NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Tennessee Natural world Sources Company reported a deer harvested in Lewis County has won a good check end result for Persistent Losing Illness.The sure check used to be the primary in Lewis County and can lead to adjustments to feeding and carcass transportation rules. Present looking season dates, gadgets and bag limits aren’t affected.Efficient straight away, Lewis County is matter to the next flora and fauna feeding and carcass restrictions:Deer carcasses can transfer inside of and between counties within the CWD Control Zone.Hunters would possibly not transfer entire or field-dressed deer carcasses or unapproved portions outdoor of CWD affected counties. Simplest licensed portions is also moved out of CWD affected counties.As soon as a carcass is introduced into the CWD Control Zone, it can’t be moved out of the zone.Authorized portions are loose to be transported any place statewide. Authorized portions come with: deboned meat; antlers, antlers connected to wiped clean cranium plates, wiped clean skulls (the place no meat or tissues are connected to the cranium); wiped clean enamel; completed taxidermy and antler merchandise; hige and tanned merchandise.Inside the CWD Control Zone the location of grain, salt merchandise, minerals and different consumable herbal and manufactured merchandise is illegitimate.Feeding restrictions don’t follow if the feed or minerals are: positioned inside of 100 toes of any place of dwelling or occupied construction; or positioned in any such method to moderately exclude get right of entry to via deer; or positioned as a part of a wild hog control effort approved via the company; or provide from commonplace agricultural practices, commonplace woodland control practices, or crop and flora and fauna manufacturing practices.Feeding and carcass transportation restrictions are necessary gear to stop CWD from spreading, in step with the TWRA. The company will build up checking out and surveillance efforts in Lewis County to watch the illness./cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ZB6WYSFMARDBVFDQPRD3IB77JU.jpg "Deer harvested in Tennessee assessments sure for CWD")
The Persistent Losing Illness Control Zone in Tennessee as of Nov. 20, 2023.(Tennessee Natural world Sources Company)The TWRA says hunter participation in CWD checking out is significant for the continuing surveillance and tracking of CWD all through the state. Hunters can get right of entry to CWD checking out thru collaborating taxidermists and meat processors, or via the usage of drop-off freezers.Lewis County drop-off freezers are to be had at:Meriwether Marketplace, 2768 Summertown Hwy., Hohenwald, TNLewis County Farmer’s Co-op, 324 Summertown Hwy., Hohenwald, TNThousand Trails Natchez Hint, 1361 Napier Highway, Hohenwald, TNThe TWRA stated CWD is a revolutionary, deadly illness of the apprehensive gadget of cervids together with white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose. Ultimate 12 months, the company partnered with qualified laboratories to check 20,762 samples, which known 813 sure animals statewide.For info on CWD together with further freezer places and present rules, talk over with CWDinTN.org.Copyright 2023 WSMV. All rights reserved.
