Stopped at our usual pumpkin picking farm yesterday to let the kids pick out their carving pumpkins and while BS'ing with the Owner, he said he has found three so far on his land (one a nice 16" 8 point) and smells many more in the surrounding area.  Down the road from him they found 8 or so and he heard rumors of dozens found right off the turnpike b/w Irwin and Monroeville. 

Well, I had some time to take quick creek inventories on 3 properties.   I found none on one, 5 dead on another, and 3 on the 3rd property.   On the property where I found three, a large field of high weeds & golden rod runs along the creek, making deer hard to find.  Back in 2007 I found some along the creek, then after frost knocked everything down and I went out that way, I found several more later.   Hard to tell how many are in there.
 
All found were near or in stream.     Ive heard of more being found in Greene co. as well, yet no undated news realeases on this from our fine commission.  Guess they want to make sure they have all their doe tags sold first.
 
Of the deer, 2 were buck, one a small buck maybe a forkhorn, was out in stream and didnt feel like messing with it to count points.    The other was on shore and about a 15" eight point.    Both properties in North Western Greene county.   
Also passed a property the other day several miles away, where the landowner surrounded the land with white & red signs saying:  "EHD AREA!" near wind ridge.

Retired guy,
That was cwd in Wisconsin. Different disease. Ehd doesn't spread from deer to deer. Midges spread it amongst the deer.

Couple good solid frosts will handle the midges and the EHD.
 

Talked to a buddy last night that found 4 dead along stream yesterday, about a mile up the road from one property where I found ehd casualties.   He said they appeared to have been there for a few weeks.

So what would you have them do, Wayne?  Issue a press release that all hunting should be stopped in all EHD affected areas immediately?  geesh...
 
EHD is here and it is here to stay.  The only thing that can be done is let nature take its course.  At some point, hunters/outdoorsman have to take it upon themselves to limit their harvests in areas where they know the deer have been dying from this (if they want to maintain high deer populations).  
 
They have been giving out plenty of info. over the last 3 months, IMO.  The only joke is your constant bashing, just to bash.  Occasionally you have a good point; too bad most people have tuned you out due to the obvious bias.
 
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=12775&PageID=648010&mode=2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/marketingsites/game_commission/content/resources/newsreleases/newsrelease/articles/release__098_12.html
 
http://www.ibtimes.com/press-release/20120910/pennsylvania-game-commission-announced-ehd-confirmed-beaver-county-775769
 
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pennsylvania-game-commission-announced-ehd-confirmed-in-westmoreland-county-169785276.html
 
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=12775&PageID=648010&mode=2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/marketingsites/game_commission/content/resources/newsreleases/newsrelease/articles/release__113_12.html
 
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pennsylvania-game-commission-announced-ehd-confirmed-in-montgomery-county-172133311.html
 
 

So what would you have them do, Wayne? Issue a press release that all hunting should be stopped in all EHD affected areas immediately? geesh...

No.   I would have them be honest about the situation instead of the usual deer damage control crap.    They know if they are open and honest, it might mean a few more people actually not killing an antlerless deer. And they dont want that period.   2a has somewhere in neighborhood of 20k tags left at this point.   God forbid they dont all sell! lmao.
 
And I'll thank  you to not grossly intentionally misrepresent my positions.   Easier for you to go into your emotional pgc blind support mode than hear out a position though I guess.
 
  I feel hunters could make more informed decisions of their own if they knew this was occurring.   And if they do not walk the streams on the properties they hunt etc..  They will not have a clue it is even occurring in their area, and folks from outside the area that come to hunt would surely have no clue.

EHD is here and it is here to stay.

 
Exactly where did I say otherwise?
 

They have been giving out plenty of info. over the last 3 months, IMO.

 
Which is ridiculous assertion for the reasons I stated in my last several posts.   And your links have nothing at all to do with the posts that I have made.   Perhaps you need to brush up on your reading comprehension and you may understand exactly what was said.
 

Which is my poiThe only joke is your constant bashing, just to bash. Occasionally you have a good point; too bad most people have tuned you out due to the obvious bias.

 
Thats your extremely biased view.   I just put the information out there.   And it was 100% accurate, unless of course you can meet the challenge of proving me wrong and show in any link or press release where any mention is made of the dozens of deer, perhaps by this time hundreds, that have been found dead to date in my area.  No?  Didnt think so...
 
  When someone posts anything accurate or not against your precious pgc, you take it personally and take things to a personal level as if someone insulted mamma!    I wasnt asking or expecting you to agree, and dont believe you will in the future unless I am singing pgc praise.   Which I will do only when warranted.   And when you speak for "most people" here is the day this board becomes a joke I would want no  part of.    I dont think thats even close to being the case, which is why I still enjoy reading the boards here.   Perhaps too many late night zombie movies you claim to love have distorted your perception.    It also seems you have anything but tuned me out.   You feel compelled to reply to most of my posts it seems you cant help yourself, or control the emotions.
 
Now  Im goin' hunting.  Have a good'n. 

Wayne,
You are so out of touch....
 
EVERY hunter I know here at work (at least a dozen I talk to on a regular basis that hunt all around 2B and some from Beaver, Fayette and Greene County) have heard about EHD coming back this year and some have found dead deer as well.  So do I think the word has gotten out, yep.  
 
Heck, even my FIL in Cambria county who is a casual rifle hunter has heard about EHD up that way.  He is never one to pay much attention to that kind of thing.  Tell you what Wayne, why don't you write the USP a letter and ask them to buy some billboard space to "get the word out" if it will make you feel better.
 

This was posted yesterday on Go.Erie.com  Not Good.

Posted: October 10th, 2012
Special deer hunt at Pymatuning canceled
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has canceled a planned late-season flintlock/late archery deer hunt at the Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area because of an outbreak of a deadly viral disease in the deer herd in that area.

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease was ruled as the cause of death for a dozen deer in the region in September. EHD is transmitted by the bites of midges and usually kills infected animals within five days to 10 days. The commission said the untreatable disease is not infectious to humans, but infected venison may not be suitable for consumption.

“Recent frost in the area may hopefully end this year’s outbreak of EHD,” Northwest Region director Keith Harbaugh said. “However, in evaluating the situation in this area, we estimate that 75 percent to 85 percent of the deer herd found on the wildlife management area has succumbed to EHD.

“It would appear that Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area, and portions of the surrounding State Game Land 214 are the epicenter, as we have multiple reports of dead deer from Meadville Junction to just east of Conneaut Lake to Adamsville to Espyville.”

Harbaugh said the commission does expect to have a special hunt in 2013.
 
Ironhed

Found a dead doe an hour ago in 1B that wasn't there two days ago,  far from a road and with no visible signs of a bullet or arrow hole. it was in plain sight in the back of a pasture on a side hill. Most of my experience with EHD has been finding them along creek bottoms but I don't know what else could have done her in.
 

Heard that disappointing news from my co-worker this AM.  We all knew it was only a matter of time.  I wonder what the procedure will be from the PGC?  Herd destruction?  If not, I would hope they'd at least make them double fence it with a wide buffer to prevent contact b/w farm and wild deer.  

Yesterday my nephew showed me a video on his phone by someone known to him that was taken earlier in the day of a buck in  Wattsburg . It was not good the animal was found while archery hunter came across the animal laying in the woods just flailing around couldn't stand or hardly pick up his head. 3 hours later the game commission was on scene and the animal was dispatched.   

BH from what I saw on the video the deer didn,t have the bug it was in good shape no water around tongue not hanging out . More like something else we do not want to see if you know what I mean. 

I hope not, have to start eating coyotes