JACKSON, Wyo. — Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was confirmed in deer in two new western Wyoming hunt areas, according to a Thursday announcement by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD).
An adult male white-tailed deer tested positive in Jackson’s Deer Hunt Area 150. WGFD points out that this area is adjacent to two CWD-positive deer hunt areas (152, where the disease was confirmed in 2019, and 155, where it was detected in 2022), along with Grand Teton National Park. The Sublette mule deer herd is present in Area 150, and that herd had a confirmed case of CWD in 2017, WGFD noted.
Closer to Cody, CWD was confirmed in a hunter-harvested adult male mule deer in Deer Hunt Area 106, which is bordered by four CWD-positive deer hunt areas: 105, 110, 111 and Yellowstone National Park. Area 106 hosts the Clark’s Fork mule deer herd, in which CWD was first detected in 2019.
CWD is 100% fatal to deer, elk and moose that are infected. WGFD requires CWD testing in certain hunting areas. Learn more about the disease and hunter requirements here.
The agency requests that the public contact the nearest WGFD office if they see an animal that appears sick or injured.
