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Get ready for the Shoot for Samples Giveaway!
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is excited to launch the regional Shoot for Samples Giveaway, running until January 20, 2025. We're rallying deer hunters to help us monitor Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). By submitting samples for CWD testing, you're playing a vital role in safeguarding Kentucky's deer and elk herds. Join us in making a difference while you hunt!
Hunters can submit samples through the following methods until January 20, 2025:
2. Enter to Win
For each deer head dropped off or lymph nodes submitted, you'll receive an entry into the giveaway—each entry counts as one chance to win! Hunters must abide by all bag limits.
Prizes are being offered in five regions across Kentucky—Bluegrass, Northeast, Southeast, Green River, and Purchase. Prizes include gift cards valued between $500 and $1000 along with an Elite Carbon Era bow courtesy of Copperhead Guns & Range, First Choice Firearms, Uncle Lee’s, and Double T Electric LLC. . One winner for each region will be randomly drawn and contacted at the end of deer season by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife staff.
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Eligibility: The giveaway is open to both Kentucky residents and non-residents. Please note that CWD Sample Mail-in Kits are only available to Kentucky residents. The giveaway is open to hunters of all ages. To be eligible for the giveaway, all samples must be submitted between September 7, 2024 - January 20, 2025.
Hunters Using CWD Sample Drop-off Sites
Hunters Using Mail-in Kits
CWD Surveillance Zone Restrictions
Harvested Deer Restrictions
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