EHD in Guilford
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From: SCT
01-Sep-23
Just pulled my cameras on the small piece of private. Only one buck this week, who was acting strange. Looked closer and saw his tongue was out like a panting dog the whole time he was there. I went ahead and called DEEP but my family out in Ohio, where it's much more common, said that's exactly what it looks like.
Very disappointed, since this was one of the few bucks I've seen this summer and by far the largest. He's probably dead by now though, if it is EHD
From: SCT
01-Sep-23
From: SCT
01-Sep-23
From: 2Wild Bill
01-Sep-23
EHD was first reported in New Jersey 1955.
https://deerassociation.com/ehd-in-deer/
From: Blood
01-Sep-23
Hopefully not. It never got above 90 degrees in august and we had a ton of rain. So no concentrations of midges on puddles.
From: SCT
01-Sep-23
I certainly hope not as well. This is only my second season - what are some other reasons his tongue would be out? Praying it’s something else, only gotten small bucks on camera besides him
From: Mathews68
02-Sep-23
Inbred
From: Mathews68
02-Sep-23
Seen many deer mate with their own.
From: N8tureBoy
02-Sep-23
SCT. Do you have video of him or just still pics? By chance he may have been eating and the cam just caught him looking funny? I was thinking earlier this summer that ehd would be less likely compared to last summer. Is site close to water?
From: SCT
02-Sep-23
No unfortunately just sniffing around. He went one way then circles back around 2 minutes later, came back an hour later and did the same thing. Every picture has his tongue like this. This is right next to a decent size pond with a creek running out of it. Hoping it’s just a funky behavior but I’m not sure either way
From: Mathews68
02-Sep-23
It’s not ehd. The deer mate with their own siblings. It happens all the time. I have 2 deer that 1of them is doing exactly the same and the other just chases its tail.
From: SCT
02-Sep-23
Very happy to hear that. Now just have to hope he sticks around!
