There are three ways you can have your deer or elk harvest sampled for CWD testing. One of the ways is at a CDFW office or sampling station. All you need to do is bring the harvest, or head with about 4-6 inches of neck. If you intend to taxidermy your harvest, it should be caped out prior to having the samples collected. You can find information such operating times and locations and the other methods for sampling your harvest for CWD by visiting wildlife.ca.gov/CWD. Enjoy hunting, and please d
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There are three ways you can have your deer or elk harvest sampled for CWD testing. One of the ways is at a CDFW office or sampling station. All you need to do is bring the harvest, or head with about 4-6 inches of neck. If you intend to taxidermy your harvest, it should be caped out prior to having the samples collected. You can find information such operating times and locations and the other methods for sampling your harvest for CWD by visiting wildlife.ca.gov/CWD. Enjoy hunting, and please d
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Did you know that participating meat processors and taxidermists can sample deer or elk for CWD testing? You can find a convenient location by checking the map found on our web page wildlife.ca.gov/CWD under the “Participating Meat Processor or Taxidermist” section. Generally, you can bring the whole deer or just the head with 4-6 inches of neck of your harvest but check with the processor before you go. Remember, if you plan to have your harvest prepared for a shoulder mount, it should be caped
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Did you know that participating meat processors and taxidermists can sample deer or elk for CWD testing? You can find a convenient location by checking the map found on our web page wildlife.ca.gov/CWD under the “Participating Meat Processor or Taxidermist” section. Generally, you can bring the whole deer or just the head with 4-6 inches of neck of your harvest but check with the processor before you go. Remember, if you plan to have your harvest prepared for a shoulder mount, it should be caped
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With deer season currently upon us in some areas and quickly approaching in the rest of the state, we need to stay vigilant about testing your harvest for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) both for mandatory hunt zones where it’s required and all the other hunt zones across the state. You can have your harvest sampled for CWD at CDFW sampling stations and offices, participating meat processors and taxidermists and you can also collect your own samples and submit them to us. Find more information abo
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CWD MANDATORY SAMPLING Nov 16 & 17 - If you harvest a deer from certain counties in the CWD Management Zone during November 16 or 17, you must take your deer (or the head with at least 6 inches of the neck in place) on the day of harvest to one of the designated CWD sampling stations. For more info: http://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/wildlife-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd | Missouri Dept. of Conservation
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At Montana FWP, we extend our gratitude to those who have submitted their deer, elk, or moose at one of our CWD sampling stations. If you still have tags to fill during these last days of the general hunting season, we encourage you to take a few minutes to sample your deer, elk, or moose. You can find a convenient sampling station near you by visiting https://fwp.mt.gov/CWD Please note that our sampling stations will be closed on Thanksgiving but will resume operations on Friday. If you would l
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