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North Dakota hunters urged to submit deer samples for chronic wasting disease testing
Updated Oct 27, 12:39 PM CT. Every fact below links to the source that reported it.
What the primary sources show
- Hunters can submit samples by dropping off deer heads at collection sites, bringing them to Game and Fish district offices, or using self-sampling kits to remove lymph nodes for mail-in testing. [KFYR-TV] [Bismarck Source]
- The department is specifically targeting samples from southwestern North Dakota units 2J1, 3B3, 3C, 3D1, 3D2, 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4D, 4E, and 4F, but hunters statewide including the Bismarck-Mandan area are encouraged to participate. [Bismarck Source]
- Test results are expected within four weeks and will be sent to hunters' Game and Fish My Account inbox. [Bismarck Source]
- Hunters are also being asked to collect lower jaws from harvested deer so biologists can determine age through tooth analysis, which helps track population age structure. [Bismarck Source]
- Carcass waste from processing must be disposed of at a landfill or through a waste management provider, though this requirement does not apply to heads at CWD collection sites or lymph nodes submitted for testing. [Bismarck Source]
What they left out / still unanswered
- How many deer have been tested so far this season, and have any tested positive for CWD in the monitored southwestern units?
- When does the testing submission window close?
- What happens to hunters who provide positive CWD samples, and how are affected areas managed?
Official line vs. how each source framed it
- KFYR-TV: KFYR-TV reports the surveillance program as ongoing and encourages hunters to participate by submitting samples through multiple methods. Read it → · Ads
- Bismarck Source: Bismarck Source provides detailed procedural guidance on sample submission, turnaround time, targeted geographic units, and supplementary data collection (jaw samples) while explaining CWD's potential population-level impact. Read it →
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