North Dakota- CWD Surveillance Continues

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The state Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2011 hunting season, by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis from 12 units in North Dakota. In addition, all moose and elk harvested in the state are eligible for testing.

Samples from hunter-harvested deer taken in the central portion of the state will be tested from units 2H, 2I, 2J1, 2J2, 2K1, 2K2, 3A4, 3B3 and 3C. In addition, deer will be tested from units 2C and 2D in the northeast, and unit 3F2 in the southwest.

Every head sampled must have either the deer tag attached, or a new tag can be filled out with the license number, deer hunting unit and date harvested.

Hunters are encouraged to drop off deer heads at the following locations:

·         Ashley – Ashley Super Valu

·         Bismarck – Game and Fish Department headquarters, Call of the Wild Taxidermy, M&M Sausage and Meats, West Dakota Meats

·         Bottineau – Mattern Family Meats

·         Carrington – Barton Meats

·         Devils Lake – Devils Lake Game and Fish district office, Goldade Processing

·         Edgeley – Edgeley Meat Processing

·         Granville – S&E Meats

·         Harvey – Lonetree Game and Fish district office

·         Heaton – Miller Game Processing

·         Jamestown – Jamestown Game and Fish district office

·         Kulm – Peoples Meat Market

·         Linton – Bosch’s Meat Market, Schmaltz Meats

·         Mandan – Butcher Block Meats

·         Minot – S&K Processing, Hensen’s Fur and Leather

·         Moffit – Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge office

·         Parshall – Myers Custom Meats

·         Riverdale – Riverdale Game and Fish district office

·         Sheyenne – Brenno Meats, Wild Things Taxidermy

·         Steele – Devore Custom Meats

·         Turtle Lake – Barry’s Jack and Jill

·         Upham – J. Clark Salyer NWR office

·         Westhope – Country Meats

·         Woodworth – Chase Lake NWR office.

Drop off locations for deer taken from units 2C and 2D:

·         Aneta – Aneta Meats Service

·         Edinburg – Market on Main Meats

·         Fordville – Fordville Wildlife Club (Baier Body and Glass)

·         Grand Forks – Bob’s Oil, Ted’s Taxidermy

·         Langdon – Hickory Hut

·         Larimore – Glenn’s EZ Stop

·         Park River – Jim’s Super Valu

·         Reynolds – Weber’s Meats

·         Walhalla – Walhalla Co-op

Drop off locations for deer taken from unit 3F2:

·         Elgin – Gunny’s Bait and Tackle, Melvin’s Taxidermy

·         Glen Ullin – Kuntz’s Butcher Shop

·         Hettinger – Dakota Packing

·         New Leipzig – Hertz Hardware

Moose and elk heads should be taken to a Game and Fish office.

CWD affects the nervous system of members of the deer family and is always fatal. Scientists have found no evidence that CWD can be transmitted naturally to humans or livestock.