David Rainer

Weather Postpones CWD Sampling; WFF Adds Incentive

The next mandatory chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling weekend for all of Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin counties has been postponed due to inclement weather and has been rescheduled for next weekend, January 18-19, 2025. Also, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division has added an incentive to encourage hunters in the CWD Management Zone (CMZ) to submit samples. Hunters who harvest a deer from within the CMZ and submit their harvest for CWD testing on scheduled mandatory sampling dates will receive a CWD…

6 days ago