What Was Up With All Those âVelvetâ Mule Deer Bucks This Year?
Hunters across northcentral and northeast Montana reported seeing a large number of mule deer bucks in velvet this general hunting season. The reason may lie in the Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease outbreak that affected deer in several areas across the region this fall. Although EHD is often fatal in whitetailed deer, mule deer can still acquire the disease and, according to some studies, it may