looking at that map looks like a bunch of folks either dont hunt those counties or they dont know what they are supposed to be looking for, maybe even eating these animals.
its like aids for deer. all those symptoms, and maybe ya might notice 1...if you are looking for it. i cant re-call ever purposely pulling out a deer tongue just to look at it. the deer in the pic looks like it got hit with a truck or something, the way the top-side is collapsed like it is, or a tree fell on it!