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boone and Crockett score: 181 2/8
Confiscated: Fall 2006
Entire carcass confiscated, antlers
cleaned and retained for evidence.
Chronic Wasting Disease,
otherwise known
as CWD, is a transmissible,
neurological disease
of deer and elk that
produces small lesions
in brains of infected
animals. It is characterized
by loss of body
condition, behavioral
abnormalities and death.
CWD is classified as a
transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy
(TSE), and is similar to
mad cow disease in cattle
and scrapie in sheep.
While the possibility
of human infection
remains a concern, it is
important to note there
have been no verified
cases of humans contracting
CWD.
BIG Game huntInG
Stop tHe SpreAD of CHroniC WASting DiSeASe
CarCass importation laws are in eFFeCt.
CWD has NOT yet been found in Tennessee and does not
pose a risk to human health. Should CWD ever be discovered
in Tennessee it will absolutely have an affect on the way we
manage our white-tailed deer herd.
tHereFore ...
If you plan on hunting cervids (deer or elk) in the following
states or provinces, you must properly prepare the carcass
BEFORE transporting it into Tennessee.
Colorado Illinois* Kansas
Minnesota Montana Nebraska
New Mexico New York Oklahoma
South dakota Utah West Virginia
Wisconsin
Saskatchewan
Wyoming Alberta
*That portion north of Interstate 80
a) Carcasses and other parts from these areas that may be
brought into or possessed in Tennessee include:
b) meat that has bones removed
c) meat that has no portion of the spinal column or head
attached
d) antlers, antlers attached to cleaned skull plates or cleaned
skulls (where no meat or tissues are attached to the
skull)
e) cleaned teeth
f) finished taxidermy and antler products
g) hides and tanned products.
faIlURe To CoMPlY WITH THe above WIll be
In vIolaTIon of Tennessee laW!
reCOverIng frOM
tHe 2007 eHd
OUtbreak
Epizootic Hemorrhagic disease
(EHd) an often fatal deer disease
reared its ugly head in a record 83
counties resulting in the loss of tens
of thousands of deer. Luckily EHd
is white-tail specific so humans and
livestock were not and could not be
affected. This, however, meant that
some localized deer populations may
have taken a severe hit. Fortunately,
state biologists were able to collect
disease information from the
mandatory check stations resulting in
the following map.
eHd severity
Severe (>10% mortality)
Moderate (5-10% mortality)
Insignificant (<5% mortality)
Should your favorite hunting area
reside in the red or orange shading
on the map, do not be surprised to
find lower than normal deer sightings
in 2008. The agency is well aware
of the situation. The biologists have
thoroughly examined the EHd
impacts and firmly believe the
population will rebound accordingly
within the next few years without
having to readjust the regulations.
Should you have any questions
about the disease and its impacts,
please visit the TN Wildcasts at
www.tnwildlife.org and search
the archives for “EHd Outbreak in
2007.”
2008 Hunting & Trapping Guide 17