Big Game Hunting

White-tailed Deer

MANDATORY Submission of Biological Samples

Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Testing in White-tailed Deer

It is mandatory for all deer hunters who harvest a deer in GHAs 18B, 18C (Duck Mountain area) and GHAs 23 and 23A (Riding Mountain area) to submit the complete head, upper neck, lungs and trachea (windpipe), to a biological sample depot or nearest Manitoba Conservation office within 48 hours from the time of kill. These samples cannot be frozen. More detail is available on this web site.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance in White-tailed Deer

Manitoba Conservation remains vigilant in ensuring the province’s wild elk and deer populations remain free of Chronic Wasting Disease. Manitoba Conservation will continue monitoring efforts for this disease by testing selected elk and deer samples submitted under
the Bovine TB Surveillance Program.

It is mandatory for all deer hunters who harvest a deer in GHAs 5, 6, 6A, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 18, 18A, and part of 22 (west of PTH 83) to submit the complete head and upper neck to a Manitoba Conservation office or a biological sample depot. More detail is available on this web site.