Georgia confirms its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a white-tailed deer, prompting the DNR to establish a CWD Management Area and enforce precautions.

Georgia wildlife officials have confirmed the state's first-ever case of CWD in a hunter-harvested whitetail buck.

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday.

For the first time, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a deer found in Georgia. Tina Johannsen, assistant chief of game management for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said the disease was found on a property on the Berrien-Lanier county line in South Georgia in a deer that was harvested on November 30, 2024.

It’s actual name is Chronic Wasting Disease and is a fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose.

DNR is encouraging other hunters across South Georgia especially in Berrien and Lanier counties to take their meat to get sampled.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer. The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer disease,” was detected in a 2.