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Province announces mandatory game testing this hunting season
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that mandatory game testing will be conducted in specific wildlife management zones (WMZ) during the upcoming hunting season due to the discovery of tuberculosis (bovine TB) in a captive cattle herd last year.
Hunters who plan to hunt draw elk in WMZ 37 (south and east of Yorkton) and elk and white-tailed deer during the regular season in WMZ 48 (north of Preeceville) must provide harvested animal heads for testing within one month.
It is also recommended that hunters voluntarily submit moose and mule deer harvested in those zones for testing.
“We are committed to ensuring the health of Saskatchewan’s wildlife populations,” Environment Minister Christine Tell said in a news release.