Bitter nights I've seen them using a barn for a wind break.
Others just browsing I've seen nearly brushing against a house.
C.W.D. wastes them . Called the zombie disease. Her weight isn't that bad. But checking marrow condition would be more telling than me looking at a picture.
T.B. is transferrable from cattle. It often shows in/on the lungs of advanced infections in deer.
Ohio has had E.H.D. in varied locales this year.
E.H.D. is more a summer deal and receding water /drought exposing the right mud for the right midges. Been killing deer this past summer again in varied locales. They go to water usually to die. But do wander without concern of where in advanced states. A hard frost puts the brakes on the midges andreports fall off..
[Eating venison from an infected deer is not considered risky either, but ODNR says you should never eat an animal that looks sick, since you cannot know what it is carrying without testing.
So what should you do if you spot a deer that looks sick or find one that is already dead? Report it to the
Division of Wildlife’s online wildlife reporting system. Your reports help officials track how widespread and severe the outbreak is.
In the meantime, if you see a deer that seems a little too friendly or is hanging out in the wrong places, keep your distance and
make a note for the folks at ODNR.]
One broken rib can kill a deer. As can many other things.
Internal injuries from the hydraulics of getting struck by a vehicle or fall from an overpass jump. Who knows.
And deer can go far when injured if a vital organ or nerve isn't destroyed right away.
The rut should be well underway in your area but you would know better than I.
A stressor on deer. And does being chased.
A doe in the open is going to run more than one in dense cover slowing bucks momentum.
A doe in poor health isn't going to sustain the effort for long.
