NASHVILLE — Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a pair of deer in Hardin County, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The CWD-positive deer makes Hardin County CWD positive and neighboring Decatur County is now classified as a high-risk CWD county due to the location of where Read more…
Friday, December 10, 2021 | 03:21pm NASHVILLE — A deer harvested in Crockett County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The CWD-positive deer was a 3 1/2 -year-old buck and changes Crockett County from high-risk to positive for CWD and Read more…
NASHVILLE — A deer harvested in Weakley County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The CWD-positive deer changes Weakley County from being a high-risk CWD county to a CWD-positive county. Deer carcass exportation and wildlife feeding restrictions have been in Read more…
Friday, November 19, 2021 | 02:52pm NASHVILLE — Gibson and McNairy County are now positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) after confirmation through multiple tests from hunter harvested deer. These results change the CWD status of both counties from high-risk to positive and makes Carroll County high-risk because of the proximity to Read more…
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) staff responded to a call in Henry County about a 3.5-year-old doe who was thin and exhibiting strange behavior. Multiple tests confirmed that chronic wasting disease (CWD) was present. This result changes Henry County status to positive and Weakley County to high-risk. As a Read more…
Friday, January 15, 2021 | 02:36pm NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced that Lauderdale County has been confirmed as CWD (chronic wasting disease) positive. Henderson County is now classified as CWD High-Risk with the confirmation of CWD in a hunter-harvested deer in Madison County within 10 miles of Read more…
Thursday, January 16, 2020 | 03:30pm NASHVILLE — Three counties have had their chronic wasting disease (CWD) status changed due to the confirmation of the disease (CWD) in new areas of southwest Tennessee. Haywood and Chester counties have be reclassified from high risk counties to CWD-positive counties after deer tested Read more…
Thursday, November 21, 2019 | 02:59pm NASHVILLE — A deer harvested in Shelby County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The CWD-positive deer changes Shelby County from being a high-risk CWD county to a CWD-positive county. Shelby County is already a Read more…
Wednesday, October 02, 2019 | 01:27pm NASHVILLE — A Madison County deer sampled within 10 miles of Crockett and Gibson counties has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. This causes Crockett County and Gibson County to become high-risk CWD counties. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency fully expects more counties to Read more…
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