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Bringing a carcass from Florida to West Virginia

Florida has confirmed CWD detections, which triggers West Virginia's stricter import rule. You may generally bring back only lower-risk parts (see the allowed list). CWD confirmed in WV (Hampshire, Hardy, Morgan, Berkeley, Mineral, Grant and other eastern panhandle counties). The WVDNR regs PDF returned as binary and did not render the part-level list in fetched excerpts; allowed/banned parts corroborated from a secondary quotation of WV state code, not read directly from the agency page. CAVEAT: confirm exact current part list against the WVDNR 2025-26 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary PDF before publishing. Verify with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) before transport.

Origin · Florida

CWD confirmed
brings the rule from the destination

Destination · West Virginia

CWD confirmed
Reverse: WV → FL

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.

Florida has confirmed CWD — West Virginia's stricter rule applies

What you can bring into West Virginia

  • Deboned meat
  • The cape
  • Antlers / antlers attached to a cleaned skull plate (no visible brain or spinal cord tissue)
  • Cleaned skull plate
  • Upper canine teeth (no soft tissue/root)
  • Finished taxidermy mounts
WVDNR — Hunting Regulations / CWD (opens in a new tab)verified June 16, 2026

What's restricted in West Virginia

  • Whole carcasses from CWD-positive states/areas
  • Head (brain, tonsils, eyes, lymph nodes)
  • Spinal cord/backbone
  • Spleen
  • Skull plate or cape with visible brain/spinal cord tissue
  • Unfinished taxidermy mounts
  • Brain-tanned hides
WVDNR — Hunting Regulations / CWD (opens in a new tab)verified June 16, 2026

Handling + processing requirements

Prohibition applies to carcasses/parts from any state, province, or designated CWD area that has diagnosed CWD, and from captive cervid facilities in any state or province.

What to do before you transport

  1. Confirm the current rule directly with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) before you transport anything.
  2. Keep proof of where you hunted — many states require a label with your name, license number, and the state of harvest.
  3. Florida has confirmed CWD detections; check whether West Virginia applies a stricter rule to carcasses from CWD-affected states.
  4. If your route crosses additional states, check each one — a state you only drive through can still regulate possession in transit.

Florida and West Virginia on the CWD map

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  • 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

FL → AlabamaFL → AlaskaFL → ArizonaFL → ArkansasFL → California

Check a different pair

The state you took the deer or elk in.

The state sets the rule for what you can bring in.

Verified against the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) on June 16, 2026Expert review in progress(state-DNR contact / wildlife biologist / hunting-org compliance officer)

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.

How we verifyPrimary-source manifestCWD-zone map