Fish & Game sets CWD hunt in region
Map of 'Unit 1," where the surveillance hunt is set to take place.
Idaho Fish and Game
BONNERS FERRY— In response to the first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in a white-tailed deer in North Idaho, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission has announced a nine-day “surveillance hunt” beginning Aug. 24.
The commission’s goal is to collect 200 samples from harvested white-tailed deer to gain a better understanding of the disease's prevalence and spread. The hunt will take place around the same area that the body of the infected deer was found. Participating in the surveillance hunt will not affect a hunter’s ability to participate in other deer hunts.
“While disappointing, the CWD detection in Unit 1 is not completely surprising,” reads a press release. “Unit 1 is surrounded on three sides by Washington, British Columbia, and Montana, all of which have detected CWD, including relatively new detections in Washington and British Columbia.”
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