Fish and Game approves new CWD surveillance hunt in portion of Unit 1
Map depicts "Unit 1" where surveillance hunt will take place.
Idaho Fish and Game
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has approved a nine-day chronic wasting disease surveillance hunt in a portion of Unit 1, running Aug. 24 to Sept. 1, according to a press release.
The goal of the hunt is to collect additional samples to better understand the prevalence and distribution of CWD in the area. This comes as an adult white-tailed doe found dead in July tested positive for CWD about 3 miles from Bonners Ferry, which is the first positive CWD case in North Idaho.
Fish and Game’s goal is to collect 200 CWD test samples from this area with special requirements for hunters who participate, including:
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