Origin → Destination
Bringing a carcass from New Mexico to Montana
Origin · New Mexico
Destination · Montana
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 Montana
- Deboned/boned, cut and wrapped meat
- Quarters or portions of meat with no spinal column or head attached
- Hides with no head attached
- Clean skull plate with antlers attached (no meat or tissue)
- Antlers with no meat or tissue attached
- Boiled/cleaned skull (no tissue)
- Upper canine teeth
- Finished taxidermy mounts
What's restricted in Montana
- Whole carcasses
- Heads
- Brain tissue
- Spinal cord / spinal column
Handling + processing requirements
Check the carcass-transport requirements of any state you pass through. In-state, brain and spinal tissue from processing must be bagged and disposed of in a Class II landfill.
What to do before you transport
- Confirm the current rule directly with the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 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.
- New Mexico has confirmed CWD detections; check whether Montana 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.
New Mexico and Montana 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 New Mexico
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.