Several years ago it hit east central Indiana and all but wiped out the entire herd. I know guys who hunted all fall without seeing a single deer and it can take a very long time for populations to rebound.
It is my understanding that EHD/Blue Tongue appears after weeks without. Standing water is a incubator to the parasite that causes the disease. I have seen video of deer that have been infected. They wander and stumble around, tongue hanging out, due to dehydration. Best thing you can do is put it out of their misery.
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