Four more deer in South Georgia have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The latest detections include the first confirmed case in Coffee County. As a result, Coffee and Cook counties have been added to the state’s CWD Management Area.
Chronic Wasting Disease is a contagious and fatal neurological disease that affects deer and other members of the deer family.
Wildlife officials are encouraging hunters to help monitor the spread by submitting harvested deer for testing. Testing is free…