EHD Facts Sheet

[mbogo]

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet or not, from the DNR:

www.in.gov/dnr/deerhealth/EHD_Fact_Sheet.pdf

Some of the pictures are a bit graphic

Of particular note:

Is An Outbreak Caused by Overpopulation?
High density deer herds may have higher mortality rates; however, the relationship of deer
density to the severity of hemorrhagic disease is not clear-cut. The number of deer that are
immune, the virulence of the infecting virus, the number of livestock nearby, or the abundance of
midge vectors may influence the outcome of infection within a deer population regardless of herd
density. However, dense deer herds would be expected to support virus spread better than
sparse herds.

[omegahunter]

Thanks, good info. Several years back I shot a buck that had notches in his hooves that looked just like the interrupted hoof. I guess he was a survivor of the illness until dying of lead poisoning.