Idaho Fish & Game schedules CWD surveillance hunts
IDFG photo A healthy Idaho whitetail buck was caught on camera chasing does. In an effort to monitor the health of Idaho’s deer herds, IDFG is asking Panhandle hunters to voluntarily participate in a program that collects deer tissue samples at check stations as a precautionary measure to stem chronic wasting disease. No records of CWD exist in idaho, but it has been reported in some neighboring states.
Idaho Fish and Game is offering 1,527 deer tags for Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance hunts, which are specialized deer hunts designed for Fish and Game officials to gather 775 samples for CWD testing. There are requirements for hunters who participate in these hunts, which are limited to Idaho residents, except nonresidents who possess an Idaho lifetime hunting license. ...
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