CWD Was Found Here, and the Carcass Rule Is Statewide

In February 2021, a lab found chronic wasting disease in a free-ranging mule deer from Lubbock County. CWD is a fatal brain disease in deer, elk, moose, and related animals. The old find still matters, even though today's rule is wider than one county.

The current Outdoor Annual has a statewide disposal rule when a white-tailed or mule deer is moved off the land where it was taken. TPWD prefers that unused parts stay there. Other allowed choices include trash service, return to that land, or burial as the rule directs. TPWD also lists Southern Panhandle testing by appointment.