Hunters Asked to Report Signs of Deer Disease

     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.