CWD Sample Mail-in Kit

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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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​​ CWD Sample Mail-in Kit Pick-Up Locations​​
​​ Region​ County​ Pick-up Location​​​ Address Phone #
​​Bluegrass ​​​Grant
Curtis Gates Lloyd WMA
230 Gardnersville Rd, Crittenden, KY 41030 (859) 472-9881
​Madison
Madison County Extension Office 230 Duncannon Ln, Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 623-4072
​​​​​​​​​​​​​Spencer
Taylorsville Lake WMA
1584 Overlook Rd, Taylorsville, KY 40071 (502) 330-7309
​​Green River ​​​Barren​
Barren River Lake WMA
1457 South Lucas Rd., KY 42156 (270) 646-5167​​
Henderson​
​​Sloughs WMA​
9956 Hwy 268 Corydon, KY 42406​ (270) 827-2673
​McLean ​Calhoun Regional KDFWR Office​ 1398 Hwy 81 North, Calhoun, KY 42327 (270) 273-3569
​​​​​​​​​​​​​Muhlenberg
Peabody WMA
1 Goose Lake Rd., Drakesboro, KY 42337 (270) 476-1889
Northeast ​Floyd
Prestonsburg Regional KDFWR Office
2744 Lake Road, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
(606) 207-3385
​​Pike
Pike County Extension Office
148 Trivette Dr, Pikeville, KY 41501​
(606) 432-2534
Purchase ​Fulton
Fulton County Extension Office​
2144 S. 7th St., Hickman, KY 42050​
(270) 236-2351
​​Graves Graves County Conservation District​
1000 Commonwealth Dr, Mayfield, KY 42066
(270) 247-9529
​​Marshall Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge 91 U.S. 641 N, Benton, KY 42025
(270) 527-5770
​​Union Big Rivers WMA 7619 S.R. 365, Sturgis, KY 42459
(270) 374-3025
​​Southeast
Locations Coming Soon!
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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 check requirements for hunters who harvest a deer in the CWD Surveillance Zone​ on Nov. 9-11, Nov. 16-17, and Nov. 23-24. To fulfill mandatory check requirements in the CWD Surveillance Zone, hunters MUST go to a staffed CWD c​heck station or a CWD Sample Drop-off site in the CWD Surveillance Zone.

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CWD HOME

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CWD SAMPLE DROP-OFF SITES

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CWD TEST RESULTS LOOK-UP

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