Tennessee’s deer hunting Unit CWD has regulation changes this year starting with the August 28-30 hunt. The regulations in Unit CWD are directed at encouraging an increased harvest of deer in an effort to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). For the August hunt in Unit CWD, guns and muzzleloaders as well as archery equipment may be used. Hunting is allowed on private lands and a select number of public lands. If a hunter harvests an antlered deer where CWD is detected, then the hunter may take an additional deer within Unit CWD or in the county where the CWD-positive deer was harvested. Harvested deer may be tested for CWD at drop off locations throughout Unit CWD. A list of the testing locations is located on the website, CWDinTennessee.com.
For the rest of Tennessee’s deer hunting units, only archery equipment may be used, and hunting is allowed only on private lands. No antlerless deer may be harvested during the August hunt on any unit.
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