This deer stood in this position for about 10 minutes…, and was still standing there when we walked by, never drank from the creek. It had to have heard us talking.
2025 EHD?
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Bowhunter57
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There's a nice buck near my house that has split brow tines, that I've been watching for several weeks. He and another big buck has been hanging around in the soy beans, in the evenings. About 4 days ago, he was about 60 or 70 yards from my house, when he spotted me standing in the back yard. He just stood there for a couple of minutes and then threw his head back (like an elk) and walked around in a circle, twice and then moved on into the woods. 
He is never within 180 yards of me and with the way he was walking, well it made me wonder.
He is never within 180 yards of me and with the way he was walking, well it made me wonder.
Yeah, will check the creek tomorrow. It was very bizarre as can be.
found it dead in the creek where it was standing.
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Sucks but really hard to put a finger on what happened. Did you report it so they could test it if they wanted to?
Called the DNR number but it wasn’t during working hours. Gonna call back tomorrow and give them the video and location.
Bighoun52
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Heard Columbus gazette had an article about ehd in Washington and Athens counties already. First one was found July 15th. Seems extremely early
matthew
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Put a cell cam out Friday. Smelt something routing and went to investigate. Found a 2 year old doe in the creek with its ass end ate out . Maybe 2 weeks old. Hoping not EHD!
If it makes you feel any better, I can't say any of the "assumed EHD" deer I found had been chewed on. It's like the other animals know not to eat them.
Bighoun52
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Yeah last year when I was finding all of the dead deer I did, not a single thing was eating them except buzzards
Washington County's deer herd is getting decimated right now. It's hit at my house and several other locations in the county. Appears like it's going to be an extreme die off unfortunately.
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And yet we are concerned about Cwd. Pfft.
Bighoun52
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I feel your pain. We lost about 60-75% of our herd last year in our part of noble. I was very very isolated though. Mostly my farm and a few neighbors
I was covering another drivers route down around Amesville, sharpsburg area yesterday. Anytime I would be running parallel with a creek or river the smell was overwhelming. Haven’t seen or smelled the first one down around my route which is Shade, Chester, Long Bottom area. Knock on wood, haven’t come across any at the homestead on the other side of Meigs county.