chronic wasting disease

Chronic Wasting Disease, also known as CWD, was discovered in a free-ranging mule deer buck in Buffalo Springs back in February of 2021, and now a CWD zone encompasses parts of southeast Lubbock County.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in an 8 1/2-year-old mule deer in Lubbock County, making it the first time the disease has been detected in the county.