The first-ever case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Harrison County has been confirmed with a deer testing positive for the illness. Mississippi’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks reports that it recently received CWD-positive test results for a hunter-harvested buck from the coastal county. CWD is a highly contagious and fatal ailment among deer … Continue reading MDWFP: Harrison County reports first-ever case of CWD in deer