Source: WBBJ TV
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency on Friday announced new regulations intended to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in West Tennessee.
The announcement comes after 10 deer recently tested positive for chronic wasting disease, or CWD, in Hardeman and Fayette counties.
The TWRA has now created a “Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone” for Hardeman, McNairy and Fayette counties.
New laws, rules and regulations have been established to stop CWD from spreading to other counties in Tennessee.
For up-to-date information, visit www.CWDinTennessee.com.
Below are the new seasons, laws, rules and regulations for the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone:
1. Any deer killed in Fayette, Hardman and McNairy counties must remain in the counties, except meat with all the bones removed, antlers with no tissue attached, tanned hides, cleaned teeth, and finished taxidermy products.
You can move a harvested deer within these…
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