I hear ya Curr, it was about year before last.. I called my buddy and we were talking about it and he mentioned it was just before the season started he thought and the temps were really high and he said the bugs didn't die off yet which made the deer extremely thursty and hot, etc and they just went straight for water and bam dead... I'll try to mae some more inquires adn see what else i can find, havent heard much more bout it, but that something the D-R wouldn't want to get out or discuss... JMO.... let ya know...