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November 5, 2007

Hunter-Harvested Deer Surveillance Efforts Continue

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2007 hunting season by sampling deer from units in the eastern third of the state. 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 for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis from units: 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F1, 2F2, 2G, 2G1, 2G2 and 2L. 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.

Hunters are encouraged to drop off deer heads at locations in: Brocket, KO Bar; Cavalier, Ugly’s Tavern; Devils Lake, Game and Fish Department district office; Fargo, Mills Fleet Farm; Fordville, Waldo’s Bar; Forest River, Tom’s Lounge; Grand Forks, Ted’s Taxidermy; Gwinner, Johnnie B’s Bar and Grill; Hannaford, Remedy Bar; Jamestown, Game and Fish Department district office; Munich, Dave’s Joint; Nekoma, Pain Reliever; Rock Lake, Cahill’s Pub; Walhalla, North Dakota Forest Service; and Wolford, Corregidor Bar.

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 central North Dakota are scheduled for testing in 2008, while the western third of the state is scheduled for 2009.

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