Mandatory CWD Testing Dates Announced for Lauderdale and Colbert Counties

Under Alabama’s Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone Regulation (220-2-.167), all deer harvested in the High-Risk Zone and the Buffer Zone of the state’s CWD Management Zone (CMZ) must be submitted for CWD testing during specific weekends of the 2024-2025 white-tailed deer season. The first mandatory CWD testing date for Lauderdale and Colbert counties is this weekend, November 23-24, 2024.