Voluntary Sampling September 15 to January 15
Hunters who harvest deer anywhere in Missouri throughout the entire deer hunting season — Sept. 15 through Jan. 15 — can get free CWD testing at select sites around the state. Get free test results online
On November 12th & 13th, all deer harvested within select CWD Management Zone counties must be taken to a MDC Mandatory Sampling Station.
Hunters who harvest deer in a CWD Management Zone county must follow carcass movement regulations.
CWD Voluntary Sampling Locations
Hunters can take their deer, or the head from their deer, to the sampling locations shown on the map. The map below shows available locations for the 2022–2023 deer season. Click on an icon for location details.
Select MDC Offices
MDC offices listed as voluntary sampling locations typically can accommodate sampling during normal business hours. However, hunters are encouraged to call beforehand to ensure staff are available when they arrive or to make an appointment.
Title
MDC Offices
County | Location Name | Address | City | Phone |
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Adair | Northeast Regional Office | 3500 S Baltimore St | Kirksville | (660) 785-2420 |
Boone | Central Regional Office and Conservation Research Center | 3500 E Gans Road | Columbia | (573) 815-7900 |
Buchanan | Northwest Regional Office | 701 James McCarthy Dr | St. Joseph | (816)-271-3100 |
Cape Girardeau | Southeast Regional Office | 2302 County Park Dr | Cape Girardeau | (573) 290-5730 |
Cole | Conservation Headquarters | 2901 W Truman Blvd | Jefferson City | (573) 751-4115 |
Greene | Southwest Regional Office | 2630 N Mayfair Ave | Springfield | (417) 895-6880 |
Howell | Ozark Regional Office | 551 Joe Jones Blvd | West Plains | (417) 256-7161 |
Jackson | Kansas City Regional Office | 12405 SE Ranson Road | Lees Summit | (816) 622-0900 |
Livingston | Chillicothe Office | 15368 Liv 2386 | Chillicothe | (660) 646-6122 |
Marion | Hannibal Office | 8965 HWY 36 STE1 | Hannibal | (573) 248-2530 |
St. Charles | St. Louis Regional Office | 2360 Hwy D | St. Charles | (636) 441-4554 |
St. Clair | El Dorado Springs Office | 1109 S Main St | El Dorado Springs | (417) 876-5226 |
Non-MDC Sampling Partners
Each year, MDC partners with taxidermists and meat processors to offer hunters additional locations to have their deer sampled. Availability and hours vary, so hunters should call participating businesses before taking their deer or deer head for sampling.
Title
Sampling Partners
County | Business Name | Street | City | Phone Number |
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Adair | Countryside Butcher | 29613 Friendship Trl | Laplata | (660) 342-7438 |
Barry | Scott's Taxidermy | 5270 Farm Rd 2190 | Exeter | (417) 835-2053 |
Barry | Reflections Taxidermy | 101 N Central Ave | Monett | (417) 235-8848 |
Barton | Gary's Taxidermy | 631 SW 30th Rd | Lamar | (417) 214-1165 |
Benton | Rifles And Reels Taxidermy LLC | 29919 State Hwy UU | Warsaw | (660) 223-3939 |
Cedar | Cedar Creek Wildlife Arts | 13295 South 825 Rd | Stockton | (417) 955-2012 |
Cedar | Sharps Taxidermy Studio | 3050 E 1974 Rd | Jerico Springs | (417) 955-0069 |
Cedar | Bear Creek Meats | 19827 E 1450 | Stockton | (417) 808-0093 |
Chariton | Shot & Caught Taxidermy | 38380 Hwy HH | Salisbury | (660) 414-6742 |
Christian | Mitchells Taxidermy | 12751 State Hwy 125 | Chadwick | (417) 634-2085 |
Christian | Woods Fork Taxidermy | 3425 Wood Fork Road | Highlandville | (417) 860-4630 |
Christian | Oldfield Packing LLC | 192 Andrews Rd | Sparta | (417) 634-3943 |
Clark | Tuttle's Taxidermy | 31795 County Rd 237 | Williamstown | (660) 342-6194 |
Clark | Lazy G Taxidermy | 27166 Us Hwy 61 | Alexandria | (660) 341- 1109 |
Clark | Weapons 2 Wallhangers | 27750 County Road 283 | Kahoka | (660) 341-4757 |
Crawford | Meremac Valley Taxidermy | 1211 Saranac Springs Rd | Leasburg | (573) 245-6579 |
Crawford | TNT Taxidermy | 169 Hobo Rd | Davisville | (573) 743-6751 |
Crawford | Keen Taxidermy | 2530 S Service Rd | Bourbon | 636-388-2605 |
Franklin | Koch Taxidermy | 2019 Hwy H | Sullivan | (573) 259-8503 |
Franklin | Daves Taxidermy | 1503 Gravois Rd | St Clair | (636) 629-9860 |
Franklin | Pemberton Processing | 2721 Hwy 100 | Gray Summit | (636) 399-4562 |
Franklin | K And A Meats LLC | 2231 Hwy 100 | Labadie | (636) 451-6880 |
Franklin | Beaufort Meat Processing | 5234 Hwy 185 | Leslie | (573) 484-3312 |
Gasconade | Grellner Taxidermy LLC | 1745 Bem Church Rd | Owensville | (573) 694-2287 |
Greene | Ozark Forest Taxidermy | 10929 N Farm Road 177 | Fair Grove | (417) 343-6932 |
Greene | Matthew's Wildlife Art Taxidermy | 9880 North Cedar Valley Lane | Fair Grove | (417) 838-3900 |
Hickory | Hays Processing | 13663 Hwy 83 | Quincy | (417) 399-3437 |
Howell | Myers Ark Taxidermy LLC | 114 W Leyda Ave | West Plains | (417) 293-7199 |
Howell | Hughes Taxidermy LLC | 1095 S Girdley St | West Plains | (417) 255-4944 |
Jefferson | Bilbrey Studio Taxidermy | 7878 S Engle Creek Rd | Barnhart | (636) 475-9391 |
Jefferson | Belmars Taxidermy | 722 Jeffco Blvd | Arnold | (314) 706-2090 |
Jefferson | Larrys Life Like Taxidermy | 18 Beffa St | Festus | (636) 937-1500 |
Jefferson | John's Butcher Shoppe Inc. | 503 N Mill St | Festus | (636) 931-7776 |
Knox | Countryside Taxidermy | 57688 State Hwy T | Knox City | (314) 704-1507 |
Laclede | Clemens Taxidermy | 26445 Rustic Dr | Lebanon | (417) 532-5008 |
Laclede | Calton Machinery & Processing | 12818 Pecan Dr | Lebanon | (417) 589-2892 |
Laclede | Roberts Cattle Co | 31210 Hwy O | Lebanon | (417) 531-5206 |
Linn | Mike's Taxidermy | 808 E Hauser St | Marceline | (660) 591-5072 |
Macon | Buck Ridge Custom Meats LLC | 36234 Kayak Avenue | Excello | (660) 299-0278 |
Macon | Pettig's Taxidermy | 38075 Kayak Ave | Excello | (660) 651-5220 |
Macon | Yoder Processing | 13736 Beechnut St. | Ethel | (660) 486-3221 |
Mercer | Muddy Creek Taxidermy | 23713 Bison St | Mercer | C: (660) 953-0191 |
Mercer | Top Pin Taxidermy | 1009 E Park St | Princeton | (660) 953-1023 |
Mercer | Sunrise Meats | 29399 Karma Ave | Princeton | (660) 748-3390 |
Monroe | Rivers Edge Taxidermy | 17319 Monroe Rd 735 | Paris | (660) 833-9953 |
Oregon | Holmans Mounts | 1355 Hwy P | Alton | (417) 270-1803 |
Ozark | Summers Taxidermy And Wildlife Studio | 3070 State Hwy 101 | Bakersfield | (417) 505-9144 |
Perry | Take This Job And Stuff It Taxidermy | 834 Hwy O | Perryville | (573) 547-1541 |
Perry | Stonie's Sausage | 1507 Edgemont Blvd | Perryville | (573) 547-2540 |
Perry | Wildest Dreams Taxidermy | 155 PCR 912 | St. Mary | (573) 768-4521 |
Pulaski | Classy Taxidermy | 26286 Rambling Ln | Richland | (573) 765-5166 |
Pulaski | Stacy Anderson | 25700 Hwy 7 South | Richland | 573-855-7373 |
Scotland | Missouri Meat Processing LLC | 26832 County Rd 161 | Rutledge | (660) 342-8534 |
St Charles | Herbs Cutting Edge Taxidermy | 520 Hickory Dale Dr | St. Charles | (636) 928-5437 |
St Francois | Oders Taxidermy | 1009 E Chestnut St | Desloge | (573) 747-8170 |
Ste Genevieve | Saline Valley Taxidermy | 22481 State Rte N | Saint Mary | (573) 880-3065 |
Ste Genevieve | Natures Gallery Taxidermy | 10601 Sunkist Ln | Ste. Genevieve | (573) 561-4047 |
Stone | Pete Dickenson Taxidermy | 20646 Old Hwy 160 | Reeds Spring | (417) 527-0695 |
Taney | Real Trophies Taxidermy | 414 S Fork | Branson | (417) 544-0870 |
Vernon | Terrys Taxidermy | 15680 S. 2300 Rd | Nevada | (417) 465-2507 |
Warren | Tall Tails Taxidermy | 17298 Whitetail Ln | Marthasville | (636) 433-5911 |
Freezer Drop-Off Locations
Self-serve freezers are available at these sites. Hunters will be responsible for packaging their deer heads and filling out an information tag. Directions, packing supplies, and tags will be available at the site. You will be asked to provide hunter name and phone number, county, township, range, and section or GPS coordinates of harvest location, and telecheck ID number for each deer. Tags lacking this information, or with illegible or smeared writing, will likely prevent you from obtaining your CWD test results.
On November 12th & 13th, all deer harvested within select CWD Management Zone counties must be taken to an MDC Mandatory Sampling Station. Drop-off freezers will be locked in these counties during this time to encourage compliance with the regulation. Freezers in Gasconade, St. Charles, Warren, and Knox counties will remain open as mandatory sampling isn’t required in those counties in 2022.
Call 573-815-7901 x3901 or email WildlifeHealth@mdc.mo.gov with questions about freezer drop sites.
Title
Freezer Drop-Offs
County | Location Name | Address | City |
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Adair | MDC Northeast Regional Office | 3500 S Baltimore St | Kirksville |
Barry | MDC Cassville Office | 601 State Hwy. 248 | Cassville |
Camden | Camdenton MDC Office | 783 Thunder Mountain Rd | Camdenton |
Camden | Shelter Insurance | 700 W Washington Ave Ste A | Richland |
Cedar | Stockton State Park | 19100 South Hwy 215 | Dadeville |
Christian | MoDOT Ozark Office | 1810 Selmore Rd. | Ozark |
Clark | Duer's Oil Co Inc | 115 N Johnson St | Kahoka |
Crawford | Mary's Valley Meat Processing | 20 Brown Cemetary Rd | Steelville |
Franklin | Meramec Conservation Area | 3220 S Hwy 185 | Sullivan |
Gasconade | Old Dutch Mill Gas Station | 1988 US-50 | Owensville |
Greene | MDC South West Regional Office | 2630 N Mayfair Ave | Springfield |
Hickory | Pomme de Terre State Park | 23451 Park Entrance Rd | Pittsburg |
Howell | MDC Ozark Regional Office | 551 Joe Jones Blvd | West Plains |
Jackson | MDC Kansas City Regional Office | 12405 SE Ranson Rd | Lee's Summit |
Jefferson | Festus/Crystal City Conservation Club | 2567 US 61 Hwy | Festus |
Knox | Edina Fire Department | 104 S 2nd St | Edina |
Laclede | MDC Lebanon Office | 2350 S Jefferson Ave | Lebanon |
Linn | PB-5 Store | 110 S Main St | Linneus |
Linn | New Boston | 15833 Hwy 129 | New Boston |
Livingston | Chillicothe Office | 15368 Liv 2386 | Chillicothe |
Macon | MFA-Macon | 1805 N Missouri St | Macon |
Macon | New Cambria Fire Department | 107 Jones St | New Cambria |
McDonald | MoDOT Goodman Office | 5511 Hwy 59 | Goodman |
Mercer | Lake Paho Conservation Area | 15643 Fathom St | Princeton |
Oregon | Thayer Police Department | 102 Front St | Thayer |
Oregon | Alton Forestry Shop | Old Cane Bluff Rd off Hwy 19 | Alton |
Ozark | Caney Mountain CA Headquarters | HCR 3 Box 422 | Gainsville |
Perry | MDC Perryville Forestry Office | 2206 W St. Joseph St | Perryville |
Polk | MDC Bolivar Forestry Office | 412 Killingsworth Ave | Bolivar |
Polk | Humansville Community Building | 202 W Buffalo St | Humansville |
Pulaski | LMC Convenience Store | 1302 US Rte 66 W | Waynesville |
Pulaski | Outdoor Adventure Center | Bldg 2290 FLW K Rd | Fort Leonard Wood |
Putnam | McCormack's MFA Service | 28637 US Hwy 136 | Unionville |
Ripley | Doniphan City Fire Station | 124 W. Jefferson St | Doniphan |
St. Charles | MDC St. Louis Regional Office | 2360 Hwy D | St. Charles |
St. Clair | MDC Osceola Shop | 3835 N Hwy. 13 (address approximate) | Osceloa |
St. Francois | MDC Farmington Shop | 812 Progress Dr | Farmington |
Ste. Genevieve | Ste Genevieve Hwy 32 (Dairy Queen Parking Lot) | 18575 MO-32 | Ste. Genevieve |
Schuyler | Johns Seed & Supply Inc. | 22348 US Hwy 63 | Queen City |
Stone | MoDOT Galena Office | 1880 St Hwy 248 | Galena |
Sullivan | Shop & Talk Convenience Store | 9 W Hwy 6 | Green City |
Taney | MDC Branson Office Shop | 226 Claremont Dr. | Branson |
Warren | MDC Warrenton Office | 26620 State Hwy U | Warrenton |
Washington | Mark Twain National Forest USFS Office | 10019 W State Hwy 8 | Potosi |
Additional Opportunities
Hunters can also have harvested deer tested for CWD by contacting the State-Federal Cooperative Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Springfield at (417) 895-6861, or the University of Missouri Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory in Columbia at (573) 882-6811. There are fees for CWD testing at these facilities.