During open weekend of firearms deer season, Nov. 15-16, hunters in certain Chronic Wasting Zone (CWZ) counties, including Texas, must take their harvested deer (or its head) to a mandatory CWD sampling station, the Missouri Department of Conservation said.

Stations are open 7:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. This is the first time Texas County has been included in a zone.

Here are the sampling stations in Texas County:

  • Cabool — Cabool Schools, 720 Peabody Ave.
  • Houston — Missouri Department of Transportation facility, 1020 N. U.S. 63.
  • Licking — George O. White State Forest Nursery, 14031 Shafer Road.
  • Roby — Roby Fire Department, 12248 Route 32.
  • Summersville — Missouri Department of Transportation facility, 235 S. Highway 17.

Other related information appears in the MDC’s “2025 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information” booklet.

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