CWD surveillance zones

Read this important notice

CWD information on this page and pages linked to it applies to the 2023 season and may be outdated.

CWD information for the 2024 season will be available on Aug. 1.

Learn about CWD, its history and how it is spread on our background page.

CWD has not been found in wild deer but they are considered at risk for disease transmission due to detection of CWD in farmed deer, an adjacent DPA or state or where surveillance is occurring for other purposes. Deer feeding bans may be in place.

Deer permit areas included

  • 101, 110, 197, 201, 233, 255, 256, 257, 259, 260, 262, 263, 265, 268, 287, 293, 341, 342 and the portion of 169 west of Minnesota Highway 6.

Requirements

  • Testing is mandatory during the opening weekend of the firearms A season (Nov. 4-5).
  • Deer must be registered before sampling.
  • Testing must be completed within 24 hours of harvest unless a hunter uses a mail-in kit, which must be obtained prior to Saturday, Nov. 4, and the resulting sample postmarked within 72 hours of harvest.
  • Deer feeding and attractant bans may be in place. Deer permit areas (DPAs) do not necessarily follow county lines. A DPA may only partially overlap with a county that has a deer feeding and attractant ban in place.

CWD sampling options available for deer harvested Nov. 4-5 to complete the mandatory requirement include: 

Interested in getting your deer sampled even if it's not required? Take advantage of: 

How to prepare

Screenshot of township, range and section (PLS) location on DNR's recreation compass
  • Deer must be registered before sampling.
  • Hunters who harvest a deer either Saturday, Nov. 4 or Sunday, Nov. 5 in DPAs requiring mandatory sampling must have any adult deer (1 year or older) sampled.
  • Hunters will need their Public Land Survey (PLS) number or GPS coordinates in latitude and longitude at staffed and self-service sampling stations so the township, range and section of your harvest can be recorded. For the PLS number, zoom completely in to your harvest location on recreation compass and click. Write down the PLS number that appears in the popup box.

Sampling station locations

Staffed sampling stations are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, through Monday, Nov. 6. Staffed sampling stations will be open through Monday, Nov. 6, to allow hunters who harvest a deer late in the evening Sunday, Nov. 5, the ability to submit a sample.

Use the show entries, search and sort features to locate and list sampling stations serving the DPAs in which you hunt.

DPAs

City

Location

Address

Status Nov. 4-6

110, 169, 197, 259, 287

Akeley

Cenex

440 Broadway St E, Akeley, 56433

Staffed Checkstation

110, 169, 197, 259, 287

Backus

Godfrey's True Value

964 State 371 NW, Backus, 56435

Staffed Checkstation

110, 169, 197, 259, 287

Cass Lake

Cass Lake Public Boat Access

5766 U.S. Hwy 2, Cass Lake, 56633

Self Service

110, 169, 197, 259, 287

Kelliher

Municipal lot between Village One Stop and the Liquor Store

143 Clark Ave S, Kelliher, 56650

Staffed Checkstation

110, 169, 197, 259, 287

Northome

Koochiching County Fairgrounds

12099 U.S. Hwy 71, Northome, 56661

Staffed Checkstation

110, 169, 197, 259, 287

Park Rapids

DNR Wildlife Office

603 1st St W, Park Rapids, 56470

Staffed Checkstation

110, 169, 197, 259, 287

Squaw Lake

Firehall/Community Center

51272 State Hwy 46, Squaw Lake, 56681

Self Service

110, 169, 197, 259, 287

Walker

U.S. Forestry Department

201 Minnesota Ave E, Walker, 56484

Staffed Checkstation

256, 257, 262, 265

Ada

MNDOT Truck Station

680 4th St E, Ada, 56510

Staffed Checkstation

256, 257, 262, 265

Brooks

Brooks Travel Plaza (SW corner of parking lot—enter off of Hwy 59)

701 Hwy 59 S, Brooks, 56715

Self Service

256, 257, 262, 265

Erskine

DNR Wildlife Office

127 Bradley Blvd, Erskine, 56535

Staffed Checkstation

256, 257, 262, 265

Felton

Felton Country Store

102 7th St, Felton, 56536

Self Service

256, 257, 262, 265

Fertile

Northdale Oil

702 N Mill St, Fertile, 56540

Staffed Checkstation

256, 257, 262, 265

Hendrum

Nepstad Oil

133 U.S. 75 N, Hendrum, 56550

Self Service

256, 257, 262, 265

5 miles west and 1 mile north from Mentor

DNR Roving Crew Office

31077 MN 32, Mentor, 56736

Self Service

256, 257, 262, 265

Moorhead

Moorhead Police Department Gun Range

2200 15th Ave N, Moorhead, 56560

Staffed Checkstation

256, 257, 262, 265

Red Lake Falls

Red Lake Falls Veterinary Clinic

10044 205th St SW, Red Lake Falls, 56750

Staffed Checkstation

256, 257, 262, 265

Thief River Falls

DNR Wildlife Office

246 125th Ave NE, Thief River Falls, 56701

Staffed Checkstation

256, 257, 262, 265

Twin Valley

Heritage Center and Art Foundation

104 1st St NE, Twin Valley, 56584

Staffed Checkstation

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Caribou

Roseau River Caribou Water Access, 2 miles east from Caribou

48.979247, -96.405416

Self Service

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Greenbush

Greenbush Race Park

700 County Rd 7, Greenbush, 56726

Staffed Checkstation

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Lancaster

Bernstrom Oil Convenience Store

218 U.S. 59, Lancaster, 56735

Staffed Checkstation

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Karlstad

Karlstad Eagles Club

208 Main St N, Karlstad, 56732

Staffed Checkstation

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Stephen

Chale Tire and Oil Co

360 U.S. 75, Stephen, 56757

Self Service

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Lake Bronson

Cenex

250 S State Ave, Lake Bronson, 56734

Staffed Checkstation

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

St. Vincent

Chale's Service and Oil Co

3972 U.S. 75, St. Vincent, 56755

Self Service

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Roseau River WMA

DNR Wildlife Office

27952 400th St, Roseau, 56751

Self Service

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Grygla

DNR Forestry Office

239 E Park Dr, Grygla, 56727

Staffed Checkstation

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Thief Lake WMA

DNR Wildlife Office

42280 240th Ave NE, Middle River, 56737

Staffed Checkstation

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Wannaska

DNR Forestry Office

16945 Hwy 89, Wannaska, 56761

Staffed Checkstation

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Middle River

Cenex

110 Mc Kenzie Ave, Middle River, 56737

Self Service

101, 201, 260, 263, 268

Skime

Olson-Skime Store

10432 County Rd 9, Wannaska, 56761

Self Service

233, 255, 293, 341, 342

Austin

Jay C. Hormel Nature Center

1304 21st St NE, Austin, 55912

Staffed Checkstation

233, 255, 293, 341, 342

Blooming Prairie

Miner's Outdoor & Rec

635 6th St SE, Blooming Prairie, 55917

Staffed Checkstation

233, 255, 293, 341, 342

Goodhue

USDA/SWCD Building

104 E 3rd Ave, Goodhue, 55027

Staffed Checkstation

233, 255, 293, 341, 342

Lake City

DNR Office

1801 S Oak St, Lake City, 55041

Staffed Checkstation

233, 255, 293, 341, 342

Owatonna

DNR Rice Lake State Park

8485 Rose St, Owatonna, 55060

Staffed Checkstation

233, 255, 293, 341, 342

Red Wing

4 Seasons Sports

2301 Old W Main St, Red Wing, 55066

Staffed Checkstation

233, 255, 293, 341, 342

Wabasha

Wabasha County Fairgrounds

99 Coulee Way, Wabasha,, 55981

Staffed Checkstation

233, 255, 293, 341, 342

Zumbro Falls

Zumbro Falls City Park, SE of Main St off Railroad St

387 Water St, Zumbro Falls, 55991

Staffed Checkstation

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