Cheyenne – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Wyoming’s Deer Hunt Area 143. The disease was detected in a buck mule deer found dead in emaciated condition in late January. Deer Hunt Area 143 is the Pinedale Region. The area is Read more
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed a hunter-harvested cow elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Elk Hunt Area 113. Elk Hunt Area 113 is located in the Sheridan Region and borders CWD-positive Elk Hunt Areas 123 to the north and 129 to the west, where CWD Read more
11/1/2021 5:17:51 PM Cheyenne – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in three new elk hunt areas in Wyoming. The disease was confirmed from lymph node samples from three hunter-harvested bull elk. In the Pinedale Region, CWD was confirmed in Elk Hunt Read more
Sheridan – In 2019, the Game and Fish Department’s chronic wasting disease surveillance program shifted from monitoring distribution and spread of the disease to concentrated focus on selected deer and elk herds in each administrative region of the state each year. Efforts are made by regional personnel to collect a Read more
Game and Fish continues to notify hunters of new areas where CWD is found. 2/3/2021 2:30:37 PM Cheyenne – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed a new deer hunt area in the Cody region that is positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD was confirmed in Deer Hunt Read more
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed a new deer hunt area that is positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD was confirmed in Deer Hunt Area 138 with a positive test from a mule deer buck that was found dead. Deer Hunt Area 138 southeast of Pinedale, bordered by Read more
CWD was confirmed in Elk Hunt Area 67 with a positive test from a hunter-harvested cow elk. 12/21/2020 9:09:47 PM CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed a new elk hunt area for chronic wasting disease (CWD) after an elk tested positive for the disease. CWD was confirmed in Read more
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory confirmed on December 16 that an elk in Grand Teton National Park tested positive 12/18/2020 6:24:10 PM Jackson – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory confirmed on December 16 that an elk in Grand Teton National Park tested Read more
11/12/2020 7:15:58 PM CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed a new hunt area where an elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD was confirmed in Elk Hunt Area 1 with a positive test from a targeted bull elk. Elk Hunt Area 1 is located in Read more
10/26/2020 9:02:06 PM CHEYENNE – Recent chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing identified three new Wyoming deer hunt areas as positive for the disease. Deer Hunt Areas 142, 117 and 96 are now confirmed CWD positive through hunter-harvested deer with lymph node samples submitted to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department earlier this Read more