Disease suspected in deer deaths

Disease suspected in deer deaths

The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes are addressing a recent increase in deer deaths. The CSKT Wildlife Management Program said in a press release that it suspects that a hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is responsible for white-tailed deer and elk deaths. The disease has been confirmed in Hot Springs, the Mission Valley, as well as Plains. Though it is a viral disease transmitted by biting...