Official: NY DEC Investigating Deer Mortality in Rockland County

[growalot]

DEC is investigating reports of sick and dead deer in the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, NY. To diagnose the cause of mortally, tissue samples are being collected at the DEC's Wildlife Pathology Unit and sent to the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center for diagnostic testing. While test results are pending, the DEC does not consider this as a human health issue at this time. DEC is requesting residents in the Rockland County area to refrain from approaching any sick deer or deer behaving abnormally, and to please report these animals to the DEC Regional Wildlife Office in New Paltz by calling (845) 256-3098.

DEC is taking and testing tissue samples....I see that they are also having a issue down there over a land development....hhhmmmmm :-\ ...All this is on the DEC web site

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[DIAMOND D]

I looked and can't find it.

Link please.

[growalot]

Well the subdivision one is under permits and licenses on the DEC web site and I'm still looking for the other about the deer...give me a moment....

  NYS DEC Investigating Deer Mortality in Rockland County            The NYS DEC is investigating reports of sick and dead deer in the Town  of Clarkstown in Rockland County, NY. To diagnose the cause of  mortality, tissue samples are being collected by the DEC's Wildlife  Pathology Unit and sent to the Cornell University Animal Health  Diagnostic Center for testing. While test results are pending, the DEC  does not consider this as a human health issue at this time. DEC is  requesting residents in the Rockland County area to refrain from  approaching any sick deer or deer behaving abnormally, and to please  report these animals to the DEC Regional Wildlife Office in New Paltz by  calling (845) 256-3098.

[HuntingNY]

edited original post to include the info.

[burmjohn]

Anyone have any first hand on this?

[growalot]

I remembered where I saw this...duh...the DEC had sent me an e-mail....I'm on a E-mail list for notifications.....

[Doc]

So, has anyone heard anymore details on these reported deer deaths? It would be interesting to know what's going on there. Perhaps there is another outbreak of CWD.

[wdswtr]

I read on another hunting forum that theres something going on in NJ with deer mortalitites and One guy posted it and no one else had heard anything either. Makes you wonder whats going on.

[WNYBuckHunter]

I read about the NJ deer too.

[stillhunter]

I heard on the news the other day that the Jersey deaths were due to a disease being transmitted to the deer by insect bites. I also received the email from the DEC about Rockland county. I imagine it's probrably the same disease being transmitted there as well.

[Larry]

Could it be Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) ? it is transmitted by insect bites.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Seems like NJ has delt with EHD before. All signs seem to be aiming in that direction. A killing frost checks the fly which transmits it. Michigans DNR has delt with this disease before as well. They have a simple to use web site, and it is lisited in the wildlife disease manual. Maybe someone could post the link, as it doesn't seem to work for me.

[biggamefish]

I thought the ehd happend when it was very dry out and was carried by noseeums.