State proposes longer deer hunting season in Montgomery County to stop spread of Chronic Wasting Disease
The proposed regulation is a two-week extension of the general firearms season to help slow the spread and transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease and reduce deer populations in Floyd, Montgomery and Pulaski Counties.
Virginia deer hunters reminded of mandatory disease sampling on Saturday
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is conducting mandatory Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling on Saturday. CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects deer. On Saturday, there are two โdisease managementโ areas. If you kill a deer in these areas, youโll need to comply with the sampling:Disease Management Area 1 Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah and Warren counties Find a sampling location hereDisease Management Area 2 Culpeper, Madison and Orange counties Find a sampling location hereDGIF reminds hunters that whole deer carcasses killed within a disease management area cannot be transported out of that area. Also, the Centers for Disease Control recommends that all deer killed in areas known to be infected with CWD be tested prior to consumption.