Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting three public information sessions across Region 6 regarding Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and planned surveillance efforts for the upcoming hunting season. Sessions will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the following locations:
• Oct. 9, Glasgow, Cottonwood Inn Conference Room
• Oct. 15, Scobey, Nemont Friendship Room
• Oct. 16, Havre, Hill County Electric Hospitality Room
Last year, FWP discovered CWD in deer south of Billings and north of Chester. This contagious neurological disease can infect deer, elk and moose. It is always fatal and there is no known cure. Because of the new discovery, transport restrictions are in place for deer harvested in locations where CWD has been detected.
FWP will conduct extra surveillance during the general fall hunting season in high-priority areas in parts of northern and western Montana, including Hunting Districts 640, 670, 630, 620, 611, and 600 in Region 6. Check stations for collecting CWD samples from deer and elk will be in operation over the weekends and located in Havre, the Malta area, and shifting between the Scobey and Glasgow areas. Check station locations are subject to change depending upon sampling priority, and locations will be updated weekly on the Region 6 Facebook page.
All hunters must stop at all check stations, but submission of CWD samples is voluntary. Deer heads may also be submitted at the FWP Region 6 Headquarters in Glasgow and the Havre Field Office.
Join FWP biologists and others at the information sessions to ask questions and learn ways to help FWP with CWD surveillance this fall. To learn more visit fwp.mt.gov/cwd. FWP ensures that its meetings are fully accessible to persons with disabilities. To request special accommodations for this meeting, or if there are any questions, please contact 406-228-3700.
