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KDWPT To Offer Deer Hunters Free Chronic Wasting Disease Testing 

 

 

EMPORIA – Deer hunters across Kansas can have deer they harvest during the 2020-2021 seasons tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) free of charge through the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT). KDWPT, in collaboration with the University of Missouri, is undertaking a research project to better understand where CWD is present in Kansas and how the disease spreads. As part of the research project, the cost of CWD testing will be covered for the next three years at a maximum of 450 samples per Deer Management Unit (DMU). Harvest location in the form of GPS coordinates, section Range-Township-Section number, or nearest intersection will be required to receive free testing.

 

“We’re excited to be able to cover the cost of CWD testing for hunters statewide for the next three years,” said Levi Jaster, KDWPT big game program coordinator. “Hunters will benefit immediately from cost-free test results, but they’ll also benefit long term from better information related to deer herd disease management as a result of this project.”

 

Hunters can benefit from cost-free CWD testing during the 2020-2021 seasons through one of several options listed below:

 

Manned voluntary sample collection stations will be offered at the following locations:

 

Country Junction 

153 US 54 

Toronto, KS 66777 

 

Farmer’s Cooperative Association (parking lot) 

515 E Maple St.  

Columbus, KS 66725 

 

Casey’s Gas Station 

915 S. First St. 

Hiawatha, KS 66434 

 

Dara’s Fast Lane – Cenex 

5321 Tuttle Creek Blvd. 

Manhattan, KS 66502 

 

BP Gas Station and Car Wash 

2305 South Cedar St. 

Ottawa, KS 66067 

 

For more information on CWD in Kansas, visit https://ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information/Chronic-Wasting-Disease-CWD or www.cwdks.com.

 

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