Oklahoma deer season cancelled due to blue tongue

These 10 diseases are plaguing whitetail herds nationwide. Thousands of deer in oklahoma, missouri, south dakota, nebraska and other nearby states have been found dead as a result of either blue tongue disease bt or epizootic hemorrhagic disease ehd, two very similar diseases. Juveniles accused of burningvandalizing elderly cancer patients home due to boredom. Disease from biting midge flies causing deer deaths around. Early in september, numerous news articles claiming that deer season was canceled were shared on facebook. The mentality of some of these folks who continue to kill and injure. According to mcdonald, a widespread outbreak of hemorrhagic disease, or blue tongue as its. Extension wildlife specialist dwayne elmore talks with us about blue tongue in wild deer along with helpful tips to make sure your livestock are. It is not transmitted from deer to deer by contact. Okc nurse left without a job after nyc hospital cancels contract.

It causes fever, respiratory distress and swelling of the neck or tongue. A herd of trophy bucks can virtually vanish in one year. The newest source of hunting information for the state of oklahoma. Fall tags reduced for some deer, elk hunts in eastern. General hunting seasons oklahoma department of wildlife. Holiday antlerless deer season offers last chance to gun.

People who clicked on the article link were immediately informed that it was a prank. Springfield, il an ongoing outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease ehd in whitetailed deer in illinois has resulted in reports from concerned citizens of more than 700 deer mortalities in 51 counties through august, according to data compiled by the illinois department of natural resources idnr. Below that, it reads, deer season in mississippi cancelled due. Chronic wasting disease found in michigan deer, dnr. Any coverage of late season deer hunting in the southwest is not complete without. Parasitic and infectious diseases of whitetailed deer in. Deer lick is located in central delaware county, 4 miles 6 km northeast of jay, the county seat. Below are the seasons and bag limits for most hunting and trapping seasons for from july 1, 2019 through june 30, 2020. As they do, expectations are high for another outstanding season to unfold thanks to recent big buck trends, a high statewide deer population. According to the united states census bureau, the deer lick cdp has a total area of 0. Lange was playing in her first season with the blue devils before the ncaa canceled play due. Drought and deer disease missouri department of conservation.

A state estimate of 858,876 deer at the start of the 201718 hunting season, increasing into 2018. On a good note, however, some deer are lucky enough to survive this disease. The quad pods are close to the spin cast corn feeders in each zone for our archery hunters, and the nearby. All hunters who harvest a deer must immediately attach their name, license number and. Each whitetail deer hunting zone is equipped with a top of the line gravity protein feeder, a 55 gallon spin cast corn feeder, a freshly prepared lush food plot, a comfortable two man tower box blind, and a strategically placed quad pod. Missouri got hit with ehd, which can severely hit deer. Blue tongue disease reported in several oklahoma deer fri, 05 oct 2012 11.

Good weather in the summers of 2018 2015 allowed the population to rebound from a drought. Deer lick is an unincorporated community and censusdesignated place cdp in delaware county, oklahoma, united states. Deer deaths from blue tongue disease and ehd may affect hunting seasons. Hunting oklahoma department of wildlife conservation.

Symptoms are similar including lack of oxygen flow causing blue tongue. The 2016 deer population estimated at 820,000 after the 201516 hunting season, with above one million prehunt in 2016. While deer mortality due to ehd may be high in a small area, largescale or longterm deer population decreases due to ehd have not been observed. In this case, it includes a picture of three whitetailed deer with a headline that says, 2015 mississippi deer season cancelled. I was a ranchers house in nw nebraska in the early 90s and they were hit with it. From trophy whitetail hunts to that first time deer hunt for your son or daughter, we have it covered. Wildlife department considering extending oklahoma deer gun. Area college stars reflect on canceled season advosports.

Given that archery season is in full swing statewide, the closure of deer season is clearly untrue. Bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease in whitetailed deer. About 650,000 deer in 2017, an estimated 625,000 deer in 2015, up from 575,000 in 2014 which was the lowest population in 10 years. Special area regulations a d oklahoma hunting seasons. Due to the blue tounge for next 2 yrs illinois and missouri deer seasons will be closed. Prior to the hunting season, trained professionals will work to cull deer. According to the quality deer management association, ehd epizootic hemorrhagic disease and btv blue tongue virus are nearly indistinguishable. Whitetailed deer, pronghorn dubay, 2006 and desert bighorn sheep in north. These are all symptoms blue tongue, one of a group of viruses collectively called hemorrhagic disease.

Good luck to anyone hunting now or headed out for the weekend. The rumors were completely unsubstantiated and at least two state wildlife departments came forward, calling it a hoax. South dakota game, fish and parks has documented the first deer mortalities in 2017 due to hemorrhagic disease, also known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease ehd or blue tongue. Our deer camp near forrest has a state limit 2 per member on does this year, due to blue tongue and predatory issues, coyotes. Deer taken during controlled hunts or during the holiday antlerless deer gun season do not count toward the combined season limit. Deer seasons for illinois and missouri will be closed for 2017 and 2018. Bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease in whitetailed deer from oklahoma. A clear indicator that a deer has had either hd or bvt and lived to graze another day is by the sloughed regrowth of their hooves. Hemorrhagic disease is caused by a virus transmitted to deer from biting midges. Ehd was recently confirmed by laboratory analysis in a whitetailed deer in eastern harding county and a whitetailed deer in western butte county. The swelling causes the deer s tongue to take on a blue color, thus the name.

Oklahoma city kfor the public is invited to express their opinions on a series of. Either a fully guided trophy whitetail deer hunt or a semi guided free ranging whitetail hunting experience all here in oklahoma. Facebook hoax confuses deer hunters the clarion ledger. Lots of acorns on the ground kept deer feeding in the woods versus traveling out in the open in search of forage. We offer some of the finest whitetail deer hunts in the nation. I heard a report in september that it was hitting before archery season. It is unfortunate the media does not include this specific information about ehd and blue tongue to help educate a public who only believes the a good deer is a dead deer. The dominat serotypes were usually replaced by others the following season. Leaving tonight to head to southern illinois for a bow hunt and wanted to see if anyone in the ob has heard has any report of deer movement that way. Your reward of patiently waiting in a tree stand or hunting blind is the satisfaction of taking responsibility for your own food, or finally bagging that trophy buck. Parasites of whitetailed deer in oklahoma, supported by federal aid in wildlife restoration projects to the oklahoma department of wildlife conservation. The rifle season has just entered its second week and the overall harvest numbers between archery, muzzleloader and rifle have the state on a pace to set a new harvest record. Public input summary for deer regulation changes 201617 season.

Hunting season dates that are shown on this page are either upcoming or currently open. Hunters in much of alabama saw fewer deer during last hunting season, but a lot of the decline in sightings was due to the abundance of acorns throughout the state last fall. The variability of the disease is affected by many factors, including the number of insect vectors, virus serotype, previous host immunity and host genetics, and deer population density. Holiday antlerless deer season offers last chance to gun hunters.

This virus cannot be transmitted to humans through consumption of the meat. Tracy woods and her dog crystal found many more buck skulls than shed antlers last winter due to a severe ehd outbreak that killed many deer during the summer and fall of 2012. Seasons that have ended for the year will not be shown. It is unlawful to hunt wildlife, except foxes, crows and coyotes, on sundays. Deer taken by hunters participating in archery season are included in the hunters combined season limit of six deer. I believe blue tongue can also effect deer but its believed that ehd is usually the culprit and it gets misdiagnosed or casually referred to as blue tongue. Oklahomas deer and turkey archery seasons to heat up oct. Louisiana wildlife agents decided friday that the upcoming deer season will be shut down in areas 2,3,and 6, due to blue tongue disease there will be no deer hunting season for this coming fall and will reopen when notified by the state of louisiana til we can get an upper hand on this deadly disease.

Time to buy that electronic game caller, and start working on the coyotes. Either ehd or blue tongue, it does a number on deer. Hunters taking to the woods in southern michigan for firearm deer season may find fewer deer as a result of a disease that is killing off the herd, officials with the department of natural resources said russ mason, wildlife chief for the dnr, said hunters are being asked to report any deer who have died due to epizootic hemorrhagic disease ehd, a virus passed via a midge or fly. The overall tennessee deer season s are now 60 days old, with another 52 days of gun hunting remaining. There will be 100,000 people in the woods, said micah holmes with the oklahoma department of wildlife. The acute form is characterized by the above with the addition of. Oklahoma deer season cancelled due to blue tongue, the oklahoma wildlife department has announced that due to the spread of blue tongue from western arkansas. Deer gone in south woodward county page 2 oklahoma. Not only that but are prices are some of the best in the nation as well. Ehd, also known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease or blue tongue, swept across the whitetail range like a plague during the summer and fall of 2012, killing untold numbers of whitetails. People who clicked on the article link were immediately informed that it.

Guided whitetail deer hunts in oklahoma riverview ranch. Reports of deer exhibiting lethargy, blue tongues and ulcers and lesions on the tongue and palate have been filed in portions of oklahoma. In fact 3 weeks ago the rancher that i had planned to hunt his place this season called me and informed me the disease had struck and 25% of his antelope had died so far and he was shutting his ranch. Last heard the fella from missouri went to georgia to hunt. Disease from biting midge flies causing deer deaths around state.

Odfw is canceling five 600 series deer hunts, meaning hunters will not. Idnr reports epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreak in at. The state will also complete a population survey in the area where the cwdpositive deer was found. Blue tongue disease reported in several oklahoma deer. Others in kentucky have been dragging deer out of their ponds with tractors and tow ropes. In any case, it goes without being said that many hunters are singing the blues this year due to the blue tongue diseases affect on one particular buck or the entire herd. Oklahoma department of wildlife conservation proposes several. The whitetail population is thriving on our western oklahoma deer hunting ranch, and we continue to have excellent populations of. Facebook hemorrhagic disease hoax worries deer hunters. I think beaver cancelled the draw in hunts and didnt allow rifle hunting this fall so numbers must be down there. Much of this time was spent in oklahoma and texas where he became very familiar with the outdoor opportunities in these states. This story made use of a picture of three whitetailed deer with the headline 2015 mississippi deer season cancelled and a statement that says deer season in mississippi cancelled due to an outbreak of a hemorrhagic disease has been cited as the reason for the cancellation in a separate fake post. Bluetongue is an arthropodborne, noncontagious viral disease of domestic and wild. Deadly deer disease could affect hunting season in tennessee.