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    Default DNR wants you to know

    Are you traveling out-of-state this Fall to hunt deer, elk or moose?
    CWD
    Hunters traveling to other states to hunt big game need to be aware of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and steps to take to keep from bringing it home to South Carolina.

    CWD is a contagious, fatal, progressive neurological disease that affects members of the cervid (deer), family of animals. CWD has been detected in 26 states, but not South Carolina or an adjacent state.

    SCDNR is working to keep South Carolina CWD free. Hunters that travel out of state to hunt big game play a key role in keeping this disease out of our state and should be aware of regulations prohibiting the importation of whole cervid (deer, elk and moose) carcasses or certain carcass parts (see list below) from CWD-infected states.

    The following carcass parts are the ONLY items hunters may bring back from a CWD-infected state:

    • Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached

    • Meat that has been boned out

    • Hides with no heads attached

    • Clean (no meat or tissue attached) skulls or skull plates with antlers attached

    • Antlers (detached from the skull plate)

    • Clean upper canine teeth from elk, also called “buglers,” “whistlers,” or “ivories”

    • Finished taxidermy heads

    Hunters traveling elsewhere should also check with the wildlife agency in their destination state and states they may travel through to determine CWD status and be aware of restrictions on the movement or possession of carcasses or carcass parts.

    States where CWD has been diagnosed:



    Report any illegal cervid importation to Operation Game Thief 1-800-922-5431

    For more information go to www.dnr.sc.gov/cwd

    South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Rembert C. Dennis Building
    1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201

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