PIERRE, (KCCR) — South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks officials saw few case of hemorrhagic disease in mainly white-tail deer. Senior Wildlife Biologist Byron Buckley says the numbers in 2025 trended down from 2024…
Buckley says there is not much that can be done to control the spread of hemorrhagic disease but wait for the first hard freeze…
Reducing the number of tags can also slow E-H-D. Generally dryer weather the last decade or so could be lending a hand in the overall downward trend in cases..
Hemorrhagic disease is carried by midges, the tiny biting flies also known as no-see-ums due to their small size. Hard freezes kill off the bugs until warming in the spring.
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