MDWFP encourages hunters to participate in statewide CWD sampling efforts during the hunting season. This year MDWFP has 46 drop-off freezers across the state for hunters to deposit deer heads for testing. Instructions and materials are on-site and MDWFP staff checks freezers weekly. For more information about CWD in Mississippi and freezer locations visit www.mdwfp.com/cwd. | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

⚠️ Warning: Graphic Content ⚠️ Attention deer hunters! 🦌 DEC and the Department of Agriculture and Markets detected Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a captive deer facility located in southern Herkimer County. CWD is an always-fatal disease of deer that threatens New York’s white-tailed deer and moose populations. When introduced into wild deer, CWD can spread rapidly, is nearly impossible to eliminate, and threatens future deer hunting opportunities. While there is no evidence that CWD is pres