The cattle carry the disease. The fly just spreads it. Drought increase’s fly hatch which increases chance of deer coming in contact with it. I think winds can play a role in spread as well. Once the little bastards bites a host cow, the winds can push those little bastards a long way from host...
I switched to mechanicals many years ago. If you make proper shot placement, they kill just as dead. I liked not having to make a sight adjustment for fixed blades, even if slight. But the benefits of fixed blades are nice. 1)Easy to re sharpen. 2) less likely to bend blades.
The biggest...
I had this problem even before Covid. I’ve asked the same question. And it seems to be the most able bodied group in 20-30 yr old range. Im wondering how many are going to college and living off school loans hoping our dipshit of a president forgives their loans. Or maybe they are just living...
I believe the last big outbreak here was 2015. Our turkey population in warren county has never been the same. I found many dead turkey that had not been touched by predators.
I tried to get Dnr to reduce doe tags in warren county after we lost 80% of our deer herd from ehd. Bottom line is the Dnr has no control of tag numbers. Lobbyist control those numbers. Our herd is in sad shape but never reduced tags. Money is bottom line.
I even tried to get guys to manage our...
I know our turkeys in warren county have dropped by huge numbers. I never thought about the hen number decrease. But that has been the most important. I also feel the number of bow hunters has increased dramatically in the last ten yrs. with that has come large numbers of wounded birds not being...
Of the 70+ I found this yr, it was equal across the board. Fawns,does,young bucks,old bucks. I have not even started shed hunting to get a better count. Can’t say I’m excited to look.
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