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November 21, 2008
Deer Samples Needed from Central North Dakota
The state Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2008 hunting season by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis from units in central North Dakota. In addition, all moose and elk harvested in the state, regardless of hunting units, are eligible for sampling.
Samples from hunter-harvested deer will be tested from units 2K1, 2K2, 3A4. In addition, the Game and Fish Department will continue last fall’s bovine tuberculosis testing in northeastern North Dakota by collecting 250 samples from deer harvested from units 2C and 2D.
Participating hunters whose deer have been sampled will have their names entered in a drawing for five muzzleloaders and 100 Sagen Saws. Winners will be randomly selected and notified by the end of December.
CWD Surveillance Unit head drop off locations:
Bismarck - Game and Fish Department Headquarters, M&M Sausage and Meats
Carrington -Barton Meats, Barlow Meats
Devils Lake - Devils Lake Game and Fish District Office
Garrison - Garrison Custom Meats
Harvey - Lonetree Game and Fish District Office
Heaton - Miller Game Processing
Jamestown - Jamestown Game and Fish District Office
Mandan - Butcher Block Meats
Minot - Hensen's Fur and Leather
Park River - Jim's Super Valu
Riverdale - Riverdale Game and Fish District Office
Sheyenne - Brenno Meats, Wild Things Taxidermy
Steele - Devore Custom Meats
Turtle Lake - Barry's Jack and Jill
Woodworth - Chase Lake NWR Office
TB Surveillance Unit (2C and 2D) head drop off locations
Edinburg - Ellingson Meats
Emerado - Deer Shack
Fordville - Fordville Wildlife Club (Baier Body and Glass)
Langdon - Hickory Hut
Park River - Jim's Super Valu
Walhalla - Walhalla CO-OP
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 attached. Skull caps and antlers can be removed. Fawns will not be tested.
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. To date, CWD has not been diagnosed in wild or farmed deer or elk in North Dakota.
The Game and Fish Department continues to sample the entire state over a three-year period. Animals in eastern North Dakota were tested in 2007, while the western third of the state is scheduled for 2009.
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