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 Blue Tongue
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03/09/24 03:47 AM
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gspbrad
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Saw 2 dead deer in a cove on Lake Fork ... neither were consumed by any other animal. The buck was on the ground .... the doe was laying in the water. Blue Tongue possibly?
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Re: Blue Tongue
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03/09/24 10:33 AM
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Hudbone
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Who knows - could be anything that is lethal
Last edited by Hudbone; 03/09/24 10:33 AM.
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Re: Blue Tongue
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03/09/24 08:08 PM
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NGHTTRN
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Has it been that warm up there already?
Like above, could be lots of things.
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Re: Blue Tongue
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03/09/24 10:06 PM
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DQ Kid
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The Blue Tongue hypothesis could be a bit of a jump. Tough life being a deer, many things could kill them and only a necropsy with microscope can determine the cause.
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Re: Blue Tongue
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03/10/24 01:41 AM
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Michael W.
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Next door neighbor found a dying deer a couple years ago. Hemmoragic disease, caused by a tiny insect called a Midge. Lots of possibilities for a dead deer.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Blue Tongue
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03/10/24 12:58 PM
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Nolanco
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It's a nasty damned virus.
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Re: Blue Tongue
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03/11/24 12:34 PM
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gspbrad
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The thought behind blue tongue is both deer were intact. Nothing ate on either one. I found that odd. Also - both deer were within 150 yards of each other. Went back a few day later and someone cut the head off the buck.
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Re: Blue Tongue
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03/11/24 12:36 PM
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gspbrad
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Has it been that warm up there already?
Like above, could be lots of things. The week before I found the buck - temps hit low 90s.
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