Originally Posted by swamp_fever2002
Originally Posted by scrubbuck
Has any link ever been made to mineral sites and EHD? Just seems the mud hole created would be prime habitat for the midge. Reason I ask is several of the dead deer I found in Illinois this past October were near mineral sites.

If I am not mistaken, mineral licks have been illegal in the state of Illinois since at least 2002


I don't know, but these were clearly mineral sites that had gotten a lot of use during the summer. 2 out of the 3 I found had dead bucks within 100 yards.