Deer hunting restrictions require testing in CWD zone

Deer hunting restrictions require testing in CWD zone
Deer hunting restrictions require testing in CWD zone

In response to the discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease (CDW) in a free-ranging mule deer southeast of Lubbock County in February 2021, The Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission has approved a CWD zone that encompasses southeast Lubbock County, northeast Lynn County, southwest Crosby County, and northwest Garza County.

This hunting season, all CWD-susceptible species harvested within the zone must …