The disease has increased in eastern states in recent years and states in or near infected areas are conducting surveillance and testing each year. It has been found in wild deer in border states including Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia and West Virginia. This disease is exponentially more dangerous than bluetongue and EHD, but so far Tennessee has been fortunate to not show signs of the disease being present, although it has been found very near its borders.
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Of even more importance than EHD infections, the deer population remains free of chronic wasting disease. Deer are often congregated near available water and numerous animals are bitten while grouped together. The most significant outbreaks of EHD occur during years with very dry conditions. EHD is spread by biting midges, which are very small flies. EHD occurs naturally and there are a certain number of deer affected every year, but last season occurrences of the disease were limited. There were no significant disease outbreaks, such as bluetongue virus or epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). It was also a very healthy season for deer according to Tim White, wildlife biologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. James Kroll and Pat Hogan discuss the impact of wind on deer behavior. So overall, it was another very good hunting season.ĭr. This obviously decreased deer sightings and shooting opportunities for hunters. This means there was plenty of forage and deer did not have to move as much to find food.
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Plus there was a very good mast crop over much of the state. The weather was unseasonably warm last year, especially in September and October, which most likely impacted both deer movement and hunter effort. This is not a sign of decline in hunter success, as the difference is negligible given the conditions last season. The harvest was 157,734 deer, down roughly 10,000 animals from the year before. The deer harvest last season was consistent with numbers posted over the past few years, although it was down slightly, but not statistically important. And that is not even taking into consideration the pending new world record whitetail taken in Tennessee last season or what would have been a new state record deer had it not been for the world-record-class deer taken.
Not only are harvest numbers up and holding steady, but the quality of antlered bucks seems to be on the rise as well. Things are looking quite good these days for deer hunters in the Volunteer State. A typical American elk, a desert bighorn sheep, a Coues deer, and a Shiras moose were also announced at P&Y’s awards banquet.Photo By Ron Sinfelt Rather than wait two years to make it official, the club allowed the mule deer to be scored early.įour other world records were honored during this year’s convention. However, Cheeney’s buck was entered in the January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2019, class. Trophies from January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2016, were measured at the most recent convention. P&Y scores its entries by which biennium they fall into. What made it so special is that the buck should have been scored at the next biennial convention, not the 2017 one. The Special Panel was actually two separate panels, each having three experienced scorers and a Boone & Crockett representative present.
The convention marked the first time P&Y has used a Special Panel to measure a potential record, which came as a recommendation from Records Chairman Ed Fanchin. That extra three quarters of an inch helped put Cheeney’s buck over the previous typical record of 205 inches flat.Ĭheeney’s mule deer was officially measured on April 8 at the 30th biennial Pope and Young Club convention in St. Frank drew and let an arrow fly, tagging what would later be certified as a 205 6/8-inch typical buck. With his shoes kicked off and the wind in his face, Frank approached the deer and prepared to shoot. They spotted the deer bedded in the sagebrush with several other bucks, and after a brief discussion the two decided Frank should try a stalk on the group. The mulie’s size was impressive, but the way it was scored is even more noteworthy.įrank Cheeney arrowed the buck on August 13, 2016, while hunting with his son in southeastern Nevada. The typical buck was taken in 2016 and honored earlier this month at the club’s 30th biennial convention. The Pope and Young Club has named a new world-record mule deer.
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