deaths. But with the lack of rain and plenty of stagnant water, conditions are "ideal" for the spread of gnats that serve as a vector for the illness, he said.

The last significant outbreak of hemorrhagic disease was in 2003, Henshaw said. But that mainly affected another part of the state, leaving the herd in this area with little or no immunity.

Local deer populations can be hit hard. A survey of a farm in eastern Webster County along the Green River found 20 dead deer, Henshaw said.

Last Friday, Bell launched a boat on the river at Sebree, headed upstream toward Calhoun and, over a mile and a half stretch, counted five carcasses in the water, he said. Bell also counted three deer in the river near Central City on Sunday.

Signs of the disease depend on the strength of the virus and length of infection in the animal. Hemorrhagic disease causes fever, labored breathing and swelling. Infected deer may die within 72 hours, or they may carry the disease for months.

The lab has plenty of carcasses for testing, but the public is encouraged to call in reports and let wildlife officials "know what people are seeing," Henshaw said.

Oakhill is right. I live just down the river from her. The reason so many deer are being found in the river is because of the fever. The deer go to try and cool off and are too weak to get out of the mud so they drown or die in the mud. I know a guy that works on a barge on the Green River between Calhoun and Henderson, and he said he's probably seen around 100 dead deer in the water in the past few weeks.
I agree with johnnyringo. Way too many head hunters out there. You can't eat the rack

[deerfield]

I have gone into some of the parks in southern Ohio during muzzleloader and it was like the deer did not exist. I try to go every year to Ohio bow, gun, muzzleloader we always have a good time.

[Moore Beagles]

I try to kill two to three does for every Buck I take a year. Processing fees is what used to slow me down, but now I process my own deer. If most guys knew how easy it is to process they wouldn't bother with a butcher. It takes me more time to drive to the butcher, unload fill out the paperwork and drive home, and then return to pick it up, then if I hung it, skinned it, and cut it. I learned from watching several videos over the years. I just cut the backstraps, and roasts off. I don't mess with the trimmings, and rib meat. There are more deer to go get, besides the beagles take the trimmings right off that rib bone just fine! Then they stand around with a smile on thier face, like they are saying when are you going to get another one of those!
I hunt Ky, Ind. and Ohio, and between the three I can bowhunt from Sept 1st to Jan 31st. I can get one buck in every state, and more does than I could ever eat.
The best video for deer processing I have ever seen is called Peel a Deer, The deer chef flat don't even mess around.
I take my kids, and others kids and let them shoot every doe they want, someday they will all be old enough and bigg enough to drag all my deer out!

I don't know how many people have checked it out, but The State of Kentucky next year will have a New rule for Youth Hunters. 12 and under don't even have to buy a license. So if you have a youngster that can only go once or twice, you can take them and your not out any money.
I give them alot of credit for putting thier money where thier mouth is!!
They are really trying to attract the kids and I think thats great, even when my two are two old, I'll go borrow some to be a part of these youth seasons. Ohio and Kentucky both have done alot for kids in recent years. there is no such thing as a non resident youth license. I wish Indiana & Missouri would learn something about this and change thier regulations too. Right now they hammer kids as Non residents, so basically they are telling Non residents to just stay home.

[jonnyringo]

I just cut the backstraps, and roasts off. I don't mess with the trimmings, and rib meat. There are more deer to go get, besides the beagles take the trimmings right off that rib bone just fine! Then they stand around with a smile on thier face, like they are saying when are you going to get another one of those!

True. True.

I give mine the liver too. They love a deer liver.

[catfish hunter]

here in nj people are reporting finding up to 15 deer on each piece of property ,it dont look good for sat. opening day

[clousewt]

If anybody near Crossville, TN needs help with the deer population let me know I am sure me and some of my hunting buddies can thin the herd down for you. Tom

[wvduece]

I just cut the backstraps, and roasts off. I don't mess with the trimmings, and rib meat. There are more deer to go get, besides the beagles take the trimmings right off that rib bone just fine! Then they stand around with a smile on thier face, like they are saying when are you going to get another one of those!

True. True.

I give mine the liver too. They love a deer liver.

i never have give mine any deer meat was always afraid they would like it too muchn start running them but guess im wrong again jb