(OT) DEC asks help to solve mystery of deer illness

[stevek]

Thought this was worth posting here on IS, simply due to the amount of traffic on the site. Partial quote:

Something unusual killed a whitetail deer in Warren County, and the state Department of Environmental Conservation is asking the public for help....

...Hurst said an examination of the deer carcass detected the presence of Pasteurella, a bacteria...

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/DEC-asks-help-to-solve-mystery-of-deer-illness-2492290.php

[BobbyJ]

I've herd of this in the southern Midwest, the deer suffocate from the swelling

[jennsater]

blue tongue..not good...

[cnyfisherman]

Huh?.......wierd 

[Raquettedacker]

blue tongue..not good...

   

     Sounds like it...    Thats what I thought....

[step2jimi]

that aint good.

[RIVERRAT2]

HAVE not seen this in greenville,hope we can find out about this.
 
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[IM-POUNDING- R -U]

In southwest Pa that wipeout most of our deer.  Where i hunt at it seemed to be most affected in areas where people feed deer. My friend found 200+ deer dead on his land.

[mealworm]

wow thats not good thats right around the corner from my house and the area i hunt in.no wonder i didnt see that many deer this year

[adkwiley]

saw a picture of a deer that died from this, very wierd looking.