Previous years' sampling results
2018 CWD sampling results
Summary CWD sampling results from July 2018 through June 2019 are available below.
Statewide results: July 2018 through June 2019
Surveillance effort Total samples collected Positive Total samples collected statewide 8,040 34 Opportunistic sampling 252 4 Fall 2018 mandatory CWD surveillance
Surveillance area Total samples collected Positive Deer Permit Area 603 1,250 9 Southeast (excluding DPA 603) 3,122 3 North central 888 0 Central 462 0 CWD Management Zone (DPA 603) surveillance
Surveillance effort Total samples collected Positive Special hunts (Dec. 21-23, 2018, and Dec. 28-30, 2018) 644 3 Landowner Shooting Permits (Jan. 1-13, 2019) 409 0 U.S. Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services deer removal 493 12 Southeastern Minnesota
Surveillance effort Total samples collected Positive Special hunts (Jan. 25-27, 2019, and Feb. 1-3, 2019) 360 1 Landowner Shooting Permits (Jan. 12-20, 2019, in Houston County;
and Feb. 23-March 10, 2019, in Winona County)33 0 U.S. Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services deer removal 47 2 North central Minnesota
Surveillance effort Total samples collected Positive Landowner Shooting Permits (Dates) 14 0 U.S. Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services deer removal 66 0 2017 CWD sampling results
Fall 2017 mandatory CWD surveillance
Surveillance area Total samples collected Positive North-central 7,945 0 Central 2,623 0 Southeast
(excluding DPA 603)1,341 0 CWD Management Zone (DPA 603) surveillance
Surveillance effort Total samples collected Positive Fall Hunting Seasons (Sept. 16- Dec. 31, 2017) 1,185 6 Late Hunt (Jan. 6-14, 2018) 275 0 Landowner Shooting Permits (Feb. 10 - Mar. 10, 2018) 19 0
CWD-Positive Wild Deer in Minnesota
Collect a lymph node sample for your own private test
Hunters not in a testing area can pay to have their own test done by submitting a lymph node sample to the University of Minnesota's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
The lab will do individual testing for a fee. More information is available on the lab's website or by phone at 612-625-8787. The lab also has created a document with information for hunters who want to get their deer sampled for CWD but are outside of mandatory surveillance efforts in Minnesota. The video below shows how to collect a lymph node sample for submission.