How to Bring Harvest to Check Stations

All CWD-susceptible species harvested within the mandatory CWD Zones are required to be sampled for CWD.
If a hunter does not wish to remove the head from a harvested deer, the deer must be presented to a manned check station where TPWD staff can collect the sample.
If a hunter is taking a deer head to a CWD check station or drop box, hunters should place the head in a plastic trash bag and keep cool until arriving. Please remember to leave 2-3 vertebrae below the head to ensure the proper tissues are present for testing.
Heads can be disposed of at the CWD check stations provided the hunter has a CWD receipt, which serves as a proof-of-sex document.

Taking Your Harvest to Check Stations