During the 2020�2021 hunting season, all deer harvested in counties and dates listed below must be submitted for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling by 10 p.m. on the day of harvest.

According to the Mississippi Department of the Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, permanent freezers will be available during these weekends, as well as temporary freezer sites and physical check stations which are listed below by region.

Hunters should preserve the head with at least 6 inches of neck attached. Antlers and skull plate may be removed without affecting the lymph nodes used for testing. If antlers are not removed, they cannot be returned to the hunter.

Image courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Testing in CWD Zones will be held on�November 21st and 22nd.

Temporary freezers:

Prentiss County Ag Center
2301 N 2nd Street
Booneville, MS 38829
Tate County Barn
18670 Hwy 4
Senatobia, MS 38668
Fire Department #4
308 MS Hwy 7
Greenwood, MS 38930
USFS Office
68 Frontage Rd
Rolling Fork, MS 39159

Check stations:

Byhalia VFD
114 MS-309 N
Byhalia, MS 38611
North Benton VFD
3491 Hwy 7
Lamar, MS 38642
Batesville Civic Center
290 Civic Center Dr
Batesville, MS 38606
Ecru Fire Department
154 Main Street
Ecru, MS 38841
MDOT Maintenance HQ
32950 Hwy 32
Tillatoba, MS 38961
Communications Specialist
760 Hwy 61 North
Vicksburg, MS 39183

Testing in the Southwest Region will be held on�January 2nd and 3rd of 2021.

Temporary freezers:

Canemount WMA
17059 Rodney Rd
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Brookhaven Building
1154 Belt Line Rd
Brookhaven, MS 39601
Southwest Event Center Arena
29 Hwy 48 East
Tylertown, MS 39667

Check stations:

James Givens Ag Building
1565 FE Sellers Hwy
Monticello, MS 39654
Auto Repair Shop
4215 Hwy 24
Liberty, MS 39645

Testing in the Southeast Region will be held on�January 16th and 17th of 2021.

Temporary freezers:

Emergency Operations Center
615 Court St
Waynesboro, MS 39367
Lake Perry
281 Lake Perry Rd
Beaumont, MS 39423
Marion County WMA
652 Game Reserve Rd
Columbia, MS 39429
MSU Extension Office
7128 Hwy 198
Lucedale, MS 39452
USFS Experiment Station
23332 Success Road
Saucier, MS 39574

Check stations:

MSU Extension Office
68 Collins Industrial Park Drive
Collins, MS 39428
FC Multi-purpose Center
962 Sullivan Dr.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
MSU Extension Office
214 N. Critz St.
Wiggins, MS 39577

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