from the reports I've heard it's all over unfortunately.
this isn't the big ten I've seen, we have several that are in this age/size class.
drought really amps up the disease because it concentrates the deer more as water holes dry up, many of them could be stagnant which is where the midge that transmits the disease live/reproduce.
midge bites an infected deer, then bites 2 or 3 others before it lays its eggs. usually kills the deer within a few days, some do survive and can become immune to it, most just tip over and die even though they appear fairly healthy otherwise. it's not a pleasant death to say the least.
Beware of any old man in a profession where one usually dies young.
