DNR continues chronic wasting disease response with two special hunts
Contact: Barbara Keller, big game program leader, 651-259-5198; Michelle Carstensen, wildlife health program supervisor, 651-539-3309.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has scheduled two special hunts in parts of southeastern Minnesota in December and January aimed at limiting the spread of chronic wasting disease in wild deer.
Residents and nonresidents can participate in the hunts from Saturday, Dec. 26, through Sunday, Dec. 27, and Saturday, Jan. 2, through Sunday, Jan. 3, in deer permit area 343, the entire southeast management zone (deer permit areas 643, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 655) and the south metro management zone (deer permit area 605).
Hunters should plan ahead and check the special hunts webpage for
- Complete details about the special hunts, including hunt rules.
- Registration options.
- CWD sampling station, quartering site and dumpster locations.
- Carcass movement restrictions.
- Map of the hunt area.
- Information about the DNR’s efforts to keep Minnesota’s wild deer healthy.
Hunters can find CWD test results online
Contact: Michelle Carstensen, wildlife health program supervisor, 651-539-3309; Barbara Keller, DNR big game program leader, 651-259-5198.
Hunters can check the Minnesota DNR website for CWD test results on the deer they’ve harvested. The site also shows statewide CWD test results, including locations of deer that tested positive, and statistics. Any additional deer harvested during current and upcoming Minnesota deer seasons that test positive for CWD will be reported on the CWD results webpage. The DNR will also directly notify any hunter who harvests a deer that tests positive. The DNR appreciates hunters’ participation in providing voluntary samples to help with disease surveillance.
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