Anyone find more dead deer in Mo.? Where?
Yes, I've found four on my farm. My buddies have found them on theirs as well. EHD and blue tongue are at scary levels in Missouri. Have you found any lately?
No, Have not seen any. I live on east side of state, by mississippi River.
I have no water on my property but have heard from others in our area that they have been finding quite a few dead deer. We were just starting to recover from the last bought of blue tongue and now it hits again. I am on eastern side of state just south of st. louis
Jim Pyles
I've been out 9 times and haven't seen a deer while on stand, I've seen a few while going to and from and that's it.
I have found two dead does, no apparent cause of death? This is near a small stagnant creak, I don't like the way this season is starting out, but I'll make the best of it.
Might become a squirrel hunter, seen lots of them.
i found a young doe friday morning, found one dead buck(9 pointer) and seen another that was dieing(very large buck). but that was back in early august, i should have went back to get the big one, but i just didnt want to mess with it..(to hot)!
the bucks were on the maremac river.
I have been out a couple times scouting. Found no dead deer. Saw seven deer, one buck, does, a couple with spots. It is starting to finally cool off. Skeeeeters ate me alive!!!!
This season will be an interesting one. Good luck all. Steve
A biologist friend says that there is talk that a might is what could be killing off these deer. Maybe with the drought it is the reason. Who knows we will see what they all say..........
If it is EHD, a midge fly transmits the disease to the deer. There are a handful of counties here in Michigan that have got hit hard with EHD. A good hard freeze is the only thing that will kill off the midges.
With the drought we have had this year, it does not surprise me. A whole herd of deer drinking from the same stagnant water hole - heck that's just a recipe for disease transmission!
I will have my first time out this weekend in North/Central Missouri. I'll let you know what I see. My guess is not alot - populations were way down last year as compared to the previous.