The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment offers free, voluntary Chronic Wasting Disease for any hunters able to contribute to the study in an effort to reduce its spread.
The Weyburn Wildlife Federation makes it easy to drop off heads or samples, with the kiosk being open once again at their Clubhouse on Highway 35 south.
"The kiosk is open again for any hunters that want to get ahead. Tested David Deepfreeze behind the clubhouse and all the tags and bags and everything is there. Just drop it off and fasting women will pick him up. Every couple of weeks or so and we. Haven't always done. It, but CWD is making its way east.
"It used to be something that was only found in western Saskatchewan, southwest, and now it's making it through more and more this way, so they're trying to track it, because there's not much of it in Manitoba yet. There has been the odd case, but just trying to keep track of where it's going."
He said if hunters are concerned about CWD, they should drop off their heads to be tested.
"They're testing at a very much so faster rate than we used to, You used to have to wait until January, February to get your results. Now they're doing quite a bit better," Olfert commented.
He said heads don't have to roll, however, and you can save your antlers and still send in a sample.
"There's a video on YouTube as well as how to take the section of the brain that they need," he explained. "Then you don't have to put the whole head in. So there was quite a few dropped off like that last year as well. Just put it in a ziplock and put it in the freezer, speeds up the process."
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