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2025 EHD?

Ok ... First off I hear alot about this guy " Tonk".... Who the hell is he??? Does he work for the DNR ???
Ok from what I'm reading on here this could be the biggest outbreak of EHD to ever hit Ohio killing thousands and thousands of deer... Therefore come the end of the season this should reflect hugely on the total deer kill reported by the DNR...Who wants to bet they come up with a kill that's close to last year... WHAT ??? That's right cause they lie and pad the numbers... They could give a rats ass about you and the deer... ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THE MIGHTY DOLLAR... Maybe if sportsman banded together and said enough is enough and did not buy a license they would open up their eyes... But this is not going to happen... Hey look at the bright side... Less non-resident hunters this year as they will take their dollars elsewhere and maybe some outfitters will go belly up for lack of income...
 
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Steve Bartylla

Just an unfortunate update and some data to consider. This is now the 3rd deer I've seen suffering from what I believe is EHD From what I understand, most of the earliest victims are from EHD, as it...
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Webinar? Like a seminar except it is online?

If so, that makes sense. They get up and talk. No Q&A. Gives a sense of caring. Save some face. Educate a few. And let's be honest: there isn't much they can do outside of lowering bag limits. A bit late for that to occur. Hard to lower a county limits if 1/4 of it is decimated and 3/4 of the county has a handful here and there. I've been hard on them in the past but I don't see many options for them on the EHD. Thanks for sharing the info.
 
hickslawns said:
Webinar? Like a seminar except it is online?

If so, that makes sense. They get up and talk. No Q&A. Gives a sense of caring. Save some face. Educate a few. And let's be honest: there isn't much they can do outside of lowering bag limits. A bit late for that to occur. Hard to lower a county limits if 1/4 of it is decimated and 3/4 of the county has a handful here and there. I've been hard on them in the past but I don't see many options for them on the EHD. Thanks for sharing the info.
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I would think lowing doe limit to 1 in select counties would be a step in the right direction. (and wouldn't think it is too late to do so)
 
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Tysonhunter said:
Agree, one impacted cow will shake things up more than thousands of whitetail...... Indiana is starting to see a huge hit in south central region.
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We’ll see what the response is, if it starts getting traction I believe it’ll start pissing off the hunting community and if it does, I hope it’s a large response.
 
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Doc Sims is a friend and neighbor. He told me earlier this week he saw his first case of EHD in 2000. He has been a practicing DVM since 1974. He said cattle that are affected by it enough to warrant a call to him are generally in poor health prior to EHD infection. It does not noticeably affect most of them. FWIW, he has treated most every animal that has gone through the Hillsboro stockyards for 50 years… that’s 100’s of thousands of animals. I don’t think hunters will benefit from an agricultural outcry over EHD.
 
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