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Just received a letter from TWRA, seems my land in Hardeman county qualifies for the Targeted Removal Program. It says I, or my agent, can remove some deer outside of deer season, they just need to be submitted for testing. Is this the first year or has this been going on since CWD was first found?
Edit: Seems that you don't have to submit them for testing if in Hardeman or Fayette counties.
Edit: Seems that you don't have to submit them for testing if in Hardeman or Fayette counties.
These permits are issued by County Wildlife Officers directly to landowners or their designated agents to allow the removal of deer on their property outside of deer season for the purpose of CWD management. This program is available only in Fayette and Hardeman counties OR on properties that are within a 3-mile radius of a TWRA-confirmed CWD-positive location. If the property lies within a county other than Fayette or Hardeman county, the property owner must submit all deer harvested on the property to TWRA for CWD testing. If you own land in Chester, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton, or Weakley county and are interested in Landowner CWD Management permits, please contact your County Wildlife Officer or the Region 1 TWRA office at 731-423-5725 or [email protected].
TWRA provides CWD testing services for deer removed as a part of this program in all counties except for Fayette and Hardeman. If desired, landowners in Fayette and Hardeman counties can work directly with diagnostic laboratories that accept public testing requests.
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