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giles

giles

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OhioWhiteTails said:
I hope the confirmations are isolated and kept to a minimum. Your area could use a break from that crap.
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Agreed, but I’m on the same weather pattern as this conformation.

Take it for what it’s worth, but these corn flies were terrible like this the last time we had an outbreak here. I can’t help but fear the worst here.

Knowledge is power...let’s help each other stay informed.
 
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giles

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The writing has been on the wall. I talked about it a few times while we had all the rains and people didn’t see it. All we needed was to dry out...and we dried out. We got some rain here yesterday, I just hope it was in time.
 
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My buddy over in Indiana has a deer farm by him. Deer in his pen are falling over with EHD. Lucky for him, I’m sure he’ll have “farm” insurance cover it. Not so lucky for the rest of us.
 
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last sunday when I came home from hanging a stand at 2 in the afternoon a spike was laying on the edge of my driveway, my next door neighbor was mowing his grass with a mower with no muffler (it is seriously loud) 50 yards from where the deer was laying. before I got out of the truck I told Nancy that this deer either was hit by a car and was busted up bad or has EHD. I got to within about 30 feet of the deer before it got up and hobbled 15 yards before its front legs gave out. it fell, got up and stood there looking at me, breathing heavily. not a mark on it, not bleeding and didn't appear to have any broken bones, but was severely emaciated. I've never seen a deer so skinny. my first instinct was to get my revolver and take care of it, but I know that is not legal. I decided to wait and hoped that it would move on once the mowing stopped. no such luck. deer laid down next to my wood pile. I walked right up to it and tried to get up again, but it wouldn't move. no doubt this deer was dying from EHD, and it was near the end. a little later we did manage to get it on its feet again and I "chased" it almost out of my yard, but it stopped on edge of a patch of high weeds in the strip of grass I keep mowed around my pond. deer would not go a step further. it stood there for over an hour then was gone. On Tuesday when I got home I went to see if it laid down right there in the 6' tall weeds and died, but couldn't find it. I was hopeful that it at least walked another 30 feet and got outside of the invisible fence. dogs have not been over there messing around any, but there were some buzzards circling the pond yesterday, which isn't all that unusual. while I as mowing today I was nearly gagging from the stench down by the creek. that thing is dead in the weeds or in the creek very near the last place I saw it sunday evening. one of the most pitiful sights I've ever seen was that deer barely able to stand because it's legs were so wobbly, skin and bone, panting heavily. mother nature is harsh.

I called the Licking county wildlife officer sunday afternoon to see what he might say about it. went straight to voicemail, of course. he was good enough to call me back Wednesday afternoon. waste of time.
 
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CWD: Disease Surveillance Area (DSA):

To help protect Ohio's wild deer herd, the Division of Wildlife has established a Disease Surveillance Area, DSA 2018-01, which includes the portions of Holmes and Tuscarawas counties. Mandatory testing of hunter-harvested wild deer within DSA 2018-01 has been established. For list of townships, please refer to: wildohio.gov/CWD

SPECIAL RULES WITHIN THE DSA INCLUDE:
•Successful hunters who harvest a deer within the DSA must bring it to a Division of Wildlife inspection station during the seven-day gun season (Dec 2-8, 2019).
•The placement of or use of bait (salt, minerals, or any food) to attract or feed deer within the DSA boundaries is prohibited, as is the hunting of deer by the aid of bait.
•Deer killed by a motor vehicle within the DSA are permitted to leave the DSA.

VOLUNTARY CWD SAMPLING
The Division of Wildlife is offering CWD testing for deer harvested within DSA 2018-01 outside of the seven-day deer gun season.
• Heads may be dropped off at the Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area Headquarters, 1691 Centerville Road, Shreve, OH 44676, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Heads should be placed in provided containers with all required information, including the game check confirmation code.
• Deer heads must be detached from the body prior to arrival at the headquarters. Deer heads may be caped and skull capped.

In addition, CWD has been detected in free-ranging deer in Michigan near the Ohio border. The Division of Wildlife has increased testing in Williams, Fulton, and Lucas counties in response.
• Hunters who harvest a deer in Williams, Fulton, or Lucas counties may submit the deer head for testing at a self-serve kiosk. Kiosk locations and instructions are available at wildohio.gov/CWD. Kiosks are available from Oct. 20, 2019 to Jan. 12, 2020. Participation is voluntary and free.
 
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