CWD Sample Mail-in Kit

CWD SAMPLE MAIL-IN-KIT


A Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sample mail-in kit enables hunters to collect lymph node tissue samples at home and send them to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources for testing. This process aids in monitoring and managing the spread of CWD in Kentucky's wild deer and elk herds.​

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MAIL-IN KIT SIGN-UP AND PICK-UP​

Hunters across Kentucky can sign up for a kit and submit a sample from their deer for CWD testing. Kits are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and hunters can also use kits obtained in previous years. Kits, testing, and return shipping are free of charge. Results are typically available within 4-6 weeks after Kentucky Fish and Wildlife receives the returned kit. Hunters can sign up for kits throughout deer season until supplies run out.

To obtain a mail-in kit, sign up by clicking​ the button below. Then, visit the nearest pick-up location to collect your kit.

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Know Before You Go

Check out the Know Before you Go Map to find your harvest location and grid square number. You'll need to provide this information at check stations or drop-off sites. ​​

CWD SAMPLE MAIL-IN KIT PICK-UP LOCATIONS
COUNTY LOCATION NAME/ADDRESS CITY PHONE NUMBER
​Ballard
Barren River Lake WMA, 1457 South Lucas Rd. Lucas​ (270) 646-5167
Floyd
Prestonburg Regional KDFWR Office, 2744 Lake Rd. Prestonburg
(606) 207-3385
Franklin
KDFWR Disability License Office, 1 Sportsman's Lane Frankfort
(800) 858-1549
Grant
Curtis Gates Lloyd WMA, 230 Gardnersville Rd. Crittenden (859) 472-9881
Henderson
Sloughs WMA Office, 9956 Hwy 268 Corydon
(370) 827-2673
McLean
Calhoun Regional KDFWR Office, 1398 Hwy 81 Calhoun
(270) 273-3569
Nicholas
Clay WMA Office, 1445 Cassidy Creek Rd. Carlisle
(859) 289-8564
Pike​
Pike County Extension Office, 148 Trivette Dr. Pikeville
(606) 432-2534
 Russell 
Russell County Conservation District, 159 Ferco Way Jamestown (270) 343-3343
Union 
Big Rivers WMA, 7619 S.R. 365 Sturgis (270) 374-3025

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KIT CONTENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Each kit includes printed instructions to guide the process. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife also offers an instructional vide​o for hunters who need further assistance in successfully extracting and submitting their samples.​​

Each kit contains:

  • ​Sample collection and shipping instructions
  • Silver bubble mailer
  • FedEx envelope with pre-paid return shipping label
  • Disposable nitrile gloves
  • Biological sample tag
  • Pre-labeled sample bag
  • Sandwich-size Ziploc bag
  • Ice pack
  • Disposable tweezers​​​

Important:

Mail-in kits will NOT fulfill mandatory sampling requirements for hunters who harvest a deer in the CWD Surveillance Zone​ encompassing Henderson, Union, and Webster counties on Nov. 8-10. To fulfill requirements, hunters MUST go to a staffed CWD c​heck station or a CWD Sample Drop-off site within these counties.

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CWD SAMPLE DROP-OFF SITES

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CWD TEST RESULTS LOOK-UP

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