The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission (GFP) changed the way deer and elk hunters must dispose of carcass remains for the management of chronic wasting disease (CWD).
All hunters transporting a deer or elk from the county of harvest, must dispose of all carcass remains in a garbage container or at a permitted landfill. This applies statewide regardless of CWD status in the respective county. For taxidermists and game processors, all carcass remains need to be disposed of in the same way regardless of harvest location.
“This is a big change for hunters ,” said GFP Terrestrial Section Chief, John Kanta. “We will be working hard to get the word out and to make sure our hunters know why this important.”
“We all need to do our part to protect our deer and elk herds and make sure that carcasses are disposed of properly.”
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