These taxidermists will have your deer tested for CWD for free

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Mississippi taxidermists are partnering with state wildlife officials to manage chronic wasting disease.

Taxidermists will collect tissue samples from deer at no charge to have them tested for the disease.

While voluntary, officials urge hunters to test their deer to help track and slow the spread of the fatal disease.

The CDC warns against consuming meat from deer infected with chronic wasting disease.

Taxidermists throughout the state have partnered with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks in the ongoing effort to manage chronic wasting disease in Mississippi .

Those taxidermists will collect tissue samples from deer at customers' requests and have them tested for the disease free of charge.

While testing is voluntary other than during