Deer Nut
PMA Member
I lost a few mature bucks last year to EHD. One absolute giant. I was wondering what everyone's guess is on this years chances of an outbreak, and why. I do most of my hunting in SE Iowa and it seems to be a bit dry there. At home near Iowa City the ground can't take amymore water right now. I recall people saying it was most prevalent in dry years because the midge has more muddy banks to hatch from. Last year was a pretty normal year as far as rainfall where I hunt and we lost a number of deer still. I'm no specialist on the subject. What are your predictions?