With the deer bow, elk, and moose seasons opening soon, North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials remind hunters of the options for getting animals tested for chronic wasting disease.
Hunters can drop off heads at any of the following locations:
- Bismarck – North Dakota Game and Fish Department wildlife health lab, 3001 East Main Ave.
- Devils Lake – North Dakota Game and Fish Department district office, 7928 45th St NE.
- Dickinson – North Dakota Game and Fish Department district office, 225 30th Ave SW.
- Fargo – North Dakota Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, 4035 19th Ave N.
- Grand Forks – Grand Forks County Sheriff, 5205 Gateway Dr.
- Jamestown – North Dakota Game and Fish Department district office, 3320 E Lakeside Road.
- Kenmare – Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, 42000 520th St NW.
- Lonetree – North Dakota Game and Fish Department district office, 1851 23rd Ave NE (Available only during office hours, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday).
- Lamoure – Community Volunteer EMS of Lamoure, 300 4th St SE.
- Minot – State Fairgrounds, 2005 E Burdick Expy (map).
- Napoleon – Transportation Department, 59 Broadway St.
- Riverdale – North Dakota Game and Fish Department district office, 406 Dakota Ave.
- Wahpeton – Transportation Department, 7930 180th Ave SE.
- Williston – North Dakota Game and Fish Department district office, 5303 Front St W.
Self-sampling kits are also available to hunters who wish to have their animal tested but are unable to drop the head off at a collection site. The kits allow hunters to remove the lymph nodes and ship them to the Department’s wildlife health lab for testing. A sampling kit request form can be found on the Department’s website, gf.nd.gov.
Also note, whole carcasses of animals harvested in North Dakota can remain in the deer unit, or may now be transported anywhere in the state. However, carcass waste must be disposed of via landfill or waste management provider. This does not apply to heads dropped at CWD collection sites or lymph nodes submitted for CWD surveillance. Taxidermists and game processors can also accept intact carcasses of animals harvested within North Dakota but assume responsibility for disposal.
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