RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota wildlife officials are asking hunters to watch for and report signs of disease in white-tailed deer.
Game, Fish and Parks officials say they have confirmed a few cases of the disease known as EHD that's transmitted by midges and is deadly to white-tailed deer. Biologists are trying to determine the extent of the disease in South Dakota.
There have been outbreaks of EHD in other states this year, including North Dakota and Montana. In North Dakota, it prompted wildlife officials earlier this month to suspend the sale of some hunting licenses and offer refunds to the holders of thousands more.
Wildlife biologist Steve Griffin in Rapid City says the main South Dakota counties affected so far appear to be Sully, Hughes, Stanley, Jones, Lyman and Tripp.
