CWD Testing

For detailed 2023 CWD testing options and testing results, please visit the Michigan Department of Natural Resources CWD Testing website.  

In 2023, free CWD testing is available for deer harvested from the following counties that are part of focused head collection and testing efforts: 

  • Antrim
  • Benzie
  • Charlevoix
  • Emmet
  • Grand Traverse
  • Hillsdale
  • Isabella
  • Kalkaska
  • Lake
  • Leelanau
  • Manistee
  • Missaukee
  • Osceola
  • Wexford

Free self-sample shipping kit testing 

Free lymph node shipping kits that include free CWD testing are available for hunters who harvested deer from the below counties. Hunters should call the office prior to arriving to ensure someone will be available to assist.  

Clinton 

  • Rose Lake Wildlife Field Office 
    8903 Stoll Road 
    East Lansing, MI 48823 
    517-641-4092 

Eaton 

  • Eaton Conservation District 
    551 Courthouse Dr, Suite 3 
    Charlotte, MI 48813 
    517-543-1512 ext. 5 

Gratiot 

  • Gratiot Conservation District 
    301 Commerce Drive 
    Ithaca, MI 48847 
    989-875-3900 ext. 5 

Ingham 

  • Lansing DNR Customer Service Center 
    4166 Legacy Parkway 
    Lansing, MI 48911 
    517-284-4720 

Ionia 

  • Flat River Wildlife Field Office 
    6650 Long Lake Road 
    Belding, MI 48809 
    616-794-2658 
  • Ionia Conservation District 
    431 Swartz Ct, Suite 300 
    Ionia, MI 48846 
    616-527-2098 ext. 5 
  • Michigan State University Extension Office 
    101 W. Main St., 2nd Floor 
    Ionia, MI 48846 

Jackson 

  • Waterloo Wildlife Field Office 
    13578 Seymour Road 
    Grass Lake, MI 49240 
    517-522-4097 

Kent 

  • Kent Conservation District 
    3260 Eagle Park Drive NE 
    Grand Rapids, MI 49525 
    616-222-5846 

Midland 

  • Midland Conservation District 
    954 E. Isabella Rd. 
    Midland MI 48640 
    989-486-2325 

Montcalm 

  • Montcalm Conservation District 
    77 South State St. (M66) 
    Stanton, MI 48888 
    989-831-4212 ext. 5  

Dickinson  

  • Escanaba Wildlife Field Office 
    6833 Hwy 2, 41 and M-35 
    Gladstone, MI 49837 
    906-786-2351 
  • Norway Wildlife Field Office 
    520 West US Hwy 2 
    Norway, MI 49870 
    906-563-9247 

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