Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks CWD CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE Regulations and Best Management Practices 202021 Deer Hunting Season

Addressing conservation challenges, such as CWD, requires active involvement of those with a passion for our rich natural resources. A primary goal of CWD response and management efforts is to determine the geographic extent and prevalence of the disease. MDWFP asks hunters to aid in this effort by submitting deer for testing during the 2020–2021 white-tailed deer hunting season. The test used to determine the presence of CWD requires a portion of the deer’s brainstem or lymph nodes. Harvested animals should remain cool or be frozen until testing to reduce decomposition and provide accurate results.

Further, hunters and landowners can help monitor for CWD by actively looking for and reporting potential diseased or sick deer. For more information, visit MDWFP.com/cwd.

CWD Best Management Practices The following Best Management Practices (BMP) are recommended for minimizing potential environmental and human expo- sure to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) while handling carcasses and processing the meat from white-tailed deer. These BMPs are established on a foundation of abundant caution given the many unknowns regarding CWD. For more information about CWD, please visit mdwfp.com/cwd. Supplemental Feeding and Carcass Transportation Ban • Supplemental feeding is banned in any CWD Management Zone (salt licks, mineral licks, and feeders). Direct contact with prions is the most effective means of transmitting CWD. Research indicates saliva may have the highest concentration of prions. Thus, to minimize concentration of deer and potential spread of CWD, supplemental feeding is banned within any CWD Management Zone. • Carcasses may not be transported outside of any CWD Management Zone. Research has shown that decomposed carcasses of infected animals can also contribute to transmission when prions bind to soil and plant material. Thus, movement of carcasses may introduce CWD into previously uninfected areas. Only the below products may leave the CWD Management Zone: • Cut/wrapped meat (commercially or privately) • Finished taxidermy • Deboned meat • Antlers with no tissue attached • Hides with no head attached • Cleaned skulls or skull plates (no brain tissue) General Precautions • Inspect body condition of each deer at the time of harvest. Do not consume any part of animals exhibiting clinical symptoms of CWD, including extreme weight loss, excessive salivation, or erratic behavior. • Please report any deer that appears to be diseased by completing a diseased deer report at mdwfp.com/cwd or call 1-800-BE-SMART. • Avoid using natural deer urine attractants, as they may carry prions from infected deer. Hunters who prefer to use lures or attractants may wish to select an artificial or food based scent. • To minimize direct contact with infectious prions, it is recommended to not establish feeders, bait sites, mineral sites, or otherwise cause unnatural concentration of deer. Cleaning and Processing a Harvested Deer Field Dressing: • Wear rubber or latex gloves when handling carcasses. • When field dressing an animal, leave internal organs and inedible parts at the site of harvest. • Avoid sawing through bone, spinal cord, brain, lymph nodes, or spleen. • Store all portions of the animal to be transported in a container such as a cooler, bin, or bag that will not leak bodily fluids into the environment. Meat Processing: • Do not process a deer that appears to be diseased. • Process all deer individually, package separately, and label uniquely. • Debone meat from deer and remove all fat, connective tissue, and lymph nodes. • Avoid sawing through bone, spinal cord, brain, lymph nodes, or spleen. • Avoid eating/handling the eyes, brain, spinal cord, spleen, and lymph nodes. • Limit the amount of bodily fluids going to an area, such as a floor drain, that cannot be properly sanitized after use. Disposal: • Deer parts should not be rendered for use in feed for other animals, or used as compost. • Recommended disposal methods for unwanted portions of carcasses (bones, organs, etc.) are: • Leave at the harvest site; • Double-bag and send to an approved, lined landfill; or • Deep burial (8 feet or deeper). Equipment Cleaning: • Clean processing equipment between each deer. • Thoroughly sanitize all equipment and workstations with a 50:50 solution of bleach and water. • Soak tools for one hour in the bleach solution, and then rinse thoroughly with hot water.

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North Mississippi CWD Zone includes: • Alcorn, Benton, Carroll, Desoto, Grenada, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Union, and Yalobusha counties

If you observe a deer you suspect may be sick, report it to MDWFP at 1-800-BE-SMART or visit MDWFP.com/cwd.

2020–2021 Statewide Sample Drop-Off Sites

MDWFP has established collection sites across the state for the general public to deposit deer heads for testing. All season long, freezers will be at each site for depositing deer heads.

Hunters should preserve the head with at least 6 inches of neck attached. Antlers and skull plate may be removed without affecting the lymph nodes used for testing. If antlers are not removed, they cannot be returned to the hunter.

1 Love VFD 17 Deviney WMA 33 Collinsville VFD 7345 Hwy 51 S 171 Hughes-Ertle Road 11710 Nancy Drive Hernando, MS 38632 Indianola, MS 38751 Collinsville, MS 39325

2 Mt. Pleasant VFD 18 Dahomey NWR 34 Caney Creek WMA 194 Mt. Pleasant Rd 831 MS 446 6373 West Moore Tower Rd Red Banks, MS 38661 Boyle, MS 38730 Forest, MS 39074

3 Wall Doxey State Park 19 Carroll County Sherriff’s Dept. 35 MSU Extension Office 3946 MS Hwy 7 105c East Washington St 2040 W Gallman Rd Holly Springs, MS 38635 Carrollton, MS 38917 Hazlehurst, MS 39083

4 Benton County 911 Dispatch 20 American Legion Building 36 Natchez State Park 368 Ripley Ave 8243 Hwy 9 230-B Wickcliff Rd Ashland, MS 38603 Eupora, MS 39744 Natchez, MS 39120

5 Walnut VFD 21 Trim Cane WMA 37 Wilkinson County Sheriff 660 Main Street 2025 North Jackson St. 1389 U.S. Hwy 61 South Walnut, MS 38683 Starkville, MS 39759 Woodville, MS 39669

6 MSU Extension Office 22 Black Prairie WMA 38 US Forest Service Office (Bude) 2200 Old Hwy 45 S 744 Fire Tower Rd 3085 U.S. Hwy 98 Corinth, MS 38834 Crawford, MS 39743 Meadville, MS 39653

7 New Albany Fairgrounds 23 Choctaw WMA 39 South Region Office 112 Fairgrounds Circle 2121 Webster Rd 1201 N. Clark Ave New Albany, MS 38652 Ackerman, MS 39735 Magnolia, MS 39652

8 Fire Station 1 24 Yockanookany WMA 40 Jeff Davis Lake 401 McElroy Dr 28329 MS Hwy 12 16 Lake Drive Oxford, MS 38655 McCool, MS 39108 Prentiss, MS 39474

9 Panola County EMS 25 Holmes County State Park 41 Bogue Homa Lake 100 MSG William J Ferrell Dr 5369 State Park Rd 149 Bogue Homa Lake Rd Sardis, MS 38666 Durant, MS 39063 Laurel, MS 39443

10 O’Keefe WMA 26 Holly Bluff VFD 42 Leaksville Main Street O’keefe Rd 995 Hwy 16 315 Main St Lambert, MS 38643 Holly Bluff, MS 39088 Leaksville, MS 39451

11 North Region Office 27 Mahannah WMA 43 Purvis VFD 457 CR 36 1370 Anderson-Tully Rd 805 Main St Enid, MS 38927 Redwood, MS 39156 Purvis, MS 39475

12 MDOT Maintenance HQ 28 Phil Bryant WMA 44 Pearl River County Fairgrounds 32950 Hwy 32 11641 Hwy 465 Hwy 26 West Tillatoba, MS 38961 Vicksburg, MS 39183 Poplarville, MS 39470

13 Pontotoc Ag Center 29 LeFleur’s Bluff State Park 45 Lower Pascagoula WMA 430 CJ Hardin Jr Dr 3315 Lakeland Terrace 816 Wade Vancleave Rd Ponotoc, MS 38863 Jackson, MS 39216 Moss Point, MS 39562

14 Elvis Presley Lake 30 Pearl River WMA 46 Bay St. Louis FD Station 2 72 CR 995 506 Hwy 43 S 9998 MS-603 Tupelo, MS 38804 Canton, MS 39046 Bay St. Louis, MS 39520

15 Chickasaw WMA 31 Fire Station 3 770 Hwy 32 Ext 257 Gum Street Houston, MS 38851 Philadelphia, MS 39350

16 Malmaison WMA 32 Three Mile Corner VFD 126 Malmaison HQ Rd 2140 Binnsville Rd Holcomb, MS 38940 Scooba, MS 39358

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Statewide Mandatory Collection Sites

During the 2020–2021 hunting season, all deer harvested in the respective counties and dates listed below must be submitted for CWD sampling by 10 p.m. on the day of harvest.

Permanent freezers will be available during these weekends, as well as the below respective temporary freezer sites and physical check stations.

Hunters should preserve the head with at least 6 inches of neck attached. Antlers and skull plate may be removed without affecting the lymph nodes used for testing. If antlers are not removed, they cannot be returned to the hunter.

CWD ZONES SW REGION SE REGION Nov. 21–22, 2020 Jan. 2–3, 2021 Jan. 16–17, 2021

TEMPORARY FREEZERS TEMPORARY FREEZERS TEMPORARY FREEZERS 3 Prentiss County Ag Center 11 Canemount WMA 15 Emergency Operations Center 2301 N 2nd Street 17059 Rodney Rd 615 Court St Booneville, MS 38829 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Waynesboro, MS 39367

4 Tate County Barn 12 Brookhaven Building 16 Lake Perry 18670 Hwy 4 1154 Belt Line Rd 281 Lake Perry Rd Senatobia, MS 38668 Brookhaven, MS 39601 Beaumont, MS 39423

8 Fire Department #4 19 Southwest Event Center Arena 18 Marion County WMA 308 MS Hwy 7 29 Hwy 48 East 652 Game Reserve Rd Greenwood, MS 38930 Tylertown, MS 39667 Columbia, MS 39429

9 USFS Office 22 MSU Extension Office 68 Frontage Rd 7128 Hwy 198 Rolling Fork, MS 39159 Lucedale, MS 39452 CHECK STATIONS 23 USFS Experiment Station 13 James Givens Ag Building 23332 Success Road 1565 FE Sellers Hwy Saucier, MS 39574 CHECK STATIONS Monticello, MS 39654

1 Byhalia VFD 20 Auto Repair Shop 114 MS-309 N 4215 Hwy 24 Byhalia, MS 38611 Liberty, MS 39645 CHECK STATIONS

2 North Benton VFD 14 MSU Extension Office 3491 Hwy 7 68 Collins Industrial Park Drive Lamar, MS 38642 Collins, MS 39428

5 Batesville Civic Center 17 FC Multi-purpose Center 290 Civic Center Dr 962 Sullivan Dr. Batesville, MS 38606 Hattiesburg, MS 39401

6 Ecru Fire Department 21 MSU Extension Office 154 Main Street 214 N. Critz St. Ecru, MS 38841 Wiggins, MS 39577

7 MDOT Maintenance HQ 32950 Hwy 32 Tillatoba, MS 38961

10 Communications Specialist 760 Hwy 61 North Vicksburg, MS 39183

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SW REGION Jan. 2-3, 2021 ^_HANCOCK

SE REGION Jan. 16-17, 2021 CWD is one of many conservation challenges that has arisen over the last century. Hunters are vital to successfully managing CWD and ensuring healthy white-tailed deer herds for future generations. MDWFP thanks all hunters for continuing to stay actively engaged in this conservation effort!

MDWFP DEER HEALTH OBSERVATION @MDWFPonline @mdwfponline If you observe a deer you suspect may be diseased or sick, report it to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks at: MDWFP

1-800-BE-SMART MDWFP’s Private Lands Program is ready to assist or you in managing wildlife and habitat on your land. www.MDWFP.com/diseased To learn more go to: MDWFP.com/privatelands SYMPTOMS  Malnourished / Frail  Excessive Salivation  Not afraid of Humans  Erratic Behavior Front cover photography: Paul T. Brown

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