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2025 EHD?

Does anyone have any solid data on how many of our 88 counties have gotten hit really hard as compared to the counties that haven’t had any cases or been hit very little over the past two decades till present? We’ve all been impacted by drought/dry spells and lots of rain through out the spring and summer months so why are the southern counties mostly affected? Don’t say high densities cuz back in the day we had tons more deer than we do now and no one was smelling death like this and finding hundreds of deer in a rather small area back then. It appears EHD is here to stay and it’s the southern counties mostly effected the past several years it seems.🤷🏻‍♂️😕
 
Does anyone have any solid data on how many of our 88 counties have gotten hit really hard as compared to the counties that haven’t had any cases or been hit very little over the past two decades till present? We’ve all been impacted by drought/dry spells and lots of rain through out the spring and summer months so why are the southern counties mostly affected? Don’t say high densities cuz back in the day we had tons more deer than we do now and no one was smelling death like this and finding hundreds of deer in a rather small area back then. It appears EHD is here to stay and it’s the southern counties mostly effected the past several years it seems.🤷🏻‍♂️😕
Does our lack of hard frosts in the last ten years make it more prevalent? Judging from maps and high mortality rates the counties being affected are near to the rivers and tributaries that experience a drastic water level decline during drought? Southern Michigan gets hammered pretty frequently the only southern Ohio issue has to be ruled out. I still 100percent think it's natures population control. It took less than a humans lifetime to disperse deer throughout the state of Ohio into a huge deer density. It sucks we don't handle the resource better.
 
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Well think it’s starting to kick at our place in noble. Neighbor sent this pic. It’s under the bridge heading into my place
 
Curious observation, I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has seen anything like this. We have a "yard doe" that has been hanging around the property all summer. She's been easy to spot for the last week+ because she has sort of a spotty coat. It's like her fall coat started coming in early so she is easy to ID. About 10 days ago, she had that lethargic, weak-looking, apathetic demeanor that made me think she's got EHD and she doesn't have long. She's still alive, still acting the same. I literally can see her out my window right now by our pines. She's practically been standing in one place for almost 15 minutes now. I read online some deer do survive EHD, so it makes me wonder if she's had/does have it but she might survive it? It's interesting that I have read about southern deer developing some level of immunity from EHD. I'm optimistic at this point she might survive, but we'll see what happens.
 
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So this was her on Aug 22, based off the image details from when she and her fawn were in our front yard.

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And this is her this morning. From this angle you can't tell from the pic it's her, but I know it's her because I drove right past her coming down the driveway.

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Her fawn isn't with her right now, but I saw the fawn with her on Friday morning.
 
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I have watched this fella most of the summer with the drone. At least once a week. I haven’t checked on him for a week or so. He too has the nasty coat but I never saw him acting sick. Of course I hope he wasn’t which would mean sometimes they just turn a little early. He’s the only deer I’ve been watching whose coat looks like this.
 
I’ve got a few deer (bucks and does) that are doing the same in the NE part of the state.
Same - I thought maybe it was due to the unusually cooler temps.

I read that it can help slow EHD midge, but only a frost will kill them. Does anyone know if that is accurate? I've noticed a lot fewer mosquitoes and such, since we have had a few nights in the 40s.
 
Same - I thought maybe it was due to the unusually cooler temps.

I read that it can help slow EHD midge, but only a frost will kill them. Does anyone know if that is accurate? I've noticed a lot fewer mosquitoes and such, since we have had a few nights in the 40s.
My first thought was mange. But after numerous showed the same I thought shedding old coat for newer.
 
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