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TWRA: Two new counties test positive for deer disease
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TWRA: Two new counties test positive for deer disease

{Editor’s Note: This article includes updated details and was originally published on Sept. 9. and Sept. 25} STATE NEWS — According to recent reports from the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA), deer in two new Tennessee counties have now tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and another county is now classified as high risk....

Wildlife officials remind hunters of import ban
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Wildlife officials remind hunters of import ban

STATE NEWS — The beginning of deer season is right around the corner and Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) officials reminds hunters, especially those who hunt in both Tennessee and Alabama, of an import ban, enacted to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The ban makes it illegal to import whole carcasses and...