What is Arizona Game and Fish doing about CWD?
Surveillance The department has been conducting surveillance using hunter-harvested deer and elk since 1998. More than 1,000 animals have been tested and no evidence of CWD has been found. Training personnel to recognize signs of CWD The department has trained all staff members to recognize animals with clinical signs of CWD. Restricting movement of live deer and elk There is evidence that movement of live deer and elk can spread CWD. To minimize this risk, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission has passed new rules that restrict the transport of live deer and elk into or within the state. The rules also require identification marking of captive deer and elk, notification to the department when non-native deer species are being held, and CWD testing of all deer and elk that die in captivity. When you hunt… • Do not harvest any animal that appears to be sick, very thin or that behaves oddly. • If you hunt in another state, don’t bring back the brain, intact skull or spinal column. It’s OK
