The biggest defense to mitigate the spread in the earliest stages of detection involves intensive testing and limiting the movement of deer to other places. The long-term affliction can only be ...

31, only archers can hunt deer in Georgia, and only in certain counties. Still, the DNR said the public can help minimize the disease's spread by: Not moving live deer to new areas. Disposing of ...

The disease can spread between deer through saliva, urine, and feces. Georgia DNR says there are several possibilities, including the illegal importation of live deer. The disease could also have ...

For the first time, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a deer found in Georgia. Tina Johannsen, assistant chief of game management for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first case in Georgia. The sample ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer. The fatal neurological illness, often called ...

Here are a few tips from DNR: Don’t move live deer. Dispose of carcasses properly and don’t bring whole carcasses into Georgia from out of state or move whole carcasses outside the CWD ...