CWD detected in a new Wyoming hunt area

CWD detected in a new Wyoming hunt area

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has reported the confirmed presence of chronic wasting disease for the first time in Elk Hunt Area 61 in the Cody Region.According to Game and Fish, the presence was confirmed in a deceased cow elk found in the hunt area. Elk Hunt Area 61 is bordered by CWD-positive Elk Hunt Areas 58 (detected in 2023), 59 (detected in 2022), 52 (detected in 2025) and 66 (detected in 2018). Elk Hunt Area 61 is part of the Cod…