State
CWD rules in Alaska
CWD zone status
Agency
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Last verified
June 16, 2026
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.
Bringing a carcass into Alaska
Alaska is the regulating authority for what you can bring in. CWD has not been detected in Alaska. Applies to cervids (deer, elk, moose, caribou) and other CWD-susceptible species. See also ADFG CWD monitoring page: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=disease.cwd
Allowed for import
- boned-out meat (skeletal muscle, all bones removed)
- processed or wrapped/packaged meat
- hides without the head
- clean polished antlers with no meat or tissue
- clean skull plates with no tissue
- clean and disinfected whole skull (European mount)
- finished taxidermy mounts
Restricted from import
- whole carcasses
- brain
- spinal cord
- lymph nodes
- skull or spine with tissue attached
- heads from unmounted cervids
- velvet-covered antlers
Handling + processing
Meat must be boned out and all 'at-risk materials' (brain, spinal cord, lymphoid tissue) removed/cleaned before import. Importation of natural cervid urine-based scent attractants is also banned.
Taking a carcass out of Alaska
When you hunt in Alaska and bring the carcass to another state, that destination state sets the rule. Alaska is not currently listed as a CWD-affected state in our reading, but check the destination state's affected-state list, since designations change.
Alaska 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.
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.