LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Edited News Release/KY3) - The regular archery deer hunting season opens Sept. 27, and for many hunters, that means it will be the first weekend to bring home a deer for the freezer.

Hunters can help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission continue to track chronic wasting disease and give themselves a little extra peace of mind by dropping off a sample from their harvested deer at one of the many CWD testing locations available throughout the state.

AJ Riggs, wildlife health biologist for the AGFC, has been working hard during the last few months to ensure hunters have a free place to get their deer tested within an hour’s drive of practically any location in the state.

“We have 101 freezers set up around Arkansas for hunters to drop off their samples, and we also have

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