TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Check stations allow Idaho Fish and Game personnel to interact with hunters and gather information about harvested animals. Staff also ask questions to find out what is happening in the field and collect samples for chronic wasting disease (CWD).

If no game is harvested, staff will ask a few questions then send the hunters and anglers on their way. Even though it may be brief, you must still stop, or you may be cited for jumping the checkpoint.

If game has been harvested, Fish and Game will check permits and tags as well as the animal. Most control positions are “management positions”; they will generally be in the same location each year and data collection only takes a few moments.

Fish and Game encourages hunters to verify that their deer, elk or moose are tested for CWD and this is required in the following units:

• Unit 1
• Unit 14
• Unit 18
• Unit 23
• Unit 24
• Unit 32A

“The ultimate goal is to slow or prevent the spread of CWD, as it will negatively affect deer populations and hunting opportunities,” said Fish and Game state wildlife manager Rick Ward. “We want to prevent CWD from entering units where it is not present, but we can’t do that if we don’t know exactly where the disease is. »

There are common violations that could result in a warning or even a citation, including failure to properly validate labels, provide proxy statements, maintain proof of species, and maintain proof of sex.

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