55 / 43       52 / 40       56 / 43        Under the gun:
whitetail deer struggle for survival        If you're a
whitetail deer you have to assume that danger lurks just over
the next ridgeline. And it usually does. Harsh weather, hunters
and the occasional front end of a Chevy are only a few
adversaries worth mentioning. Many of the deer's rivals aren't
gunning for the biggest buck or even counting points.
??You had EHD downstate that in some areas decimated their deer
herd. That disease is really prevalent when you have dry, warm
weather.?? That??s according to Brian Reynolds, President of
U.P. Whitetails.        So far, EHD or Epizootic Hemorrhagic
Disease and other often deadly ailments haven??t done well in
the Upper Peninsula. Department of Natural Resources wildlife
specialist, Brian Roell shared a few words on some of the most
common diseases affecting whitetail deer. He said, ??The ones
that mostly we're talking about are TB, the chronic wasting
disease, or the encephalitis. Those are disease