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Prominent Texas Breeder Charged As ‘Ghost Deer’ Investigation Grows

One of the largest deer-smuggling networks in the state’s history aimed to skirt chronic wasting disease-containment rules, officials say.

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Aug 14, 2025
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A whitetail deer walks across a field. (Scott Bauer/USDA)

A total of two dozen people have been charged with roughly 1,400 crimes so far in a sprawling investigation into a deer-smuggling operation that skirted chronic wasting disease containment rules, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said Thursday in a press release. The suspects include a recent bo…

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