Origin → Destination
Bringing a carcass from Florida to Virginia
Origin · Florida
Destination · Virginia
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 Virginia
- Boned-out cut and wrapped meat
- Quarters/meat with no spinal column or skull/head attached
- Hides or capes with no skull attached
- Cleaned antlers, or skulls/skull plates with or without antlers (no brain tissue)
- Cleaned jaw bones / upper canine teeth with no root or tissue
- Finished taxidermy products
What's restricted in Virginia
- Whole deer carcasses
- Any carcass parts containing brain or spinal tissue
- Any parts not on the allowed list
Handling + processing requirements
Effective Aug 1, 2019, import of whole carcasses or non-allowed parts from anywhere outside Virginia is prohibited. Permitted parts must be labeled with species, state/province of harvest, and the name and contact info of the person who killed the animal or possesses the parts.
What to do before you transport
- Confirm the current rule directly with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources 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.
- Florida has confirmed CWD detections; check whether Virginia applies a stricter rule to carcasses from CWD-affected states.
- If your route crosses additional states, check each one — a state you only drive through can still regulate possession in transit.
Florida and Virginia 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 Florida
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.