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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: fremont on June 22, 2009, 08:03:00 PM

Title: Deer louse parasite
Post by: fremont on June 22, 2009, 08:03:00 PM: Anyone seen a recent WDFW biologist report on deer louse for the Eastside? This lil' bugger really sucks! >:(
Title: Re: Deer louse parasite
Post by: huntnphool on June 22, 2009, 08:04:23 PM: Is that true?
Title: Re: Deer louse parasite
Post by: cle elum bowhunter on June 22, 2009, 09:59:21 PM: Yes, it is. There have been reports out about it being a different sub-species and the deer are not fighting it off as easily as our "native" lice.
Title: Re: Deer louse parasite
Post by: ICEMAN on June 23, 2009, 06:12:35 AM: Quote from: fremont on June 22, 2009, 08:03:00 PM
Anyone seen a recent WDFW biologist report on deer louse for the Eastside? This lil' bugger really sucks! >:(

Where did you read that? I would be interested in the article...., thanks.
Title: Re: Deer louse parasite
Post by: andrew_12gauge on June 23, 2009, 09:03:01 AM: this has been a problem effecting the yakima area deer herds for about 3 years now, they got it from domesticated fallow deer i believe
Title: Re: Deer louse parasite
Post by: colockumelk on June 23, 2009, 10:15:30 AM: This article from Ellensburg basically says it all.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,20740.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,20740.0.html)