Not good

[swamp snorkler]

Thats a skinny for sure. Hope the deer population doesn't decline to much because of it.

[Finfeatherfur]

You will normally find them in or around water due to what biologist believe is the animal trying to cool itself from the extreme fever associated w/ blue tounge. I remember the '05 outbreak and we found 13 dead in one weekend. But as mother nature does so well, they bounced back.

[cajunkersh]

Hey Poncho, i have a pic right across the river from you and it is a doe that looks as bad or worse than that deer.

[DUCKGOGETTER]

I heard the same thing about the outbreak of blue tounge in cameron prairre yesterday from a biologist.

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Has anyone heard of any cases around the Reeves area?

[Reggoh]

Papap posted this picture on Louisiana Sportsmans website also and he got a response from Dr. Jim LaCour, the state wildlife veterinarian with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries... you can read here...

http://www.louisianasportsman.com/details.php?id=4411

[papap]

Sure wish I would of made the Sportsman with a picture of a big buck not a sick deer. LOL

[DA COVE]

Maybe next time.. Might cull the herd and make for bigger & better deer.

[hankscke123]

Papa I hunt across from Gary's and they have a few like that one is a 6pt and one doe I'm gonna put my camera out when I get back in I usually don't shoot bucks unless going on wall but if he comes out with rife I will use tag to put out of misery

[Lake Chuck Duck]

I think if the state is going to consider this an"epidemic" they need to have people report a sick deer they killed but not require the waste of a tag. They already said an infected deer is pretty much going to die. Perhaps removing the infected would prevent further infection, I'm no biologist JMO.