Discovery of eight dead deer near Verdigris River prompts tests on water samples

[Billybob]

"It could be blue-green algae that is the problem, or it could have been hemorrhagic virus, bluetongue," said Craig Endicott, the northeast regional supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20120810_25_A11_Verdig790298

 

[white92coupe]

Hopefully this is just an isolated incident, and does not spread further through the deer population in and around the state.

 

[reddog1]

Probably a discarded meth lab or somthing.

 

[Boehlertaught]

Very sad.

 

[AKguy1985]

not good.

 

[AllOut]

We found one two weeks ago out bowfishing on the river.
Nice young buck just laying on the bank.

 

[oufan24]

I was coming back from Miami Saturday afternoon. Just on the eastern edge of Tulsa on I-44 I saw 3 deer laying next to the Interstate probably about 10 feet apart. Looked fresh & looked like they had been laid there. Didn't look like they had been hit or anything. I've never seen 3 deer just laying dead next to each other right off the road like that.

 

[dennishoddy]

I was coming back from Miami Saturday afternoon. Just on the eastern edge of Tulsa on I-44 I saw 3 deer laying next to the Interstate probably about 10 feet apart. Looked fresh & looked like they had been laid there. Didn't look like they had been hit or anything. I've never seen 3 deer just laying dead next to each other right off the road like that.

Weird incidents like that need to be reported to the county Game Warden.

 

[been]

that sucks. With all the other reports of dead deer lets hope its not anything that will seriously hurt the population.

 

[Billybob]

Updates...

Water tests good, deer deaths remain a mystery

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/spo...ts_good_deer_deaths_remain_a_mystery/37-16467

Sick deer collected for tests near Rogers county

http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/prin...=20120812_11_A15_Asickd892771&PrintComments=1