THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS REMINDING HUNTERS ABOUT TESTING FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE. 

C-W-D IS A FATAL DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IN DEER AND ELK. D-N-R HAS CHECKPOINTS AND SAMPLE DROP OFF STATIONS IN SEVERAL AREAS, WHERE HUNTERS CAN OPT TO HAVE THEIR HARVEST TESTED SAYS WILDLIFE CHIEF MIKE WEFER (wee-fer).

IT’S IMPORTANT TO MONITOR WHERE OUTBREAKS MAY BE OCCURRING SAYS WEFER.

HUNTERS CAN ALSO SUBMIT SAMPLES AT PARTICIPATING MEAT PROCESSORS AND TAXIDERMISTS. FOR A LIST OF LOCATIONS, VISIT: HUNT ILLINOIS DOT ORG.