Deer Hunting
Confirmed CWD cases up to 55 in Mississippi
Mississippi now has 55 confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease, mostly in counties bordering Tennessee. […]
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
Deer Hunting
Commission nixes CWD management changes
The Commission reversed its decision and returned the CWD Management Zones to the same boundaries and regulations used during the 2019-20 season. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD forces some deer season changes
Mississippi’s 2020-21 deer season will see some big changes in areas impacted by chronic wasting disease, including three major ones. […]
Deer Hunting
Mandatory CWD testing sanctioned in some areas
The MDWFP is proposing a play to require mandatory testing of hunter-harvested deer on certain days in three areas of the state. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD update: Total Mississippi cases at 54
According to the latest statistics, Mississippi’s number of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer has reached 54, with 27 confirmed cases. […]
Deer Hunting
Mississippi CWD cases now number 49
According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, the number of confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease in deer has risen. […]
Deer Hunting
More CWD cases confirmed In Mississippi
The number of CWD-positive deer from Mississippi has nearly doubled with part of the 2019-2020 season remaining. The number had increased to 37. […]
Deer Hunting
No new CWD cases reported
No new cases of CWD have been confirmed in Mississippi since April, but changes have been made in hunting limits and regulations impacting hunters. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD leads to deer-limit changes
With CWD positives now at 19 and impacted areas on the increase, the disease is beginning to affect Mississippi’s deer-hunting regulations and limits. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD count now 19; zones grow closer
The two latest confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease in Mississippi’s free-ranging deer herd brings the total to 19, causing the North CWD Management Zone to expand south. […]
Deer Hunting
Has LSU researcher found a cure for CWD? Scientists say, ‘no’
Scientists dispute findings by Dr. Frank Bastian, an LSU researcher, that he has discovered a cure for chronic wasting disease, coined by popular media as “Zombie Deer Disease.” […]
Deer Hunting
CWD now confirmed in 16 deer
The MDWFP said it had a total of 16 confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in Mississippi, with a concentration developing in north Mississippi along the Tennessee border. […]