Chronic Wasting Disease Workshops for Deer and Elk Hunters
The Arizona Game and Fish Department encourages all deer and elk hunters to attend an upcoming workshop about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a wildlife disease affects the nervous system of cervid animals.
A total of nine workshops will be conducted at department headquarters and regional offices. All workshops will include a brief PowerPoint presentation, followed by an outdoor demonstration on how to collect and submit the required lymph nodes and/or obex for testing. There also will be opportunities to speak with wildlife health personnel.
Hunters can register by sending an email to: kheiner@azgfd.gov and include name, phone number, email address for each registrant, and preferred workshop date and location. Or register here.
The workshops:
- 6 p.m. Aug. 5: 555 N. Greasewood Road, Tucson.
- 10 a.m. Aug. 9: 5325 N. Stockton Hill Road, Kingman.
- 6 p.m. Aug. 12: 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix.
- 10 a.m. Aug. 16: 9140 E. 28th St., Yuma.
- 10 a.m. Aug. 23: 7200 E. University Drive, Mesa.
- 10 a.m. Aug. 30: 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop.
- 6 p.m. Sept. 2: 3500 S. Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff.
- 10 a.m. Sept. 6: 555 N. Greasewood Road, Tucson.
- 10 a.m. Sept. 20: 3500 S. Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff.
For more information, check out the news release.
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