The second post in this thread is from me, one of the things I stated is that my WO confirmed ehd in Jefferson columbiana and Lorain counties.
EHD in Ohio?
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Shit. I meant to say 20% but had the 80% stat stuck in my head. See what happens when I try to be a smart ass.
Lol yeah I contacted him last week asking if he'd heard anything and he confirmed it.
In contrast here is what a DOW thats worth a damn does.
That's pretty damn awesome. Communication at its finest! No guessing or he said/she said. I bet it also helps bring Sportsman together as it takes away an argument...brings us together by communication/clarification. Crazy concept[emoji122][emoji122][emoji122]
Pretty cool Joe!
It'll be interesting what our DOW does with the whitetail bag limits if the population in that county is decreased by around 80% or so!
It'll be interesting what our DOW does with the whitetail bag limits if the population in that county is decreased by around 80% or so!
For those who don't know, I'm in Jefferson county. I know of 9 bucks in my immediate area that have been found. 7 in a creek that runs behind my house about a 1/2 mile away, 1 in another creek on out the road, and one in a lake at Mingo Sportsman. Our local warden has confirmed EHD here and my neighbor received a text with the 80% estimate posted in this thread earlier.
For those who didn't see these in the other thread, here's the pics Ive received so far.
It sure would be nice if Ohio put out a map like Joe posted from Kentucky. Like someone said previously, awareness needs raised. I'm sure many hunters have no idea this is happening.
I'm tempted to walk the creek bottoms here, but I'm afraid of what I might find. My dad and I have talked about checking some of the lakes at the club as well. Some of the ones off the beaten path were ones we discussed.
For those who didn't see these in the other thread, here's the pics Ive received so far.
It sure would be nice if Ohio put out a map like Joe posted from Kentucky. Like someone said previously, awareness needs raised. I'm sure many hunters have no idea this is happening.
I'm tempted to walk the creek bottoms here, but I'm afraid of what I might find. My dad and I have talked about checking some of the lakes at the club as well. Some of the ones off the beaten path were ones we discussed.
Just FYI: Hancock county (New Manchester) is in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. Right across the river from me for those who don't know the area.
New Manchester is where Mountaineer Gaming Resort is.
New Manchester is where Mountaineer Gaming Resort is.
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Nothing to worry about guys. I'm sure the wonderful people at our DOW managed our deer population at a level that accounted for reductions due to disease. One would assume they accounted for a disease killing off deer right before deer season. I mean, that can be the only reason why we havent seen a reduction in limits, a shortened season, or really any show of concern in those areas. It must have been accounted for right? Right? If they look at last seasons dead deer numbers they could easily tell what impact the disease had on todays live population right?
"It wouldn't be fair" pffffff..."one farm could be affected and the next won't" WHAT IN THEE...?!
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Yeah. They recently looked at last seasons antlered harvest data and determined the disease had zero impact as the numbers haven't changed. That means the population is steady despite EHD this fall.
#ScienceBasedManagement.
The really sickening part of that is that the majority actually believes that shit. I'm sure when numbers are down this year they will blame the weather...