Midway through the 2020-21 deer season, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has sampled almost 2,300 deer for CWD, either by voluntary submission from hunters, mandatory submission or road kills.
Only six new cases of CWD have been confirmed this season, with two suspected cases still in the testing process. All six confirmations have been from Benton County, which has 39 cases in 2 years.
Two more mandatory checks are scheduled for January:
SW Region: Jan. 2-3 in the counties of Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Lincoln Lawrence, Wilkinson, Amite, Pike and Walthall.
SE Region: Jan. 16-17 in the counties of Jeff Davis, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Marion, Lamar, Forrest, Perry, Greene, Pearl River, Stone, George, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson.
Hunters in these areas as well as statewide can submit voluntarily any deer harvested. MDWFP has 46 check stations established to accept deer. While not every county has a site, there is one within a short drive for all hunters.
For more information on mandatory and voluntary CWD testing, visit mdwfp.com.
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