Thinner deer in West Virginia
10/8/2024 4:11:30 PM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
West Virginia
Barbour County, WV
Berkeley County, WV
Boone County, WV
Braxton County, WV
Brooke County, WV
Cabell County, WV
Calhoun County, WV
Clay County, WV
Doddridge County, WV
Fayette County, WV
Gilmer County, WV
Grant County, WV
Greenbrier County, WV
Hampshire County, WV
Hancock County, WV
Hardy County, WV
Harrison County, WV
Jackson County, WV
Jefferson County, WV
Kanawha County, WV
Lewis County, WV
Lincoln County, WV
Logan County, WV
Marion County, WV
Marshall County, WV
Mason County, WV
McDowell County, WV
Mercer County, WV
Mineral County, WV
Mingo County, WV
Monongalia County, WV
Monroe County, WV
Morgan County, WV
Nicholas County, WV
Ohio County, WV
Pendleton County, WV
Pleasants County, WV
Pocahontas County, WV
Preston County, WV
Putnam County, WV
Raleigh County, WV
Randolph County, WV
Ritchie County, WV
Roane County, WV
Summers County, WV
Taylor County, WV
Tucker County, WV
Tyler County, WV
Upshur County, WV
Wayne County, WV
Webster County, WV
Wetzel County, WV
Wirt County, WV
Wood County, WV
Wyoming County, WV
Start Date: 10/8/2024
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The drought has affected West Virginia’s deer. The deer’s food sources have been limited, so they may not all be getting adequate nutrition. Some deer may be smaller or have underdeveloped antlers this season. Deer may be thinner than usual, especially the females that have been producing milk for their young.
Drought can also make disease outbreaks more likely. Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is a disease that sometimes occurs in drought conditions. Instances of it have already been confirmed in three counties in north-central West Virginia.
WV News (Clarksburg, W.V.), Oct 8, 2024
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