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Deer Hunting Restrictions Tighten Amid EHD Outbreak

10/10/2025

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Wildlife managers in north-central Montana are limiting white-tailed deer hunting due to a viral outbreak causing significant mortality from blue tongue virus and epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD).
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) reported that Region 6 has been the most affected, with landowners observing numerous dead deer.
Indiana's Department of Natural Resources is also adjusting hunting regulations, reducing antlerless bag limits in several counties due to a severe EHD outbreak.
Both states are monitoring the situation, as colder weather may slow the virus's spread.

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Wildlife managers in north-central Montana are limiting white-tailed deer hunting due to a viral outbreak causing significant mortality from blue tongue virus and epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD).
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) reported that Region 6 has been the most affected, with landowners observing numerous dead deer.
Indiana's Department of Natural Resources is also adjusting hunting regulations, reducing antlerless bag limits in several counties due to a severe EHD outbreak.
Both states are monitoring the situation, as colder weather may slow the virus's spread.