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06/04/2026

🦌 The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) has ratified a Declaration of Emergency issued by LDWF Secretary Tyler Bosworth that establishes Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zones across affected areas of the state in response to the 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗖𝗥 𝟮𝟰 as passed by the legislature.

The action, which results from the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 during the 2026 Legislative Session, shrinks former CWD Control Area regulations and establishes a framework for CWD Management Zones.

Key updates:
✔️ 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁. 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗪𝗗 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀. NOTE: This allowance is based on achieving CWD sampling goals from the previous surveillance season (July 1-June 30). Apparent CWD prevalence rates 2.5% - 20% will result in the prohibition of baiting the following surveillance season.

✔️ No statewide feeding ban is included.

✔️ Deer carcass movement restrictions remain in place to help prevent the spread of CWD.

✔️ CWD Management Zones will be adjusted as new detections occur and may be removed after three consecutive surveillance seasons with no detections.

✔️The use of bait not normally ingested by deer may be used for feral hog trapping.

The first CWD-positive deer was detected in Louisiana in 2022. At present, 55 CWD-positive deer have been detected.

CWD is an infectious, always fatal disease affecting deer. While it has not been shown to be contagious to humans, health officials recommend against consuming deer known to be infected and encourage hunters in affected areas to have harvested deer tested. LDWF provides free CWD testing for hunter-harvested deer.

Full details: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/lwfc-approves-declaration-of-emergency-establishing-cwd-management-zones

05/10/2026

04/25/2026

A few states are throwing in the towel on CWD! Now, if you are serious about re-taking control over how deer are managed, you MUST do YOUR part, especially if you are a landowner! If they have it in your state, sign up for DMAP! If they don’t demand it! It’s all about proper harvest! We must move toward “natural” deer herds! We need to harvest the appropriate number of does each year! God meant for deer to have a 1:1.5 to 1:2 s*x ratio! That does not mean that we have to slaughter does; as there certainly are places where populations are in trouble! Let’s focus our management on recruitment rates! Find out what it is for your herd, then, if it is beneath 40-50%, let’s find out why? Is it nutrition? Is it predation? Is it too many deer? Get involved as a “citizen scientist” finding out what you have and what are the limiting factors in your herd. “Many a beautiful theory has been murdered by a ruthless gang of facts!” Quit blaming it on the other guy, the other landowner! Form cooperatives and work together; and don’t tell me you can’t or it won’t work! Lastly, DEMAND help from your agency! Get politically involved!

04/18/2026

Breaking CWD news: another state is now backing away from the “kill all the deer to save them” approach. Illinois just announced it is ending its long-running targeted removal program and shifting toward public education, continued monitoring, and working with hunters and landowners instead. After more than 20 years of sharpshooting deer in the name of stopping CWD.

Of course, they still do not want to come out and say they were wrong. Instead, they are framing it like, “well guys, it just got too bad.” That is nonsense. The science never backed up what they were trying to sell people in the first place. But this is still a win, and a big one. The pressure is working. Hunters speaking up, making videos, sharing posts, and pushing on state agencies and politicians is having a real effect, and now state after state is being forced to reverse course. The tide has turned, we are winning, and even if they will never admit it, these agencies are being dragged back toward reality.

— Stephen Ziegler
Outdoor writer | Owner, DeLong Lures

02/06/2026

I can’t vouch for 55 years, but I can say it’s accurate for 15 years and counting. 😳

01/17/2026

If you know someone suffering from this please reach out to them!

01/10/2026

This sure is true. All of these stand out. Especially #1. I had a friend who passed from a heart attack at age 41. Very young. We always put in for state park draw hunts together.