idfg-tjross Thursday, November 14, 2024 – 12:05 PM MST
Fish and Game remains committed to making compliance with the CWD Management Zone in a portion of Unit 1 as easy as possible
After chronic wasting disease was detected in three white-tailed deer near Bonners Ferry, a portion of Unit 1 was designated as a CWD Management Zone effective Oct. 1.
There are additional rules for hunters within any CWD Management Zone in Idaho.
- CWD testing is required for all hunter-harvested mule deer and white-tailed deer in any CWD Management Zone.
- It is unlawful to transport any whole carcass of a deer, elk or moose out of the boundaries of any CWD Management Zone.
Full details about mandatory sampling and carcass transport rules can be found here or in this recent press release .
Idaho Fish and Game staff in the Panhandle Region are prepared and committed to make complying with the new rules as easy as possible.
First, the number of freezers and barrels for hunters to drop off heads or CWD samples from harvested deer, elk or moose is greater compared to previous years. Within the CWD Management Zone in Unit 1 alone, there are two freezers and twelve head barrels. Locations of freezers and head barrels throughout the Panhandle can be found on Fish and Game’s CWD sample drop-off webpage .