#296 - Is EHD Going To Wipe Out Your Deer Heard This Summer? with Skip Sligh

The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests

Jake Hofer

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in Iowa with Skip Sligh. We talk about various topics related to deer farm management, the importance of supplemental feeding during droughts, abundance of browse and forage, nutrition value of stump growth, and proper timber management. The impact of EHD and Blue Tongue on deer populations, including the transmission and role of cattle in their prevalence, is also discussed. Additionally, the controversial issue of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is addressed, with emphasis on critically analyzing expert opinions and understanding its prevalence in the soil and transmission by various animals. We discuss:

EHD is a deadly virus transmitted by midges, causing hemorrhaging in deer
Dry conditions can increase the likelihood of EHD outbreaks, but they can also occur in wet years with fluctuating water levels
EHD outbreaks are not solely dependent on weather conditions
The potential extinction of whitetail deer due to CWD could have significant economic and ecological consequences
In 2019, Iowa experienced a significant outbreak of a new strain of EHD, resulting in high deer mortality in certain areas
Cattle can introduce new strains of EHD, with infected midges transmitting the disease to deer
Healthy deer with a nutritious diet tend to have a better chance of surviving EHD
Analyzing and critically thinking about the information on CWD is important
Killing off all the deer won't solve the problem if there is no cure or natural immunity.
Stump growth in trees is highly nutritious and contributes to the deer's overall health
Overdoing projects and pressuring the farm can do more harm than good
Summer pressure on mature bucks can still have a significant impact and should be minimized
Staying out of hunting areas during the summer and focusing on core projects set you up for success in the fall

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Transcript

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0:00.0	What's going on? Welcome to the Exodus podcast this week. We have Skip on to talk about summer white tails, EHD, and a little bit of CWD. So a wide spectrum of topics. I think you guys are really going to enjoy this episode before we get into it. We're doing a giveaway with latitude and we're giving away a set of their brand new sticks and an Exodus rival. All you have to do is send or click the link in the description and sign up and
0:21.3	we're going to announce the winner. And I think it's time for us to announce the lucky winner
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0:40.2	review and we'll get you your brand new set of arrows thank you to everyone that left a written
0:44.5	review really helps us reach new people and greatly appreciate it that is it for now I'm going to
0:49.1	tell you this though Velva fest is about to bust loose and we're going to have some awesome, awesome deals for the second
0:56.8	half of July, first part of August. That's going to help you get restocked, re-energized for this
1:02.7	upcoming season and help you find some bucks here to hunt later this fall. So be sure to subscribe
1:07.0	to our email newsletter. We don't send a ton of emails. We're not going to barge you with them,
1:28.0	but we are going to give this a great announcement of some awesome savings. So I hope you guys take advantage of that. Hope you guys are enjoying your summer. Let's get right into this episode. Here we go. Like. Camera. Follow the trail. If you know where a deer's betting and you know where he's eating, that deer should be dead. If you're passive on a deer, what you're doing is you're teaching.
1:31.5	I've got 30 bucks in the Michigan record book.
1:33.8	Everyone but one has had at least one previous wound on his body.
1:38.1	Some had as many as four.
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1:45.5	All right, some are white tails.
1:46.9	Yep.
1:47.4	It is June 28th.
1:49.6	All right.
1:50.0	What are you doing right now?
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