The ADCNR mandates CWD testing for hunters in Alabama's High-Risk and Buffer zones during the 2025-2026 deer season.

A handful of Alabama lawmakers are pushing a bill that could totally upend whitetail deer management there. Introduced in the state House Thursday, the proposed legislation would make all of the state ...

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced updates to its Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) zone regulations. These changes will allow baiting of white-tailed deer ...

There has always been a unique relationship between the people of Alabama and the deer that call the state home. In the early 1900s, the animal had almost vanished completely throughout the state due ...

(NEXSTAR) — Deer hunting season is upon us across the Midwest, prompting a reminder from wildlife officials: Be on the lookout for chronic wasting disease, or CWD. CWD is a contagious, fatal, ...

Florida has increased surveillance after two new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were found in deer. CWD is a fatal and contagious brain disorder similar to mad cow disease that affects deer.

Alabama allows licensed individuals to breed whitetails in captivity, but they are still considered a state resource under current law. The proposed legislation would make those pen-raised whitetails ...