Mule deer taken in Hunting Unit 32A tests positive for chronic wasting disease
Idaho Fish and Game recently received test results confirming a positive case of chronic wasting disease in a mule deer buck harvested roughly 7 miles south of New Meadows in Game Management Unit 32A. This is the first known case of CWD outside of Unit 14 north of Riggins, where the disease was first detected in Idaho in the fall of 2021.
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In 2023 Idaho Department of Fish and Game continues monitoring for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
CWD is a contagious and fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose in North America and is a threat to Idaho’s big game animals.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, there has been no reported cases of CWD infecting people. However, CDC recommends that people do not eat meat from an animal that tests positive for CWD
Help IDFG with CWD Surveillance
Hunters wishing to test their animals, and willing to help in Fish & Game's CWD monitoring efforts have the following options:
- Designated drop off locations will collect CWD samples (directions are available on the IDFG website) or heads with the upper 4 inches of the neck attached.
- Request a sampling kit to be mailed to you by completing an online form. Test kits require hunters to collect a lymph node sample, and kits provide a sample bag, barcode for tracking results, and collection instructions. Please allow 5 business days for your sample kit to arrive.
- Hunter check stations and Fish & Game Regional offices will also be collecting samples
Results may take up to 6 weeks following samples being received.
Please note monitoring efforts will be limited to yearlings and adult animals, however fawn testing is permissible for hunters concerned with testing before consumption.
How to Collect a Lymph Node Sample
Please visit our CWD website to learn:
- More information about CWD
- How to collect & submit CWD samples for testing
- IDFG's surveillance efforts
- CWD hunting rules & consumption advisories
Mandatory Hunter Reports
Don't forget to do your Hunter Report for deer, elk, and/or pronghorn tags even if you didn't hunt or harvest!
You can submit your report either online, through the Idaho Fish & Game App, or by phone at 1-877-268-9365 .
Please complete your report as soon as you harvest, or when your season has ended!
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