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Nebraska Opens 10 CWD Check Stations Nov. 14 and Asks Hunters in Eight Units to Submit Deer

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission wants firearm-season hunters in four units to use staffed check stations and hunters in four others to use free mail-in kits. All ten stations open Nov. 14.

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Key Facts

  • Nebraska Game and Parks announced CWD testing in eight deer management units on Nov. 10, 2026.
  • In-person testing covers four units: Upper Platte, Plains, Pine Ridge and Sandhills.
  • Hunters in the Platte, Frenchman, Buffalo and Republican units are asked to use free mail-in kits.
  • Ten staffed check stations open Nov. 14, and the last close Nov. 23.
  • Samples will be accepted through Jan. 31.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said in a release on November 10, 2026 that it is encouraging hunters in eight deer management units to test deer for chronic wasting disease, or CWD, during the upcoming firearm deer season.

Hunters in four units, Upper Platte, Plains, Pine Ridge and Sandhills, are asked to bring their harvest to in-person check stations. Hunters in the other four units, Platte, Frenchman, Buffalo and Republican, are asked to send in samples using a free mail-in kit.

A deer that has already been Telechecked can still be sampled. The head and upper neck must still be available, and the hunter brings them to a staffed station along with the deer’s seal number.

Hunters in any of the eight units can request a kit at OutdoorNebraska.gov by searching for “CWD sampling kit.” Kits can also be picked up at commission offices in Alliance (299 Husker Road), Kearney (1617 First Ave.) and North Platte (301 E. State Farm Road).

All ten staffed stations start on Nov. 14. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. unless noted.

  • Alliance, the Game and Parks district office at 299 Husker Road (308-763-2940), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14-22 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 23.
  • Bridgeport, Legacy COOP at 102 W. Fifth St. (308-262-0827), Nov. 14-15, 21 and 22.
  • Crawford, Post Playhouse in Fort Robinson State Park at 3200 W. Highway 20 (308-665-2900), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14-22 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 23.
  • Harrison, Harrison House Hotel at 115 Main St. (308-665-5199), Nov. 14 only.
  • Hay Springs, Wyatt Family Meats at 4564 590th Road (308-430-8104), Nov. 14-22.
  • Kimball, Sportsman’s Liquor at 111 W. Second St. (308-235-3752), Nov. 14-15 only.
  • Lewellen, DP’s Service Station at 506 W. Highway 26 (308-778-5611), Nov. 14-15, 21 and 22.
  • Scottsbluff, Essential Fuels at 822 S. Beltline Highway (308-635-7374), Nov. 14-15, 21 and 22, plus 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 23.
  • Sidney, Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office at 1000 10th Ave. (308-254-2922), Nov. 14 only.
  • Valentine, Valentine Fish Hatchery at 90164 Hatchery Road (402-376-2244), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14-22 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 23.

The last staffed stations close after Nov. 23, 2026, and the commission will accept samples through January 31, 2027.

Sources

  1. 1 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission · Hunters encouraged to test deer for CWD in 8 deer management units · accessed 2026-11-11

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