EHD in whitetails

Yep all the time. It starts as a mitch fly and they lay eggs on the nose of deer that turns into larva and larva cause hemorrhage. It is basically the same as blue tongue in sheep and goats. Yes there are some vaccines but we have had little to no success with them. The only thing that has helped is high rates or antibiotics and steroids. For us it usually starts the end of july and is over by the end of august but didn't see any till late august and have only lost a couple deer this year but have 2 have been high end. Deer are looking for a place to die as it is and stress easy so anything that makes them sick is no good. What tbob does helps a lot putting in mister systems that kill the flys with chemical added to the spray. There are something like 30 different strains of ehd and this is the last I heard may be more now just a couple years ago it was 18. With us one year olds are usually the hardest hit but the last years 2 year olds are the ones we are loosing. Last year was BAD for us. Lost probally 60 percent of our 2 year olds. I could type all night on this as this is partly what keeps me in a job keeping the deer healthy.