Salt Lake City (May 21, 2003) – An adult female deer from southeastern Utah has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources announced today. The deer had been acting sick, so when it died, its carcass was submitted for testing according to our CWD surveillance Read more
Deer and elk hunters shouldn’t let worries about chronic wasting disease keep them from the hunt this year. Although one case was confirmed in eastern Utah this past fall, state wildlife officials haven’t been able to find any other infected animals. The wild deer was found in an area north Read more
Salt Lake City — A buck deer taken by a hunter in northeastern Utah has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the Division of Wildlife Resources has announced. “The Division of Wildlife Resources has been looking for Chronic Wasting Disease in Utah since 1998,” said Jim Karpowitz, big game Read more