MDWFP to host CWD public meeting in Marshall County
12/20/2018 1:29:22 PM
From MDWFP
To monitor Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) across Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is relying on hunter-harvested deer during the 2018–19 hunting season. Hunters can submit deer for testing at established drop-off locations or MDWFP-staffed check stations. MDWFP will host a public meeting to discuss CWD and monitoring activities at the Marshall County Agricenter on Thursday, December 20 at 6:00 p.m.
The Marshall County Agricenter is located at 1569 MS HWY 7, Holly Springs, 38635.
CWD was recently confirmed in Marshall County, MS and the bordering Tennessee counties of Fayette and Hardeman. As part of the MDWFP CWD Response Plan, the current CWD Management Zone was expanded to include:
- Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, and Union counties;
- All portions of Alcorn, Lee, and Prentiss counties west of Hwy 45; and
- All portions of DeSoto and Tate counties east of I-55.
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To minimize potential spread of CWD, for any MDWFP-defined CWD Management Zone it is unlawful to:
- Supplemental feed;
- Establish new mineral sites or add supplements to existing sites;
- Remove certain portions of cervid carcasses from the zone (carcass regulations); or
- Trap wild hogs without a permit from MDWFP.
For more information about Chronic Wasting Disease visit www.mdwfp.com/cwd. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mdwfp or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline.
