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CWD Sample Drop-Off Locations

FWC seeks meat processors and taxidermists to join fight against CWD

The FWC is seeking meat processors and taxidermists from select counties to help test for chronic wasting disease. Meat processors selected for this program will receive $20 for each deer head submitted for testing, and taxidermists will receive $30 for each sample taken and submitted for testing.

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The following lists will be updated as more locations are confirmed. Please view our Sample Collection Procedures infographic for instructions on how to submit a sample.

Please Note: Whole deer carcasses and high-risk carcass parts from the CWD Management Zone cannot be exported out of the zone. Learn more about Florida's rules related to carcass importation.

Locations within the CWD Management Zone

Westville Meat Market & Processing

  • Address: 2569 R M Ward Road Westville, FL 32464

McKinley's Taxidermy

  • Address: 2243 Corinth Road Westville, FL 32464

Bonifay Forestry Office

  • Address: 28889 Forestry Drive Bonifay, FL 32425
  • Samples can be dropped off 24/7 at the brown barn building with the white door (take the entrance on the west side of the property)

B&O Taxidermy

  • Address: 2545 Jw Miller Rd Bonifay, FL 32425

Esto Volunteer Fire Department

  • Address: 3312 2nd Avenue S. Bonifay, FL 32425

Larry Joe Harris Taxidermy

  • Address: 4287 Piano Road Graceville, FL 32440

Backwoods Wildlife Game Processing

  • Address: 2596 Obert Road Cottondale, FL 32431

Bryan's Deer Processing

  • Address: 5308 Cotton Street Graceville, FL 32440

Campbellton Volunteer Fire Department

  • Address: 5210 Dothan St Campbellton, FL 32426

Jackson County Fire Rescue - Graceville

  • Address: 5422 Cliff St Graceville, FL 32440

Pine Log WMA

  • Coordinates: 30.418482, -85.863717
  • The first left hand turn traveling south bound on SR 79, right after the Pine Log Creek Bridge.

Participating Taxidermists and Meat Processors

The following taxidermists and meat processors will offer no-cost CWD testing throughout the 2024-2025 hunting season.

Rodney's Taxidermy

  • Address: 20724 SE 165th Ave Hawthorne, FL 32640

C & C Meat Processing

  • Address: 11928 Leon Dopson Rd Sanderson, FL 32087

Bear Creek Taxidermy

  • Address: 10713 Iowa St. Youngstown, FL 32466

DOA Wild Game Processing

  • Address: 12427 Veal Rd. Panama City, FL 32404

Wildlife Art Creations

  • Address: 3188 Se County Road 21b Melrose, FL 32666

Everything Outdoors

  • Address: 7705 N Brahma Terrace Crystal River, FL 34428

Bucks and Boars Meat Processing

  • Address: 2310 17th St. SW Naples, FL 34117

Wildlife Transitions Taxidermy

  • Address: 423 SE Julia Ter Lake City, FL 32024

Fussell's Frozen Food Inc. (Fussell's Meats LLC)

  • Address: 2039 SE Carlsprom Field Rd. Arcadia, FL 34266

Vanderpol Taxidermy

  • Address: 84 Cantering Hills Ln Molino, FL 32577

Tom’s Taxidermy

  • Address: 2699 Pleasant Valley Drive Cantonment, FL 32533

McDavid Meat Processing

  • Address: 1311 South Pine Barren Rd McDavid, FL 32568

Forgotten Coast Taxidermy

  • Address: 2011 Garrison Ave Port St Joe, FL 32456

JC Taxidermy

  • Address: 1915 Streetman Dr Lithia, FL 33547

Westville Meat Market & Processing

  • Address: 2569 R M Ward Road Westville, FL 32464

McKinley's Taxidermy

  • Address: 2243 Corinth Road Westville, FL 32464

B&O Taxidermy

  • Address: 2545 Jw Miller Rd Bonifay, FL 32425

Frank's Taxidermy

  • Address: 4675 US Highway 1 Vero Beach, FL 32967

Buckshot Processing

  • Address: 2777 Pontiac Loop Cottondale, FL 32431

Larry Joe Harris Taxidermy

  • Address: 4287 Piano Road Graceville, FL 32440

Mac’s Wild Game Processing

  • Address: 2478 Hollister Road Marianna, FL 32446

Backwoods Wildlife Game Processing

  • Address: 2596 Obert Road Cottondale, FL 32431

Bryan's Deer Processing

  • Address: 5308 Cotton Street Graceville, FL 32440

Outdoor Addiction Taxidermy

  • Address: 1643 Mill Rd Alford, FL 32420

Clark’s Deer Processing

  • Address: 1588 Clark Rd. Monticello, FL 32344

Robin Kirkland Taxidermy

  • Address: 30643 Flatwoods Rd Leesburg, FL 34748

Southern Wildlife Taxidermy

  • Address: 8008 County Road 48 Yalaha, FL 34797

R&R Taxidermy

  • Address: 2000 Farms Rd. Tallahassee, FL 32317

Vaughan Gators LLC

  • Address: 15533 Sunray Rd Tallahassee, FL 32309

Shearer’s Processing

  • Address: 19530 SE Butler Rd Inglis, FL 34449 

Possum Trail Processing

  • Address: 1350 NW 110th St. Chiefland, FL 32626

River to River Processing

  • Address: 31590 NE CR 67 Hosford, FL 32334

Brady Deer Processing

  • Address: 13955 N US Highway 441 Citra, FL 32113

Animal Gallery

  • Address: 13989 SW 142nd St Miami, FL 33186

Reed's Processing

  • Address: 37610 Pineridge Rd Hilliard, FL 32046

Mike's Outdoors Taxidermy & Hydrographics

  • Address: 10452 CR-121 Bryceville, FL 32009

Red's Taxidermy

  • Address: 54051 Huckberry Ln Callahan, FL 32011

Ratso's Taxidermy

  • Address: 3001 Seminole Rd Saint Cloud, FL 34772

World Class Artistry

  • Address: 8095 Brindsi Ln Boynton Beach, FL 33472

Hank's Taxidermy

  • Address: 2175 County Line Rd Fort Meade, FL 33841

Antler Fur and Feather Taxidermy

  • Address: 3503 N Lockwood Ridge Rd Sarasota, FL 34234

Ray Watson's Meat Processing

  • Address: 52316 185th Road Live Oak, FL 32060

J&J Outdoors

  • Address: 890 Cowpen Rd Osteen, FL 32764

Whiddon's Processing

  • Address: 255 Stokley Rd. Crawfordville, FL 32327

Coastal Euro Mount

  • Address: 24 E Poplar Way Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Broadhead Taxidermy

  • Address: 426 Raley Road Defuniak Springs, FL 32433

Ten Point Deer Processing LLC

  • Address: 2700 State Highway 83 N DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Holmes Creek Wild Game Processing

  • Address: 3474 Spoolmill Rd Vernon, FL 32462

Sample Dropbox Locations

The following locations will provide sample dropboxes for no-cost CWD testing throughout the 2024-2025 hunting season.

Big Bend Outdoors

  • Address: 18290 Main Street N. Blountstown, FL 32424

Joe Budd WMA

  • Address: 5300 High Brg Rd. Quincy, FL 32351

The Gadsden County Agricultural Center

  • Address: 2140 W Jefferson St. Quincy, FL 32351

Bonifay Forestry Office

  • Address: 28889 Forestry Drive Bonifay, FL 32425
  • Samples can be dropped off 24/7 at the brown barn building with the white door (take the entrance on the west side of the property)

Esto Volunteer Fire Department

  • Address: 3312 2nd Avenue S. Bonifay, FL 32425

Pinelog Volunteer Fire Department

  • Address: 1652 FL-81 Westville, FL 32464

Apalachee Wildlife Management Area

  • Address: 7611 Butler Road Sneads, FL 32460

Campbellton Volunteer Fire Department

  • Address: 5210 Dothan St Campbellton, FL 32426

Malone Volunteer Fire Department

  • Address: 5182 9th Ave. Malone, FL 32445

Jackson County Extension Services

  • Address: 3631 Highway 90 Marianna, FL 32446

Jackson County Fire Rescue - Graceville

  • Address: 5422 Cliff St Graceville, FL 32440

Jackson County Fire Rescue - Marianna

  • Address: 3556 SR 71 Marianna, FL 32446

ECP Outdoors

  • Address: 242 Pine Island Rd North Fort Myers, FL 33903

Florida Forest Service

  • Address: 26505 SR-20 Hosford, FL 32334

Woods N Water Magazine

  • Address: 3427 Puckett Rd Perry, FL 32348

Darlington

  • Address: 5239 FL-2 Westville, FL 32464
  • Across from Fuller's

UF/IFAS Extension Walton County

  • Address: 732 North 9th St Defuniak Springs, FL 32433

Pine Log WMA

  • Coordinates: 30.418482, -85.863717
  • The first left hand turn traveling south bound on SR 79, right after the Pine Log Creek Bridge.
Sample Submission Steps for CWD Monitoring. Remove the deer’s head, leaving about 4 inches of neck. Antlers can be removed and kept. Remove with the skullcap or at the base of the antlers. Place the head in the provided plastic bag and knot it shut. Complete all sections of the CWD Sample Tag, including your name and harvest confirmation number. Seal the CWD Sample Tag by removing the white paper backing and pressing the clear portion down. Attach tag to the bag with a zip-tie. Put in freezer.