EVERYTHING’S BIGGER

Deer hunting is a big driver of tourism in Texas, but lately things have gotten messy.Daniel ModlinCommerce Staff WriterUpdatedJun. 20, 20214:04AM ET/PublishedJun. 19, 20219:06AM ET

Texas-bred deer are currently infected with an incurable, highly contagious, zombie-like disease, and as if that weren’t bad enough, the likelihood that the disease has spread across the state among the wild population is increasing by the minute. And while the disease has been found in several other states prior, grassroots groups are pointing the finger at Texas deer breeders who, they believe, have skirted regulations that would have made containing and managing the outbreak much simpler.

In March, deer at three breeding facilities in Texas tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a highly contagious, fatal neurological disease also known as “Zombie Deer Disease,” because of its long incubation period and the stark behavioral changes it can cause. Symptoms…