Hunters can request a kit online or, in most instances, visit a local wildlife office to pick one up. Kits are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Hunters may also use kits obtained in a previous year.
The kit and testing is free. Test results will be available online.
Mailings will continue throughout deer season until the supply runs out. Hunters should expect their kit to arrive within seven days of their online request.
Use our list of area wildlife offices to obtain a kit.
Requests for kits will be accepted in August for 2024 deer seasons
Kit contents and instructions
Each kit requires that hunters remove a lymph node sample from a harvested deer. We've created an instructional video so you can successfully extract a sample.
Kits include:
- Tyvek envelope with prepaid return label
- Pair of large nitrile gloves
- Sample collection and submission instructions
- Datasheet or instructions to submit data online
- Pre-labled sample bag
- Resealable bag
- Tweezers
- Freezable cold pack
- Silver padded mailer
Slide text left for complete address and phone
| Office | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | 1200 Minnesota Avenue South, Aitkin, 56431 | 218-429-3053 |
| Appleton | 14047 20th St. SW, Watson, 56295 | 320-734-4451 Ext. 228 |
| Baudette | 204 Main Street East, Baudette, 56623 | 218-395-6033 |
| Brainerd | 1601 Minnesota Drive, Brainerd, 56401 | 218-203-4323 |
| Cambridge | 800 Oak Savanna Lane Southwest, Cambridge, 55008 | 763-284-7231 |
| Carlos Avery WMA | 5463 West Broadway, Forest Lake, 55025 | 651-539-3300 |
| Cloquet | 305 E. Business Park Drive, Cloquet, 55720 | 218-878-5661 |
| Detroit Lakes | 14583 County Highway 19, Detroit Lakes, 56501-7121 | 218-846-8470 |
| Fergus Falls | 1509 First Avenue North, Fergus Falls, 56537 | 218-671-7969 |
| Forest Lake | 5463-C West Broadway, Forest Lake, 55025 | 651-539-3324 |
| Grand Rapids | 1201 East Highway 2, Grand Rapids, 55744 | 218-328-8860 |
| Karlstad | 402 Main Street South, P.O. Box 154 | 218-772-1260 |
| Lac qui Parle WMA | 14047 20th St. NW, Watson, 56295 | 320-734-4451, Ext. 227 |
| Little Falls | 16543 Haven Road, Little Falls, 56345 | 320-232-1063 |
| Marshall | 1400 East Lyon, Marshall, 56258 | 507-706-6170 |
| Mille Lacs WMA | 29172 - 100th Avenue, Onamia, 56359 | 320-532-3537 |
| New London | 398 Sibley Park Road Northeast, New London, 56273 | 320-347-7630 |
| Nicollet | 501 Ninth Street, Nicollet, 56074 | 507-386-3920 |
| Owatonna | 8485 Rose Street, Owatonna, 55060 | 507-414-6200 |
| Park Rapids | 603 - 1st Street West, Park Rapids, 56470 | 218-732-8452, Ext. 235 |
| Red Lake WMA | Norris Camp, 1536 Faunce Butterfield Forest Road, Roosevelt, MN 56673 | 218-783-6861 |
| Redwood Falls (field station) | 1241 E Bridge St, Redwood Falls, 56283 | 507-637-4076 |
| Rochester | 2118 Campus Drive SE, Door A Suite 100, Rochester, 55901 | 507-206-2858 |
| Roseau River WMA | 27952 - 400th Street, Roseau, 56751-8057 | 218-452-7610 |
| Sauk Rapids | 1035 South Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids, 56379 | 320-223-7878 |
| Slayton-Talcot Lake | 40249 County Road 7, Dundee, 56131 | 507-873-5650 |
| Talcot Lake WMA | 40249 County Road 7, Dundee, 56131 | 507-873-5650 |
| Thief Lake WMA | 42280 - 240th Avenue Northeast, Middle River, 56737 | 218-633-7670 |
| Thief River Falls | 246 125th Avenue Northeast, Thief River Falls, 56701 | 218-219-8587 |
| Tower | 650 Highway 169, Tower, 55790 | 218-300-7860 |
| Two Harbors | 1568 Highway 2, Two Harbors, 55616 | 218-834-1453 |
| Vermillion River Complex | 15325 Babcock Avenue, Rosemount, 55068 | 651-322-4643 |
| Whitewater WMA | 15035 Highway 74, Altura, 55910 | 507-796-3281 |
| Windom | 175 County Road 26, Windom, MN 56101 | 507-832-6025 |