When checking for test results in the box below, if your individual test results show “
No results found for the provided MnDNR Number”, please contact the
DNR information center. Provide a phone number, the hunter’s first and last name, MnDNR number, permit area, the date and station visited, and carcass number (if applicable).Test results typically are available in 10-14 business days but that turn-around time may increase during busy times.
Tribal sampling results
Sampling area | Samples | Pending | Not detected | Suspect | Positive |
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Leech Lake Reservation | 95 | 0 | 95 | - | - |
Red Lake Reservation | 157 | 0 | 157 | - | - |
White Earth Reservation | 107 | 0 | 107 | - | - |
Totals | 359 | 0 | 359 | - | - |
Tribal Nations have been conducting their own CWD surveillance for the past few years. The results here have been shared with the Minnesota DNR for the current tribal deer hunting season from the respective tribal natural resource agencies. |
Previous years' sampling results
- July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023
Designation | Deer Permit Areas | Sample acquisition | Total samples | Positive |
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Surveillance zone | 110, 169, 184, 197 | Hunter harvested | 1,470 | 2 |
Surveillance zone | 157, 159, 225 | Hunter harvested | 1,728 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 213, 273 | Hunter harvested | 369 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 262, 265, 256, 257 | Hunter harvested | 326 | 0 |
Control zone | 255, 343, 344 | Hunter harvested | 653 | 1 |
Management zone | 604 | Hunter harvested | 1,033 | 0 |
Management zone | 605 | Hunter harvested | 909 | 5 |
Agency culled | 39 | 2 |
Management zone | 661 | Hunter harvested | 191 | 0 |
Management zone | 679 | Hunter harvested | 979 | 0 |
Agency culled | 75 | 0 |
Management zone | 643, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 655 | Hunter harvested | 3,110 | 18 |
Agency culled | 513 | 18 |
Opportunistic | Statewide | Voluntary submission | 1,797 | 0 |
Opportunistic/other | Statewide | Multiple (1) | 446 | 2 (2) |
Total | 13,638 | 48 |
1 Samples collected from reported sick, found dead, shooting permit, vehicle-killed deer 2 Deer found dead in DPA 604, and deer reported sick in DPA 343. |
- July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022
Designation | Deer Permit Areas | Sample acquisition | Total samples | Positive |
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Surveillance zone | 110, 169, 184, 197 | Hunter harvested | 1,840 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 157, 159, 225, 235, 236 | Hunter harvested | 1,383 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 233, 292, 293, 338, 341, 342, 701 | Hunter harvested | 1,369 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 213, 273 | Hunter harvested | 473 | 0 |
Control zone | 255, 343, 344 | Hunter harvested | 811 | 0 |
Management zone | 604 | Hunter harvested | 1,272 | 1 |
Management zone | 605 | Hunter harvested | 1,297 | 2 |
Management zone | 643, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 655 | Hunter harvested | 5,524 | 27 |
Agency culled | 413 | 18 |
Unplanned surveillance zone | 261, 262 | Hunter harvested | 235 | 1 |
Unplanned surveillance zone | 179 | Agency culled | 54 | 1 |
Opportunistic/other | Statewide | Multiple (1) | 871 | 3 (2) |
Total | 15,542 | 53 |
1 Samples collected from reported sick, found dead, shooting permit, vehicle-killed deer 2 Deer taken with shooting permit in DPAs 646 (1). Deer found dead in DPAs 179 (1) and 648 (1). |
- July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021
Designation | Deer Permit Areas | Sample acquisition | Total samples | Positive |
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Surveillance zone | 157, 159, 225, 235, 236 | Hunter harvested | 360 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 233, 292, 293, 338, 341, 342, 701 | Hunter harvested | 248 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 213, 273 | Hunter harvested | 446 | 0 |
Control zone | 255, 343, 344 | Hunter harvested | 423 | 0 |
Management zone | 604 | Hunter harvested | 951 | 0 |
Management zone | 605 | Hunter harvested | 1,080 | 3 |
Agency culled | 91 | 1 |
Management zone | 643, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 655 | Hunter harvested | 3,679 | 15 |
Agency culled | 451 | 4 |
Opportunistic/other | Statewide | Multiple (1) | 619 | 4 (2) |
Total | 8,348 | 27 |
1 Samples collected from reported sick, found dead, shooting permit, vehicle-killed deer 2 Deer taken with shooting permit in DPAs 646 (1). Deer found dead in DPAs 179 (1) and 648 (1). |
- July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020
Designation | Deer Permit Areas | Sample acquisition | Total samples | Positive |
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Surveillance zone | 219, 277, 283, 285 | Hunter harvested | 544 | 0 |
Control zone | 255, 343, 344 | Hunter harvested | 1,162 | 0 |
Management zone | 604 | Hunter harvested | 3,961 | 0 |
Management zone | 643, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 655 | Hunter harvested | 12,018 | 26 |
Agency culled | 463 | 7 |
Opportunistic/other | Statewide | Multiple (1) | 423 | 3 (2) |
Total | 18,571 | 36 |
1 Samples collected from reported sick, found dead, shooting permit, vehicle-killed deer 2 Deer was found dead in DPAs 339, 646 and 648 |
- July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019
Designation | Deer Permit Areas | Sample acquisition | Total samples | Positive |
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Surveillance zone | 219, 277, 283, 285 | Hunter harvested | 462 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 242, 247 | Hunter harvested | 886 | 0 |
Agency culled | 66 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 255, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349 | Hunter harvested | 3,873 | 4 |
Agency culled | 107 | 2 |
Management zone | 603 | Hunter harvested | 1,496 | 12 |
Agency culled | 424 | 12 |
Opportunistic/other | Statewide | Multiple (1) | 729 | 4 (2) |
Total | 8,043 | 34 |
1 Samples collected from reported sick, found dead, shooting permit, vehicle-killed deer 2 Deer were found dead in DPAs 603 (3) and 247 (1) |
- July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018
Designation | Deer Permit Areas | Sample acquisition | Total samples | Positive |
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Surveillance zone | 218, 219, 229, 277, 283, 285 | Hunter harvested | 2,621 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 155, 171, 172, 242, 246, 247, 248, 249 | Hunter harvested | 7,947 | 0 |
Surveillance zone | 343, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349 | Hunter harvested | 1,443 | 0 |
Management zone | 603 | Hunter harvested | 1,336 | 6 |
Opportunistic/other | Statewide | Multiple (1) | 131 | 0 |
Total | 13,478 | 6 |
1 Samples collected from reported sick, found dead, shooting permit, vehicle-killed deer |
- July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017
Designation | Deer Permit Areas | Sample acquisition | Total samples | Positive |
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Surveillance zone | 339, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349 | Hunter harvested | 2,930 | 3 |
Unplanned management zone | 603 | Hunter harvested | 622 | 3 |
Shooting permit | 200 | 3 |
Agency culled | 238 | 2 |
Opportunistic/other | Statewide | Multiple (1) | 219 | 1 (2) |
Total | 4,209 | 11 |
1 Samples collected from reported sick, found dead, shooting permit, vehicle-killed deer 2 Deer was found dead in DPA 603 |
CWD-Positive wild deer in Minnesota
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Hunters who collect their own lymph node samples have options for testing:
- Free mail-in kits and results: Hunters throughout Minnesota who want to test their deer for CWD – even in deer permit areas where CWD has not been detected – can request these kits. Hunters in any CWD zone who use mail-in kits to meet the mandatory testing requirement Nov. 4-5 must obtain their kits before hunting. Samples must be postmarked within 72 hours of harvest.
- Pay for your own tests:
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