Get deer and elk tested for disease

Oregon Hunters Assoc-iation (OHA) is partnering with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to encourage hunters to get their deer and elk tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) this season.  

Hunters who submit a CWD test from a harvested deer or elk between August 1, 2024 and April 1, 2025, will automatically be entered to win either a Howa 1500 .223 with mounted Nikko Sterling Gamepro 4-12x40mm Scope combo or a Sig Sauer Whiskey3 4-12x40mm Quadplex scope. 

A winner will be drawn on April 30, 2025. Hunters will receive one entry for every legally harvested deer or elk they get tested at:

• CWD check stations in Baker City, Celilo Park, Elgin, or Prineville during opening weekends of any legal weapon seasons for deer and elk. See dates and locations of check stations.

• Participating meat processors and taxidermists. 

• ODFW office by making an appointment or leaving head at collection barrel.

CWD has now been detected in California, Idaho, and Washington.

“With CWD detected in three bordering states, it is more imperative than ever for hunters to provide our unique contribution toward CWD detection by voluntarily getting our animals tested,” said OHA Policy Director Amy Patrick.

ODFW has yet to detect a case of CWD in Oregon, though the agency has been testing since the late 1990s. 

“Testing apparently healthy animals will help wildlife managers find this disease early, which is how we can slow or prevent the spread of CWD,” said Ashley Reeder, ODFW CWD coordinator. “Hunters are a critical part of this effort, so we are grateful to OHA for offering this incentive for hunters to get their animal tested.”