Post by Woody Williams on Mar 6, 2008 9:05:42 GMT -5
An Outbreak of EHD
Indiana, like many other states in 2007, was affected in the late summer and fall by an epizootic of hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The EHDV-2 type struck primarily the southern half of the state, but reports were received throughout the state. In all, 17
counties tested positive for EHDV-2 after sample submission to the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS) in Georgia.
An additional 19 counties were suspected of having EHD based on hoof sloughing observed at check stations the opening weekend of firearms season. In all, EHD was reported or confirmed in the free ranging deer herd in 59 counties in Indiana in 2007. Counties most affected were in the southwestern part of the state. Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Perry, Pike, Spencer, and Warrick counties all experienced reduced antlered harvests from 2006 of at least 20%, with Pike County experiencing a 40% decrease, the highest decrease of any county.
Though EHD likely accounted for a majority of this decline, it cannot be assumed to be the sole reason. EHD has caused concern among hunters in the areas most affected, but counties most severely affected by the disease in 2006 (Clay, Clinton, Montgomery, Owen, Parke and Putnam) all showed increased antlered harvests in 2007, in most cases back to 2005 harvest levels, indicating that long term impacts from EHD are unlikely at the county level. Southwest Indiana was most impacted by EHD in 2007.
Indiana, like many other states in 2007, was affected in the late summer and fall by an epizootic of hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The EHDV-2 type struck primarily the southern half of the state, but reports were received throughout the state. In all, 17
counties tested positive for EHDV-2 after sample submission to the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS) in Georgia.
An additional 19 counties were suspected of having EHD based on hoof sloughing observed at check stations the opening weekend of firearms season. In all, EHD was reported or confirmed in the free ranging deer herd in 59 counties in Indiana in 2007. Counties most affected were in the southwestern part of the state. Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Perry, Pike, Spencer, and Warrick counties all experienced reduced antlered harvests from 2006 of at least 20%, with Pike County experiencing a 40% decrease, the highest decrease of any county.
Though EHD likely accounted for a majority of this decline, it cannot be assumed to be the sole reason. EHD has caused concern among hunters in the areas most affected, but counties most severely affected by the disease in 2006 (Clay, Clinton, Montgomery, Owen, Parke and Putnam) all showed increased antlered harvests in 2007, in most cases back to 2005 harvest levels, indicating that long term impacts from EHD are unlikely at the county level. Southwest Indiana was most impacted by EHD in 2007.
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