The first case of COVID in a Canadian lynx has been discovered in the United States and the NYS DEC says eighteen percent of deer tested have COVID antibodies.
Living in Western New York, we get to see a lot of deer (sometimes even when you DON'T want to see them). But you've probably never seen one like this...
If you are a hunter, the DEC is asking you to be on the lookout for deer that may have a deadly virus. The good news is that it's not deadly to humans...but it is fatal for the deer.
If you're gearing up to get in the woods, this is definitely worth taking a look at. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that there was a deer carrying tuberculosis that was able to transmit it to people. There was a 77-year-old guy was a regular hunter who got the disease from a deer
The report states the man, who had been a hunter for 20 years, was exposed to Mycobacterium b
True story.
The State DEC got a call from a neighbor that said a couple took a deer from outside and had it living upstairs in their home in Jamestown.
Apparently, the man said that he was told he could keep the deer for up to 6 weeks in his home...