These videos provide valuable information related to chronic wasting disease, instructions on how to collect lymph nodes for CWD sampling, use a self-service sampling station, and demonstrations of how to quarter or cape your deer for legal importation into Minnesota.
How to collect a lymph node sample
Mail-in kits are available to hunters throughout Minnesota who want to test their deer for CWD. Hunters who use mail-in kits to meet the mandatory testing requirement must obtain their kits before hunting. Samples must be postmarked within 72 hours of harvest.
How to use a self-service sampling station
Learn what to expect and how to use a self-service sampling station to provide a sample for CWD testing.
How to quarter a deer
It is illegal to import a whole deer, elk or moose carcass into Minnesota. You are allowed to transport whole quarters if the head or spinal column is not attached. This video shows how you can properly prepare and quarter a carcass for legal importation to the state.
Anyone who hunts cervids outside Minnesota should review more information about deer carcass import.
How to cape a deer
If you would like to mount your deer, but prefer to cape your deer yourself instead of using a taxidermist, this video demonstrates the caping process so that you are able to legally bring your harvest into Minnesota and minimize the risk of spreading CWD.
New legislation allows whole, intact heads with part of the neck and hide attached to be transported back to Minnesota if they are delivered to a licensed taxidermist within 48 hours of entering the state.