EHD outbreak forces ODNR to consider further deer bag limits

EHD outbreak forces ODNR to consider further deer bag limits

SALEM, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Ohio Wildlife Council is considering reducing white-tailed deer bag limits in Athens, Meigs, Morgan and Washington counties again due to the continued spread of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in southeast Ohio. EHD is a disease transmitted by infected midges that damages a deer’s blood vessels and causes internal hemorrhaging, often leading to death. The Ohio Wildlife Council received a prop…