Question No. 12

Hemorrhagic Disease (HD), including EHD and bluetongue virus, is the most important viral disease of whitetails, and serious outbreaks can kill significant percentages of local deer populations. HD is spread to deer through:

A-biting gnats

B-molded corn

C-contagious “prions”

D-saliva shared at bait and mineral sites

E-none of these

 (photo by Will Brantley)