***NEW*** — Interactive CWD Testing Grid Map
New this year is a live, interactive map to assist hunters with location information regarding CWD testing options. Use this map to determine the appropriate grid number when submitting a head for CWD testing and to find locations of voluntary drop sites and processors approved for CWD sample collection. Click the link above to access!
Disease Management Area 1 (DMA1): Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren Counties
- What You Need to Know About Hunting in Disease Management Area 1
- DMA1 Voluntary CWD Testing – Drop Site & Processor List with Physical Map
- DMA1 Carcass Disposal Options (PDF)
- Transporting Carcasses Into, Within, and Out of DMA1
Disease Management Area 2 (DMA2): Arlington, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Page, Prince William, and Rappahannock Counties
- What You Need to Know About Hunting in Disease Management Area 2
- DMA2 Voluntary CWD Testing – Drop Site & Processor List with Physical Map
- DMA2 Carcass Disposal Options (PDF)
- Transporting Carcasses Into, Within, and Out of DMA2
Disease Management Area 3 (DMA3): Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Patrick, and Pulaski Counties
Hunting Anywhere in Virginia
- Video presentation on CWD in the State of Virginia – Status Update
- Transporting Carcasses Out of and Into Virginia
- Natural Deer Urine Attractants: Illegal in Virginia
- Deer Carcass Handling Guidance
- Deer Carcass Disposal Recommendations (PDF)
- Human Health and CWD
- CWD Testing for Deer Harvested Outside of a CWD Disease Management Area
- CWD Alliance – information and videos on the history of CWD, techniques for hunters, and regulations