The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed a new deer hunt area that is positive for chronic wasting disease. CWD was confirmed in Deer Hunt Area 138 southeast of Pinedale. The infected deer was found dead and samples taken tested positive for CWD. Chronic wasting disease is fatal to deer, elk and moose. In 2020, Game and Fish personnel tested over 6,300 CWD samples and continues to evaluate new recommendations for trying to manage the disease. To ensure that hunters are informed, Game and Fish announces when CWD is found in a hunt area. The Centers for Disease Control recommends hunters do not consume any animal that is obviously ill or tests positive for the disease. A map of CWD endemic areas is available on the Game and Fish website.
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