Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is tracking a deadly deer disease that has been confirmed in 11 counties in the state.
The Michigan counties where EHD was identified are Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa, St. Joseph, and Van Buren.
According to the DNR, epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is carried by a fly called the midge, which bites deer. Once bitten, the deer experiences acute hemorrhaging.
It’s speculated that EHD has contributed to deer die-offs since the 1890s through case history research.
It was first identified in 1955 when hundreds of white-tailed deer succumbed to EHD in Michigan and New Jersey….