Origin → Destination
Bringing a carcass from Arizona to Tennessee
Origin · Arizona
Destination · Tennessee
CWDCrossing provides informational summaries of state CWD carcass-transport regulations. Rules change annually pre-hunting-season; verify with both the origin and destination state wildlife agencies before transport. Failure to comply may result in citations. Not affiliated with the CWD Alliance, the National Deer Association, or any state agency.
What you can bring into Tennessee
- Deboned meat
- Clean skulls (cleaned of meat and tissue)
- Skull plates and teeth
- Antlers
- Finished taxidermy
- Hides and tanned products
What's restricted in Tennessee
- Whole or undressed carcasses from out of state
- Carcass parts containing brain/spinal (nervous system) tissue
Handling + processing requirements
Cervids harvested outside TN must be processed (deboned; skulls cleaned) before import. Applies to residents and nonresidents. Within TN, a carcass that enters the CWD Management Zone cannot be moved out of the zone.
What to do before you transport
- Confirm the current rule directly with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) before you transport anything.
- Keep proof of where you hunted — many states require a label with your name, license number, and the state of harvest.
- Check Arizona's current CWD-zone status, since affected-zone designations can change between seasons.
- If your route crosses additional states, check each one — a state you only drive through can still regulate possession in transit.
Arizona and Tennessee on the CWD map
- CWD confirmed in state
- Under heightened surveillance
- No known CWD detections
Zone status is informational, not a hazard rating. Detections expand over time — confirm current status with each state's wildlife agency.
Other destinations from Arizona
Check a different pair
The state you took the deer or elk in.
The state sets the rule for what you can bring in.
CWDCrossing provides informational summaries of state CWD carcass-transport regulations. Rules change annually pre-hunting-season; verify with both the origin and destination state wildlife agencies before transport. Failure to comply may result in citations. Not affiliated with the CWD Alliance, the National Deer Association, or any state agency.