State
CWD rules in Georgia
CWD zone status
Agency
Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wildlife Resources Division
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 Georgia
Georgia is the regulating authority for what you can bring in. Import prohibition applies to whole carcass/parts from any state or province with a documented CWD case (restricted_from_affected), with low-risk exceptions allowed. zoneStatus corrected to 'confirmed': Georgia's FIRST CWD case was confirmed January 2025 in a wild white-tailed deer in Lanier County (supersedes prior 'historically clean' status). Note: georgiawildlife.com returned 403 to automated fetch; content verified via cached/indexed text of the same official page — re-confirm exact current allowed-parts wording on the live page.
Allowed for import
- boned-out meat
- commercially processed meat
- meat with no spinal column or head attached
- hides
- clean skull plates/skull caps with antlers attached (all soft tissue removed)
- clean antlers (velvet antlers OK)
- jawbones/teeth with no soft tissue
- elk ivories / upper canines (buglers, whistlers)
- finished taxidermy mounts
Restricted from import
- whole cervid carcass
- brain
- spinal column/cord
- head with soft tissue
- any carcass part with soft tissue from a CWD-documented state
Handling + processing
Applies to all members of the deer family harvested outside Georgia. Restriction is keyed to states/provinces with a documented CWD case.
Taking a carcass out of Georgia
When you hunt in Georgia and bring the carcass to another state, that destination state sets the rule. Because Georgia has confirmed CWD detections, several destination states apply their stricter "from a CWD-affected state" rule to carcasses originating here — plan to bring back lower-risk parts only.
Georgia 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.