Thanks to the support of hunters and participating taxidermists, MDWFP has collected more than 6,828 samples so far during the 2025 deer season for Chronic Wasting Disease testing. There have been 117 positives detected since July 1, 2025. These numbers are subject to change as we await more samples and results. MDWFP encourages hunters to continue submitting samples during the last weeks of the season. Hunters are a vital part of the monitoring and management efforts of CWD, and we appreciate your participation.
MDWFP CWD 117 positives detected since July 1, 2025
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https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/cwd-dashboard
Mississippi CWD 446 Confirmed to date Update September 2025
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/cwd-dashboard
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/cwd-sample-summary
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/cwd-management-zones#:~:text=16%2C%202024.*-,Regulations,no%20lymphoid%20or%20brain%20tissue)
https://www.mdwfp.com/search?search_api_fulltext=Cwd
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2025
Mississippi CWD 446 Confirmed to date Update September 2025
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/09/mississippi-cwd-446-confirmed-to-date.html
Mississippi Captive Cervid documented with CWD?
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE POSITIVE HERD
2/15/2024 4.5 YR Male MS Tate WTD Hunt No No 91 Quarantine
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/status-of-captive-herds.pdf
A quarantined cervid herd with CWD is a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off, imho!
IT would be nice to know trace in, and trace out history…terry
Does Mississippi have Captive Cervid? Yes
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/expanding-distribution-chronic-wasting-disease#overview
Ever see a dead deer from Cwd?
CWD, Seeing is believing Videos Part 1, Part 2
The below video series is provided by the Mississippi State Deer Lab with many contributing Partners. Click image to find all videos in the series.
Seeing is Believing is a two part documentary film that hopes to increase awareness about chornic wasting disease (CWD). Although most hunters and landowners may never witness a clinically ill animal in an area with high CWD prevalence, the documentary demonstrates how CWD is certainly present, explains why it is a major concern, and how stakeholders are key to managing the disease. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) developed these films in partnership with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and multiple private conservation organizations.
CWD Seeing is believing part 1 Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvDTHEwnmO8
CWD Seeing is believing part 2 Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbaYYLWewNg
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
Mississippi Update on CWD from 2023/2024 Deer Season Mississippi Update on CWD from 2023/2024 Deer Season
Tue, 06/25/2024 - 16:29
In the last six years, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected in 317 white-tailed deer in 16 counties across Mississippi. The 2023/2024 deer season saw the most samples submitted since 2018 with 9,000+ samples submitted by hunters. This past season saw the addition of six new counties with their first detection of CWD. These counties included: Claiborne, Desoto, Harrison, Lafayette, Tate, and Tishomingo. During this past season, CWD was detected in 110 deer across 12 counties.
The number of white-tailed deer testing positive for CWD statewide is gradually increasing every year. The highest prevalence of CWD in 2024 was seen in Benton County with 1 in 5 deer testing positive and Marshall County with 1 in 12 deer testing positive. Statewide the prevalence has increased from 1 positive deer in 500 tested in 2018 to 1 positive deer in 83 tested.
Hunters are vital to successfully managing CWD and ensuring healthy white-tailed deer herds for future generations. MDWFP primarily relies on hunter-harvested deer for collecting CWD samples. We thank all hunters for continuing to stay actively engaged in this conservation effort.
In preparation for the 2024/2025 deer season, MDWFP encourages hunters to stay vigilant in submitting CWD samples and stay up to date on current CWD protocols in your area. To learn more about CWD Zones and drop off areas along with an in depth look at CWD in Mississippi, visit https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease or call (601) 432-2200. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/mdwfp or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline.
https://www.mdwfp.com/news/update-cwd-20232024-deer-season
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/cwd-dashboard
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/cwd-management-zones
https://www.mdwfp.com/sites/default/files/2024-01/23-cwd-regs-for-hunting-season-final.pdf
2nd CWD positive detected in Mississippi deer enclosure
by: Kristopher White Posted: Aug 15, 2024 / 11:06 AM CDT Updated: Aug 15, 2024 / 11:06 AM CDTSHARE BENTON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A new chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recorded in Mississippi after a positive sample came from an enclosure.
The Daily Leader reported the sample came from an enclosure in Benton County, which tested positive in April 2024. The sample was not recorded until this week.
According to officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP), this is the second deer enclosure positive. The first occurred in Tate County last year.
https://www.wjtv.com/news/state/2nd-cwd-positive-detected-in-mississippi-deer-enclosure/
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
Mississippi Update on CWD from 2023/2024 Deer Season
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2024/08/mississippi-update-on-cwd-from-20232024.html
Mississippi CWD 2023 Total Positive To Date 224 Confirmed
https://www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwd-dashboard/
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/news/wildlife-hunting/cwd-detected-in-harrison-county/
https://www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwdmap/
Mississippi-Since February 2018, 218 CWD-positive white-tailed deer have been detected across eleven (11) counties.
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Harrison County
12/1/2023 8:00:00 AM
By MDWFP
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently received Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) positive test results for a hunter-harvested buck from Harrison County.
This is the first CWD-positive detection for this county.
The buck was considered “suspect positive” through initial testing and confirmed on November 29, 2023 by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. Additional information will be forthcoming about a CWD Management Zone.
Since February 2018, 218 CWD-positive white-tailed deer have been detected across eleven (11) counties.
MDWFP thanks all hunters that have submitted deer during the 2023–24 hunting season.
Hunters can submit deer for testing at established freezer locations or participating taxidermists.
For more information about Chronic Wasting Disease visit http://www.mdwfp.com/cwd
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/news/wildlife-hunting/cwd-detected-in-harrison-county/
Sample Year 2023
County CWD Positive Detected / Suspected Positive
ALCORN COUNTY 4
BENTON COUNTY 46
ISSAQUENA COUNTY 1
MARSHALL COUNTY 32
TIPPAH COUNTY 1
TUNICA COUNTY 1
WARREN COUNTY 2
https://www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwdmap/
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion 2022 45 Confirmed
Sample Year 2022
County CWD Positive Detected
ALCORN COUNTY 1
BENTON COUNTY 28
MARSHALL COUNTY 13
TIPPAH COUNTY 1
WARREN COUNTY 2
https://www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwdmap/
Tackling CWD: There are multiple reasons why CWD needs to be managed in Mississippi.
11/2/2020 9:32:27 AM
By William T. McKinley and Kamen Campell
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Mississippi initially discovered CWD in February 2018.
This first detection was an adult buck in Issaquena County.
Samplings in the following deer season uncovered CWD in Pontotoc County (October 2018), Marshall County (November 2018), Benton County (December 2018), Panola County (February 2019), and Tallahatchie County (February 2019).
As of August 2020, Mississippi has detected 56 CWD-positive deer.
The most recent positives were two sick deer reported in July and August by a landowner in Benton County. A total of 35 deer tested positive during the 2019-2020 hunting season, all of which were harvested in Benton and Marshall counties. One in seven bucks 2.5 years and older sampled in the 2019-2020 season in Benton County tested positive for CWD (see table below).
Prevalence ranges from less than 1% (in four counties) to 13% (Benton County). MDWFP reports prevalence as the percentage of hunter-harvested bucks 2.5 years and older that are CWD-positive. Tennessee has detected 687 CWD-positive deer since the discovery in December 2018, most of which were harvested in counties that border Mississippi. The disease could likely be present but not detected in other counties. CWD has been detected within six miles of Alcorn, Desoto, Leflore, Sharkey, Tate, Tippah, Union, and Warren counties.
MDWFP will operate a minimum of 46 CWD drop-off freezers for hunters across Mississippi to acquire samples in the upcoming season. Hunters drop off the head of a harvested deer, provide contact information, and remove the receipt from the submission card. Additionally, MDWFP will be working with numerous taxidermists across the state. Hunters can view their test results online. MDWFP will personally contact any hunter submitting a positive animal.
Mississippi is participating in multiple research projects, in-state and nationwide, to further our efforts in managing CWD. Examples include CWD strain typing, white-tailed deer genotyping, CWD control methods, and deer movement studies within CWD-endemic areas.
MDWFP would like to thank hunters for submitting more than 6,000 samples last season; however, Mississippi’s deer herd needs hunters’ continued help to battle this insidious disease. Hunters are urged to stay updated on CWD, report sick deer, and submit deer heads for sampling. Visit MDWFP’s CWD page at mdwfp.com to learn more about CWD and to read the 2019-2020 CWD Annual Report.
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/news/wildlife-hunting/tackling-cwd/
http://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/
Chronic Wasting Disease
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Surveillance and Management Report
2019 - 2020
http://www.mdwfp.com/media/300945/20-cwd-report.pdf
https://www.mdwfp.com/searchpage/?search=2020+cwd
Mississippi Captive Cervid
https://www.mbah.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/pdf/animalprograms/CWD_Monitoring_Regulation.pdf
Also cervidae 6 months of age and over must be tested negative for brucellosis within 30 days prior to entry and tested negative to tuberculosis with a cervical tuberculosis test within 30 days prior to entry.
Importing CWD Susceptible Animals into Mississippi.
White-tailed Deer, Elk, Red Deer, Reindeer, Moose, Sika, Mule Deer and Black-tailed Deer and crosses of those animals are considered CWD susceptible animals and are not allowed entry into Mississippi, with the exception of permits for cervids for exhibition purposes only. Additionally, it is illegal to import white-tail deer into Mississippi.
https://www.mbah.ms.gov/regulations/chapter-12/
https://www.mbah.ms.gov/?s=cwd&et_pb_searchform_submit=et_search_proccess&et_pb_include_posts=yes&et_pb_include_pages=yes
Mississippi CWD Detected in Warren County
CWD Detected in Warren County
12/30/2021 4:24:32 PM
By MDWFP
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) received test results indicating a mature buck collected in Warren County was positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The buck was reported to MDWFP in mid-December as potentially diseased given its drastically emaciated and lethargic condition. It was found approximately 4 miles north of Vicksburg and 4.5 miles south of the first CWD-positive white-tailed deer detected in Mississippi. The sample is considered “suspect positive” through initial testing and will be sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa for final confirmation.
Since February 2018, 111 CWD-positive white-tailed deer have been detected across nine (9) counties. MDWFP is still relying on hunter-harvested deer for the remainder of the 2021–22 hunting season. Hunters can submit deer for testing at established freezer locations or participating taxidermists.
For more information about Chronic Wasting Disease visit www.mdwfp.com/cwd. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mdwfp or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline.
*Above photo is the suspect positive mature buck from Warren County.
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http://www.mdwfp.com/media/news/wildlife-hunting/press-release-cwd-detected-in-warren-county/
MISSISSIPPI CWD UPDATE 108 CASES CONFIRMED SINCE JULY 2018
So far this deer season we have collected 1,980 samples for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
Since July 1, we’ve had 23 new CWD-positive cases, all within established CWD Management Zones.
This brings total positive cases to 108 since the first detection in July 2018.
Stay up to date with CWD numbers here - https://www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwdmap/
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https://www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwd-dashboard/
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/
https://www.mdwfp.com/apps/cwdmap/
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Detected in Tippah and Alcorn Counties
CWD Detected in Tippah and Alcorn Counties
12/31/2020 8:34:29 AM
From MDWFP
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently received Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) positive test results for two hunter-harvested bucks from Tippah and Alcorn counties. These are the first CWD-positive detections for these counties. The samples are considered “suspect positive” through initial testing and will be sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa for final confirmation.
Since February 2018, 78 CWD-positive white-tailed deer have been detected across eight (8) counties. MDWFP is still relying on hunter-harvested deer for the remainder of the 2020–21 hunting season. Hunters can submit deer for testing at established freezer locations or temporary locations during mandatory sampling weekends.
For more information about Chronic Wasting Disease visit
http://www.mdwfp.com/cwd
http://www.mdwfp.com/media/news/wildlife-hunting/cwd-detected-in-tippah-and-alcorn-counties/
Chronic Wasting Disease was first confirmed in Mississippi on February 9, 2018 in Issaquena County in a 4.5-year-old buck.
As of June 2020, Mississippi has 54 confirmed CWD-positive white-tailed deer across six counties.
These counties are Benton, Issaquena, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, and Tallahatchie.
A total of 8,510 CWD samples were collected from July 2019–June 2020. For more information on CWD, go to
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/300945/20-cwd-report.pdf
2019–2020 Deer Program Report
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/301944/21-2019-20-deer-report.pdf
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/
http://www.mdac.ms.gov/laws_and_regulations/Other_Responsibilities/3.board_animal_health_69-15-1.pdf
https://www.mdwfp.com/searchpage/?search=2021+chronic+wasting+disease
2021 2022 CWD SEASON GUIDE COMING SOON
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MISSISSIPP CAPTIVE CERVID
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2021
By: Representative Bounds To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 382
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO REQUIRE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TESTING OF A SAMPLE OF WHITE-TAILED DEER HARVESTED OR DYING FROM CAUSES OTHER THAN BEING HARVESTED BY HUNTING WITHIN ANY ENCLOSURE; TO IMPOSE CERTAIN FINES FOR FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 49-1-29, 49-7-58.1 AND 49-7-58.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 49-7-58.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRED THE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TESTING OF WHITE-TAIL DEER HARVESTED WITHIN ANY ENCLOSURE, AND IMPOSED CLASS II AND CLASS I VIOLATION PENALTIES FOR FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0382PS.pdf
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/301617/40-miss-admin-code-part-2-rule-82-regulations-for-white-tailed-deer-enclosures-rev-04-2021-proposed.pdf
http://www.mdac.ms.gov/laws_and_regulations/Other_Responsibilities/3.board_animal_health_69-15-1.pdf
Reconsider captive deer elk and moose operations
By James E. “Jim” Miller
Professor Emeritus, Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Aquaculture
MSU Extension Service
MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Wildife is too important to be owned by an individual.
Thanks to the vision of conservation heroes such as Theodore Roosevelt and Aldo Leopold, people in the United States have abundant public trust wildlife resources. The conservation movement that evolved into the North American model of wildlife conservation is based on the Public Trust Doctrine, which establishes wildlife as a public resource held in trust by governmental agencies for the benefit of the common good.
Unfortunately, in some states there are operations that buy, sell and trade native species of the cervid family -- namely deer, elk and moose. Some businesses also sell products from these animals. They have been banned in other states because of the threat they pose to public trust wildlife resources.
In the states where these facilities exist, cervids, particularly white-tailed deer, are raised in captivity in private enclosures. They are sold as breeding stock to other captive operations, as targets for canned hunts, or for their parts.
Everyone should understand why high fence or captive deer operations are not good for Mississippi’s deer population. For example, captive deer can spread infectious diseases to other wildlife and domestic livestock.
Chronic Wasting Disease, an infectious and always fatal disease, has been confirmed in 22 states, two Canadian provinces and other countries. Captive cervid facilities have been documented as the source of the spread of this disease in 13 of those states and in Canada.
Sometimes captive animals are abused. Having deer or other cervids in captivity makes them less fearful of humans. Another problem is that these businesses lead to misperceptions about fair-chase hunting and commercializing public trust wildlife resources for private benefit instead of public benefit.
Wildlife officials and conservationists frequently cite these documented negative impacts when making a case against captive cervid operations and in support of public trust wildlife resources. However, the captive cervid industry continues to lobby for legislation that would enable these operations to expand without oversight or monitoring by state fish and wildlife agencies.
Historically, Mississippi has regulated and protected its public trust wildlife resources. However, many states are feeling pressure related to those who frame legislation as “economic development opportunities.”
For example, in 2012, 10 states introduced legislation framed as “economic development opportunities” that would have transferred monitoring and regulatory authority from state fish and wildlife agencies to other state agencies or authorities, such as the Department of Agriculture or to the State Veterinarian. Most of these House or Senate Bills efforts were killed after extensive debate.
In the past two years, several states have effectively passed legislation or effected regulatory mandates to prevent the import of cervids into their state because of the increasing threat of infectious disease such animals pose.
At least 21 states have currently effected regulations or legislation that prohibit the import of wild or captive cervids into their state. Previous attempts by the captive cervid industry to expand operations in Mississippi have been stalled by legislators who, due to the education and outreach efforts of wildlife officials, scientists and conservationists, have come to understand the threats and concerns.
Numerous articles based on scientific research, monitoring, and data collections have been published in opposition to these captive cervid operations and to any further expansion of these facilities.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is bound by Rule 8.2 “Regulations For Enclosures Preventing the Free Ingress and Egress of Wild Animals” that states that no person may possess a live white-tailed deer in Mississippi unless that person possesses a valid permit issued by MDWFP, and no person may sell a live white-tailed deer.
There are additional regulations from MDWFP pertaining to captive cervid operations in a five-page regulatory document available from the agency. For more information, visit http://www.mdwfp.com/media/77344/enclosures.pdf.
Contact: Dr. Jim Miller, 662-325-2619
Editor’s Note: Extension Outdoors is a column authored by several different experts in the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Released: June 20, 2014
http://extension.msstate.edu/news/extension-outdoors/2014/reconsider-captive-deer-elk-and-moose-operations
As of March 2019, Mississippi has 19 confirmed CWD-positive white-tailed deer across six counties.
Efforts to monitor for and mitigate spread of the disease will certainly continue. MDWFP is dedicated to leading the charge to manage CWD using the best science available, and with continued support of hunters, landowners, and conservation partners.
Total samples through March 2019: 20,198
Total positives through March 2019: 19
Counties with confirmed CWD positives as of March 2019:
Benton, Issaquena, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie
see;
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Surveillance and Management Report 2018 2019
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/256826/19-cwd-report.pdf
https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,410.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Two Louisiana Residents Charged with Smuggling Live White-Tailed Deer into Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. – Edward L. Donaldson Jr., 75, and John Jared Oertling, 42, both residents of Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, were charged in a Criminal Information with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act for importing live white-tailed deer into Mississippi, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Harold Brittain and Special Agent in Charge Luis Santiago of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Mississippi law makes it unlawful to import live white-tailed deer into the State of Mississippi and authorizes the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commission with the responsibility of establishing regulations governing the importation of white-tailed deer with the emphasis on preventing the introduction of disease. The Commission established a regulation that mirrors the state statute, prohibiting the importation of live white- tailed deer into the State of Mississippi. The Lacey Act makes it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire or purchase wildlife that were taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any state.
According to the Criminal Information, from February of 2010 through November of 2012, Edward L. Donaldson Jr., and John Jared Oertling did knowing and willfully conspire to transport live white-tailed deer in interstate commerce in violation of state and federal laws. Donaldson Jr. and Oertling manage a 1,031-acre high fenced enclosure in Forrest County, Mississippi known as Turkey Trott Ranch. Jill Marie Donaldson, wife of Oertling and daughter of Donaldson is the owner of Turkey Trott Ranch.
The Information also alleges that it was part of the conspiracy that the defendants would unlawfully smuggle the live white-tailed deer into Mississippi for the purpose of breeding and killing trophy white-tailed buck deer. Donaldson Jr. and Oertling learned in 2012 that the live white-tailed deer purchased and imported from Pennsylvania to Turkey Trott Ranch in Forrest County, Mississippi came from a herd of captive white-tailed deer in PA that tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is the chief threat to deer and elk populations in North America. The disease, which ultimately ends in death of infected animals, is a transmissible neurological disease that produces small lesions in the brain of deer and elk and is characterized by loss of body condition and behavioral abnormalities.
"This case demonstrates our continuing commitment, together with our federal and state law enforcement partners, to investigate and prosecute those who choose to violate the federal Lacey Act by illegally importing white-tailed deer into our state," said Acting U.S. Attorney Brittain.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent in Charge Luis Santiago stated "We take our mission working with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and the citizens of Mississippi in conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats very seriously. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement considers the potential spread of disease caused by the illegal commercialization of wildlife resources a high priority, and we will continue to work closely with our State partners to assist them in these important investigations."
This case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Department of Agriculture – Office of the Inspector General, and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. It is being prosecuted by Criminal Division Chief Darren J. LaMarca. Component(s):
USAO - Mississippi, Southern Updated September 14, 2017
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/two-louisiana-residents-charged-smuggling-live-white-tailed-deer-mississippi
SENATE BILL NO. 2554
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2554IN.pdf
RULE 8.2 REGULATIONS FOR ENCLOSURES PREVENTING THE FREE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF WILD ANIMALS. Public Notice W1 3780 is hereby amended.
A. Possession of White-tailed Deer
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/4129/40_miss_admin_code_pt2_rule_82.pdf
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS 2017–2018 DEER PROGRAM REPORT
40 Miss Admin. Code, Part 2, Rule 8.2 allows white-tailed deer breeding pens within enclosures of at least 300 acres. For the 2017–2018 permit year, 6 white-tailed deer breeder permits were issued along with 375 metal ear tags which are to be inserted in all deer 1.5 years old and older being held in a breeding facility.
As described in Section 49-11-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, MDWFP may issue operating licenses to any person, partnership, association, or corporation for the operation of commercial wildlife enclosures. Each commercial wildlife enclosure shall contain a minimum of 300 acres in one tract of leased or owned land. During the 2017–2018 permit years, 16 big game commercial wildlife enclosure licenses were issued.
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Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance
Regulations adopted by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (40 Miss Admin. Code, Part 2, Rule 8.2) allow the movement of captive white-tailed deer from one permitted high-fenced enclosure to another permitted high-fenced enclosure within Mississippi only if the high-fence enclosure from which the deer originate is participating in the Mississippi White-tailed Deer Herd CWD Certification Program. No person may import a live white-tailed deer into Mississippi pursuant to Section §49-7-54, Mississippi Code of 1972.
It is the responsibility of the enclosure/breeding pen owner to obtain sampling supplies and collect samples. Retropharyngeal lymph nodes and obex tissue must be collected for testing. MDWFP supplies sampling data sheets to the enclosure/ breeding pen owner. Once samples are collected, MDWFP submits samples to the testing laboratory and supplies test results back to the enclosure/breeding pen owner. The contract laboratory for all captive CWD testing is the National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
For the 2017–2018 permit year, 105 samples were taken from white-tailed deer within 12 high-fenced enclosures and submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories for CWD testing; however, 11 of these samples were incorrect tissue and were not sampled. The remaining 94 samples were tested and evidence of CWD was not detected in any of the samples.
For the 2017–2018 permit year, 105 samples were taken from white-tailed deer within 12 high-fenced enclosures and submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories for CWD testing; however, 11 of these samples were incorrect tissue and were not sampled. The remaining 94 samples were tested and evidence of CWD was not detected in any of the samples.
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/256215/18-2017-18-deer-report-small.pdf
2016–2017 DEER PROGRAM REPORT
Currently, there is no evidence of deer with CWD in Mississippi. Due to the loss of federal funding for CWD testing, the MDWFP is only sampling target deer, road kills, and deer harvested during herd health evaluations (HHEs). A total of 307 samples were collected from free-ranging white-tailed deer in Mississippi during the 2016–2017 sampling period. All free range samples were submitted to the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Evidence of CWD was not detected in any of the tested samples.
Additionally, 137 samples were taken from white-tailed deer within high-fenced enclosures and submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories for testing. Evidence of CWD was not detected in any of the enclosure samples.
In 2016, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed CWD positive deer and elk for the first time in the state, moving the threat of CWD closer to Mississippi. Due to the concerns over the disease, Mississippi does not allow the importation of white-tailed deer from other states or the importation of deer carcasses from states or countries with chronic wasting disease.
Under Rule 2.7, which was passed in May 2016, “it is unlawful to import, transport, or possess any portion of a cervid carcass originating from any state, territory, or foreign country where the occurrence of CWD has been confirmed by either the state wildlife agency, state agriculture agency, state veterinarian, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).”
On January 21, 2017 a tornado took down thousands of feet of fence for a 420-acre illegal deer enclosure in Lamar County that had been subject to federal and state investigation for illegally importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi from Texas (a CWD positive state). Native deer were free to move on and off the property before all of the deer were able to be tested for CWD. Testing will be made available for a period of three years for CWD on the property and will be available for deer killed within a 5-mile radius of the property on a voluntary basis.
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/254796/2016-17-deer-report.pdf
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021
Mississippi CWD Detected in Warren County
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/12/mississippi-cwd-detected-in-warren.html
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2021
MISSISSIPPI CWD UPDATE 108 CASES CONFIRMED SINCE JULY 2018
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/12/mississippi-cwd-update-108-cases.html
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Confirmed 82 Positives (Since February 2018) With Suspect Positive 1
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/08/mississippi-cwd-tse-prion-confirmed-82.html
TUESDAY, APRIL 06, 2021
Mississippi House Bill 382 high fence enclosures exempt from reporting cases of Chronic Wasting Disease is absurd
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/04/mississippi-house-bill-382-high-fence.html
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Detected in Tippah and Alcorn Counties
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/12/mississippi-cwd-tse-prion-detected-in.html
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion 71 Confirmed Cases Since February 2018
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/12/mississippi-cwd-tse-prion-71-confirmed.html
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020
Mississippi MDWFP North MS CWD Management Zone Since October 2019, 25 CWD-positive deer have been detected from this zone
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/01/mississippi-mdwfp-north-ms-cwd.html
SATURDAY, JANUARY 04, 2020
Mississippi CWD TOTALS JUST ABOUT DOUBLE Since October 1, 2019 To Date Statewide Total is 37 Confirmed
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/01/mississippi-cwd-totals-just-about.html
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Two confirmed cases with 10 more suspected this season to date
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/12/mississippi-cwd-tse-prion-two-confirmed.html
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Cases Climb To 19 Confirmed To Date
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/03/mississippi-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd.html
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease Cases Almost Doubles to 11 Cases Confirmed To Date
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/01/mississippi-chronic-wasting-disease.html
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019
Mississippi Confirmed 2 more CWD Positives 6 to date
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/01/mississippi-confirmed-2-more-cwd.html
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2018
Mississippi Fourth CWD TSE Prion Suspected in Marshall County Mississippi White-tailed Deer 12/6/2018 3:16:02 PM From MDWFP
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/12/mississippi-fourth-cwd-tse-prion.html
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2018
Mississippi MDWFP Third CWD TSE Prion Suspected in Second Issaquena County White-tailed Deer 11/9/2018
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/11/mississippi-mdwfp-third-cwd-tse-prion.html
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018
Mississippi Second Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Pontotoc County by National Veterinary Services Laboratory
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/10/mississippi-second-chronic-wasting.html
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease Suspected in a Second White-tailed Deer 10/19/2018 4:03:08 PM From MDWFP
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/10/mississippi-chronic-wasting-disease.html
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018
*** MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Chronic Wasting Disease: Public Health Recommendations ***
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/02/mississippi-state-department-of-health.html
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2018
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in a White-tailed Deer
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/02/mississippi-chronic-wasting-disease.html
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017
Mississippi Officials fear white-tailed deer in Lamar County may have chronic wasting disease
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2017/08/mississippi-officials-fear-white-tailed.html
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017
Chronic Wasting Disease possibly unleashed in Mississippi
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2017/06/chronic-wasting-disease-possibly.html
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016
Three charged with various violations of the federal Lacey Act for white-tailed deer importation from Texas to Mississippi
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2016/04/three-charged-with-various-violations.html
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Sen. Tommy Gollott Mississippi proposes another bill to allow CWD in Mississippi via Game Farms
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.nl/2012/02/sen-tommy-gollott-mississippi-proposes.html
Scrapie, CWD, BSE, CJD, TSE, PrP
***> CWD Action Plan National Program 103 Animal Health 2022-2027 UPDATE JANUARY 2026
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/189/action-national-program-animal-health
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/01/cwd-action-plan-national-program-103.html
***> SCRAPIE TSE Prion USA RAPID RESPONSE URGENT UPDATES DECEMBER 25, 2025
***> CWD vs Scrapie Urgent Update
https://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/2025/12/scrapie-tse-prion-usa-rapid-response.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/186/scrapie-prion-response-urgent-updates
***> 2026 USDA EXPLANATORY NOTES, APHIS, CWD, BSE, Scrapie, TSE, Prion
https://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2025/12/2026-usda-explanatory-notes-aphis-cwd.html
Research Project: Elucidating the Pathobiology and Transmission of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
Location: Virus and Prion Research
2025 Annual Report
https://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2025/12/ars-research-elucidating-pathobiology.html
USDA National Scrapie Program History and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE TSE Update 2025 and history there from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396084947_USDA_National_Scrapie_Program_History_and_Bovine_Spongiform_Encephalopathy_BSE_TSE0AUpdate_2025
APHIS USDA Captive CWD Herds Update by State December 2025 Update
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/12/aphis-usda-captive-cwd-herds-update-by.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/187/aphis-captive-herds-update-december
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
USDA EXPLANATORY NOTES ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 2025-2014 CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE CERVID
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/09/usda-explanatory-notes-animal-and-plant.html
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
USDA National Scrapie Program History and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE TSE Update 2025
https://bovineprp.blogspot.com/2025/09/usda-national-scrapie-program-history.html
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
USDA National Scrapie Program History and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE TSE Update 2025
https://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/2025/09/usda-national-scrapie-program-history.html
THURSDAY, JANUARY 08, 2026
Confucius Ponders, what about Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) and CWD TSE Prion, and the Environment, what if?
Confucius Ponders, what about Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa), they can cover some distance rather quickly, what about Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) digging up the terrain, and as they do it, what if these Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) were exposed to CWD TSE Prion, and then they go on exposing and saturating the land with CWD TSE Prion, then the soil becomes contaminated with CWD TSE Prion, then what about the plants that grow from that soil for the decades to come, what if???
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/190/confucius-ponders-wild-pigs-scrofa
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/01/confucius-ponders-what-about-wild-pigs.html
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025
While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of CWD to people worry scientists
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/11/while-no-one-was-watching-tenuous.html
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025
US NATIONAL PRION DISEASE PATHOLOGY SURVEILLANCE CENTER CJD TSE REPORT 2025
https://prionunitusaupdate.blogspot.com/2025/10/us-national-prion-disease-pathology.html
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a review
https://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2026/01/neuropsychiatric-symptoms-in-sporadic.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/191/neuropsychiatric-symptoms-sporadic-cjd-review
Terry S. Singeltary Sr
2019–2020 Deer Program Report
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/301944/21-2019-20-deer-report.pdf
https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/chronic-wasting-disease/
http://www.mdac.ms.gov/laws_and_regulations/Other_Responsibilities/3.board_animal_health_69-15-1.pdf
https://www.mdwfp.com/searchpage/?search=2021+chronic+wasting+disease
2021 2022 CWD SEASON GUIDE COMING SOON
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/301917/cwd-post.png
MISSISSIPP CAPTIVE CERVID
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2021
By: Representative Bounds To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 382
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO REQUIRE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TESTING OF A SAMPLE OF WHITE-TAILED DEER HARVESTED OR DYING FROM CAUSES OTHER THAN BEING HARVESTED BY HUNTING WITHIN ANY ENCLOSURE; TO IMPOSE CERTAIN FINES FOR FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 49-1-29, 49-7-58.1 AND 49-7-58.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 49-7-58.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRED THE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TESTING OF WHITE-TAIL DEER HARVESTED WITHIN ANY ENCLOSURE, AND IMPOSED CLASS II AND CLASS I VIOLATION PENALTIES FOR FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0382PS.pdf
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/301617/40-miss-admin-code-part-2-rule-82-regulations-for-white-tailed-deer-enclosures-rev-04-2021-proposed.pdf
http://www.mdac.ms.gov/laws_and_regulations/Other_Responsibilities/3.board_animal_health_69-15-1.pdf
Reconsider captive deer elk and moose operations
By James E. “Jim” Miller
Professor Emeritus, Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Aquaculture
MSU Extension Service
MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Wildife is too important to be owned by an individual.
Thanks to the vision of conservation heroes such as Theodore Roosevelt and Aldo Leopold, people in the United States have abundant public trust wildlife resources. The conservation movement that evolved into the North American model of wildlife conservation is based on the Public Trust Doctrine, which establishes wildlife as a public resource held in trust by governmental agencies for the benefit of the common good.
Unfortunately, in some states there are operations that buy, sell and trade native species of the cervid family -- namely deer, elk and moose. Some businesses also sell products from these animals. They have been banned in other states because of the threat they pose to public trust wildlife resources.
In the states where these facilities exist, cervids, particularly white-tailed deer, are raised in captivity in private enclosures. They are sold as breeding stock to other captive operations, as targets for canned hunts, or for their parts.
Everyone should understand why high fence or captive deer operations are not good for Mississippi’s deer population. For example, captive deer can spread infectious diseases to other wildlife and domestic livestock.
Chronic Wasting Disease, an infectious and always fatal disease, has been confirmed in 22 states, two Canadian provinces and other countries. Captive cervid facilities have been documented as the source of the spread of this disease in 13 of those states and in Canada.
Sometimes captive animals are abused. Having deer or other cervids in captivity makes them less fearful of humans. Another problem is that these businesses lead to misperceptions about fair-chase hunting and commercializing public trust wildlife resources for private benefit instead of public benefit.
Wildlife officials and conservationists frequently cite these documented negative impacts when making a case against captive cervid operations and in support of public trust wildlife resources. However, the captive cervid industry continues to lobby for legislation that would enable these operations to expand without oversight or monitoring by state fish and wildlife agencies.
Historically, Mississippi has regulated and protected its public trust wildlife resources. However, many states are feeling pressure related to those who frame legislation as “economic development opportunities.”
For example, in 2012, 10 states introduced legislation framed as “economic development opportunities” that would have transferred monitoring and regulatory authority from state fish and wildlife agencies to other state agencies or authorities, such as the Department of Agriculture or to the State Veterinarian. Most of these House or Senate Bills efforts were killed after extensive debate.
In the past two years, several states have effectively passed legislation or effected regulatory mandates to prevent the import of cervids into their state because of the increasing threat of infectious disease such animals pose.
At least 21 states have currently effected regulations or legislation that prohibit the import of wild or captive cervids into their state. Previous attempts by the captive cervid industry to expand operations in Mississippi have been stalled by legislators who, due to the education and outreach efforts of wildlife officials, scientists and conservationists, have come to understand the threats and concerns.
Numerous articles based on scientific research, monitoring, and data collections have been published in opposition to these captive cervid operations and to any further expansion of these facilities.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is bound by Rule 8.2 “Regulations For Enclosures Preventing the Free Ingress and Egress of Wild Animals” that states that no person may possess a live white-tailed deer in Mississippi unless that person possesses a valid permit issued by MDWFP, and no person may sell a live white-tailed deer.
There are additional regulations from MDWFP pertaining to captive cervid operations in a five-page regulatory document available from the agency. For more information, visit http://www.mdwfp.com/media/77344/enclosures.pdf.
Contact: Dr. Jim Miller, 662-325-2619
Editor’s Note: Extension Outdoors is a column authored by several different experts in the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Released: June 20, 2014
http://extension.msstate.edu/news/extension-outdoors/2014/reconsider-captive-deer-elk-and-moose-operations
As of March 2019, Mississippi has 19 confirmed CWD-positive white-tailed deer across six counties.
Efforts to monitor for and mitigate spread of the disease will certainly continue. MDWFP is dedicated to leading the charge to manage CWD using the best science available, and with continued support of hunters, landowners, and conservation partners.
Total samples through March 2019: 20,198
Total positives through March 2019: 19
Counties with confirmed CWD positives as of March 2019:
Benton, Issaquena, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie
see;
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Surveillance and Management Report 2018 2019
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/256826/19-cwd-report.pdf
https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,410.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Two Louisiana Residents Charged with Smuggling Live White-Tailed Deer into Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. – Edward L. Donaldson Jr., 75, and John Jared Oertling, 42, both residents of Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, were charged in a Criminal Information with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act for importing live white-tailed deer into Mississippi, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Harold Brittain and Special Agent in Charge Luis Santiago of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Mississippi law makes it unlawful to import live white-tailed deer into the State of Mississippi and authorizes the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commission with the responsibility of establishing regulations governing the importation of white-tailed deer with the emphasis on preventing the introduction of disease. The Commission established a regulation that mirrors the state statute, prohibiting the importation of live white- tailed deer into the State of Mississippi. The Lacey Act makes it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire or purchase wildlife that were taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any state.
According to the Criminal Information, from February of 2010 through November of 2012, Edward L. Donaldson Jr., and John Jared Oertling did knowing and willfully conspire to transport live white-tailed deer in interstate commerce in violation of state and federal laws. Donaldson Jr. and Oertling manage a 1,031-acre high fenced enclosure in Forrest County, Mississippi known as Turkey Trott Ranch. Jill Marie Donaldson, wife of Oertling and daughter of Donaldson is the owner of Turkey Trott Ranch.
The Information also alleges that it was part of the conspiracy that the defendants would unlawfully smuggle the live white-tailed deer into Mississippi for the purpose of breeding and killing trophy white-tailed buck deer. Donaldson Jr. and Oertling learned in 2012 that the live white-tailed deer purchased and imported from Pennsylvania to Turkey Trott Ranch in Forrest County, Mississippi came from a herd of captive white-tailed deer in PA that tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is the chief threat to deer and elk populations in North America. The disease, which ultimately ends in death of infected animals, is a transmissible neurological disease that produces small lesions in the brain of deer and elk and is characterized by loss of body condition and behavioral abnormalities.
"This case demonstrates our continuing commitment, together with our federal and state law enforcement partners, to investigate and prosecute those who choose to violate the federal Lacey Act by illegally importing white-tailed deer into our state," said Acting U.S. Attorney Brittain.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent in Charge Luis Santiago stated "We take our mission working with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and the citizens of Mississippi in conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats very seriously. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement considers the potential spread of disease caused by the illegal commercialization of wildlife resources a high priority, and we will continue to work closely with our State partners to assist them in these important investigations."
This case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Department of Agriculture – Office of the Inspector General, and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. It is being prosecuted by Criminal Division Chief Darren J. LaMarca. Component(s):
USAO - Mississippi, Southern Updated September 14, 2017
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/two-louisiana-residents-charged-smuggling-live-white-tailed-deer-mississippi
SENATE BILL NO. 2554
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2554IN.pdf
RULE 8.2 REGULATIONS FOR ENCLOSURES PREVENTING THE FREE INGRESS AND EGRESS OF WILD ANIMALS. Public Notice W1 3780 is hereby amended.
A. Possession of White-tailed Deer
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/4129/40_miss_admin_code_pt2_rule_82.pdf
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS 2017–2018 DEER PROGRAM REPORT
40 Miss Admin. Code, Part 2, Rule 8.2 allows white-tailed deer breeding pens within enclosures of at least 300 acres. For the 2017–2018 permit year, 6 white-tailed deer breeder permits were issued along with 375 metal ear tags which are to be inserted in all deer 1.5 years old and older being held in a breeding facility.
As described in Section 49-11-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, MDWFP may issue operating licenses to any person, partnership, association, or corporation for the operation of commercial wildlife enclosures. Each commercial wildlife enclosure shall contain a minimum of 300 acres in one tract of leased or owned land. During the 2017–2018 permit years, 16 big game commercial wildlife enclosure licenses were issued.
SNIP...
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance
Regulations adopted by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (40 Miss Admin. Code, Part 2, Rule 8.2) allow the movement of captive white-tailed deer from one permitted high-fenced enclosure to another permitted high-fenced enclosure within Mississippi only if the high-fence enclosure from which the deer originate is participating in the Mississippi White-tailed Deer Herd CWD Certification Program. No person may import a live white-tailed deer into Mississippi pursuant to Section §49-7-54, Mississippi Code of 1972.
It is the responsibility of the enclosure/breeding pen owner to obtain sampling supplies and collect samples. Retropharyngeal lymph nodes and obex tissue must be collected for testing. MDWFP supplies sampling data sheets to the enclosure/ breeding pen owner. Once samples are collected, MDWFP submits samples to the testing laboratory and supplies test results back to the enclosure/breeding pen owner. The contract laboratory for all captive CWD testing is the National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
For the 2017–2018 permit year, 105 samples were taken from white-tailed deer within 12 high-fenced enclosures and submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories for CWD testing; however, 11 of these samples were incorrect tissue and were not sampled. The remaining 94 samples were tested and evidence of CWD was not detected in any of the samples.
For the 2017–2018 permit year, 105 samples were taken from white-tailed deer within 12 high-fenced enclosures and submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories for CWD testing; however, 11 of these samples were incorrect tissue and were not sampled. The remaining 94 samples were tested and evidence of CWD was not detected in any of the samples.
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/256215/18-2017-18-deer-report-small.pdf
2016–2017 DEER PROGRAM REPORT
Currently, there is no evidence of deer with CWD in Mississippi. Due to the loss of federal funding for CWD testing, the MDWFP is only sampling target deer, road kills, and deer harvested during herd health evaluations (HHEs). A total of 307 samples were collected from free-ranging white-tailed deer in Mississippi during the 2016–2017 sampling period. All free range samples were submitted to the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Evidence of CWD was not detected in any of the tested samples.
Additionally, 137 samples were taken from white-tailed deer within high-fenced enclosures and submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories for testing. Evidence of CWD was not detected in any of the enclosure samples.
In 2016, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed CWD positive deer and elk for the first time in the state, moving the threat of CWD closer to Mississippi. Due to the concerns over the disease, Mississippi does not allow the importation of white-tailed deer from other states or the importation of deer carcasses from states or countries with chronic wasting disease.
Under Rule 2.7, which was passed in May 2016, “it is unlawful to import, transport, or possess any portion of a cervid carcass originating from any state, territory, or foreign country where the occurrence of CWD has been confirmed by either the state wildlife agency, state agriculture agency, state veterinarian, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).”
On January 21, 2017 a tornado took down thousands of feet of fence for a 420-acre illegal deer enclosure in Lamar County that had been subject to federal and state investigation for illegally importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi from Texas (a CWD positive state). Native deer were free to move on and off the property before all of the deer were able to be tested for CWD. Testing will be made available for a period of three years for CWD on the property and will be available for deer killed within a 5-mile radius of the property on a voluntary basis.
https://www.mdwfp.com/media/254796/2016-17-deer-report.pdf
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2021
Mississippi CWD Detected in Warren County
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/12/mississippi-cwd-detected-in-warren.html
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2021
MISSISSIPPI CWD UPDATE 108 CASES CONFIRMED SINCE JULY 2018
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/12/mississippi-cwd-update-108-cases.html
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Confirmed 82 Positives (Since February 2018) With Suspect Positive 1
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/08/mississippi-cwd-tse-prion-confirmed-82.html
TUESDAY, APRIL 06, 2021
Mississippi House Bill 382 high fence enclosures exempt from reporting cases of Chronic Wasting Disease is absurd
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2021/04/mississippi-house-bill-382-high-fence.html
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Detected in Tippah and Alcorn Counties
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/12/mississippi-cwd-tse-prion-detected-in.html
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion 71 Confirmed Cases Since February 2018
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/12/mississippi-cwd-tse-prion-71-confirmed.html
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020
Mississippi MDWFP North MS CWD Management Zone Since October 2019, 25 CWD-positive deer have been detected from this zone
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/01/mississippi-mdwfp-north-ms-cwd.html
SATURDAY, JANUARY 04, 2020
Mississippi CWD TOTALS JUST ABOUT DOUBLE Since October 1, 2019 To Date Statewide Total is 37 Confirmed
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2020/01/mississippi-cwd-totals-just-about.html
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019
Mississippi CWD TSE Prion Two confirmed cases with 10 more suspected this season to date
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/12/mississippi-cwd-tse-prion-two-confirmed.html
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Cases Climb To 19 Confirmed To Date
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/03/mississippi-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd.html
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease Cases Almost Doubles to 11 Cases Confirmed To Date
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/01/mississippi-chronic-wasting-disease.html
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019
Mississippi Confirmed 2 more CWD Positives 6 to date
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2019/01/mississippi-confirmed-2-more-cwd.html
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2018
Mississippi Fourth CWD TSE Prion Suspected in Marshall County Mississippi White-tailed Deer 12/6/2018 3:16:02 PM From MDWFP
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/12/mississippi-fourth-cwd-tse-prion.html
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2018
Mississippi MDWFP Third CWD TSE Prion Suspected in Second Issaquena County White-tailed Deer 11/9/2018
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/11/mississippi-mdwfp-third-cwd-tse-prion.html
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018
Mississippi Second Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Pontotoc County by National Veterinary Services Laboratory
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/10/mississippi-second-chronic-wasting.html
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease Suspected in a Second White-tailed Deer 10/19/2018 4:03:08 PM From MDWFP
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/10/mississippi-chronic-wasting-disease.html
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018
*** MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Chronic Wasting Disease: Public Health Recommendations ***
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/02/mississippi-state-department-of-health.html
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2018
Mississippi Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in a White-tailed Deer
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2018/02/mississippi-chronic-wasting-disease.html
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2017
Mississippi Officials fear white-tailed deer in Lamar County may have chronic wasting disease
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2017/08/mississippi-officials-fear-white-tailed.html
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017
Chronic Wasting Disease possibly unleashed in Mississippi
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2017/06/chronic-wasting-disease-possibly.html
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016
Three charged with various violations of the federal Lacey Act for white-tailed deer importation from Texas to Mississippi
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2016/04/three-charged-with-various-violations.html
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Sen. Tommy Gollott Mississippi proposes another bill to allow CWD in Mississippi via Game Farms
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.nl/2012/02/sen-tommy-gollott-mississippi-proposes.html
Scrapie, CWD, BSE, CJD, TSE, PrP
***> CWD Action Plan National Program 103 Animal Health 2022-2027 UPDATE JANUARY 2026
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/189/action-national-program-animal-health
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/01/cwd-action-plan-national-program-103.html
***> SCRAPIE TSE Prion USA RAPID RESPONSE URGENT UPDATES DECEMBER 25, 2025
***> CWD vs Scrapie Urgent Update
https://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/2025/12/scrapie-tse-prion-usa-rapid-response.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/186/scrapie-prion-response-urgent-updates
***> 2026 USDA EXPLANATORY NOTES, APHIS, CWD, BSE, Scrapie, TSE, Prion
https://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2025/12/2026-usda-explanatory-notes-aphis-cwd.html
Research Project: Elucidating the Pathobiology and Transmission of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
Location: Virus and Prion Research
2025 Annual Report
https://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2025/12/ars-research-elucidating-pathobiology.html
USDA National Scrapie Program History and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE TSE Update 2025 and history there from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396084947_USDA_National_Scrapie_Program_History_and_Bovine_Spongiform_Encephalopathy_BSE_TSE0AUpdate_2025
APHIS USDA Captive CWD Herds Update by State December 2025 Update
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/12/aphis-usda-captive-cwd-herds-update-by.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/187/aphis-captive-herds-update-december
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
USDA EXPLANATORY NOTES ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 2025-2014 CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD TSE CERVID
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/09/usda-explanatory-notes-animal-and-plant.html
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
USDA National Scrapie Program History and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE TSE Update 2025
https://bovineprp.blogspot.com/2025/09/usda-national-scrapie-program-history.html
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
USDA National Scrapie Program History and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE TSE Update 2025
https://scrapie-usa.blogspot.com/2025/09/usda-national-scrapie-program-history.html
THURSDAY, JANUARY 08, 2026
Confucius Ponders, what about Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) and CWD TSE Prion, and the Environment, what if?
Confucius Ponders, what about Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa), they can cover some distance rather quickly, what about Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) digging up the terrain, and as they do it, what if these Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) were exposed to CWD TSE Prion, and then they go on exposing and saturating the land with CWD TSE Prion, then the soil becomes contaminated with CWD TSE Prion, then what about the plants that grow from that soil for the decades to come, what if???
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/190/confucius-ponders-wild-pigs-scrofa
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/01/confucius-ponders-what-about-wild-pigs.html
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025
While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of CWD to people worry scientists
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2025/11/while-no-one-was-watching-tenuous.html
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025
US NATIONAL PRION DISEASE PATHOLOGY SURVEILLANCE CENTER CJD TSE REPORT 2025
https://prionunitusaupdate.blogspot.com/2025/10/us-national-prion-disease-pathology.html
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a review
https://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2026/01/neuropsychiatric-symptoms-in-sporadic.html
https://prpsc.proboards.com/thread/191/neuropsychiatric-symptoms-sporadic-cjd-review
Terry S. Singeltary Sr
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