Reports are showing that Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, also known as EHD, is spreading in multiple counties. Here's where it's... Read more... The post Is EHD Spreading in Kentucky’s Deer Herd? appeared first on Bowhunting.com. Continue reading...
I think there's always some ehd casualties in this state and it has been bad in that area this year for sure. I hunt a property in a neighboring county and I think it was 04 that the landowner "called off deer season" altogether on his place because so many had died. I didn't blame him. The woods wreaked of death that summer. We hunted other properties in another end of the state. If a bad dry spell sets in it will get worse this year. I've also heard that if a deer survives ehd it's hooves will be cracked. I have no idea if this is true, but that's what people around here say. I have killed deer with cracked hooves but who knows if they had ehd.
Heard report of farmer seeing 2 dying in Logan County today. I expect we will hear quite a few reports here in the next week or so. Hopefully it won't be too bad or widespread.
