Originally Posted by Carbon_Slinger
It crippled our deer population for two years, we were finding huge bucks dead, always near water. These bucks were in their late stages of life, mostly 4-5 years years old. Found between 150-170 class bucks! Looks like now that we have recovered from it, but I think he'll be hit again by it down the road.
Were these deer confirmed to have died from CWD?
There's a disease called Blue Tounge or Hemorragic Fever.The deer usually die around water because of thirst from fever.It can decimate a population and disappear just as quickly.