CWD testing and venison donation in North Carolina

Where to get a deer tested, where to look up the result, and where to give venison, from North Carolina’s own agency and the programs’ own pages.

On the national list of states with CWD found in wild deer, elk or moose Checked Sep 18, 2026

Getting a deer tested North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

From the agency’s page: Voluntary testing via self-serve freezers, staffed check stations or Cervid Health Cooperators; no mandatory sampling in 2026-27, and hunters are contacted only if positive.

Get My Deer Tested The agency’s CWD map

Sampling sites, zones and dates are the agency’s to set. Check its page before you go.

Before you eat the meat

CDC advises strongly considering a CWD test before you eat deer or elk meat, and checking whether your state recommends or requires testing where you hunt. Recommendations vary by state.

About Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) — CDC

Donating venison in North Carolina

North Carolina Hunters for the Hungry North Carolina · checked Sep 18, 2026

“There is no cost to you!” source
“Simply deliver field dressed and tagged deer to the nearest participating meat processor” source
“A donor card must be completed to authorize the processor to possess the deer” source
“Any deer harvested within a Chronice Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance area” source
“must be tested prior to donation or the deer's head must be provided” source

CWD: Deer harvested in a North Carolina CWD surveillance area must be CWD tested before donation, or the head must be given to the processor for sampling.

The program’s page

Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry National · checked Sep 18, 2026

“Donate deer, elk, or livestock at our participating butchers!” source
“We recommend contacting butchers ahead of time to confirm current participation” source
“all processing costs are paid for by the program depending on available funding” source

The program’s page

NRA Hunters for the Hungry National · checked Sep 18, 2026

“Game must be legally harvested” source
“All game must be field dressed” source
“must be legally tagged, and donated in the state it was taken in” source
“Roadkill, no matter what state, is not accepted.” source
“Typically state programs cover the cost of processing” source

The program’s page

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