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Five herds spread across the state are enrolled in the study: the Upper Shoshone (which borders Yellowstone National Park), North Bighorn, Wyoming Range, Sweetwater and Laramie Mountains.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), the fatal disease of the central nervous system in mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose, has been confirmed in another hunt area by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Game and Fish confirmed the presence of CWD in Deer Hunt Area 90. The disease was confirm
The disease was confirmed in a buck mule deer in Deer Hunt Area 90 in December.
The agency estimates the state’s elk population at about 109,000. Over the last five years elk damage claims made by landowners have increased by 42%.
When local hunter McKay Fleck shot three white-tailed deer in Johnson County, she anticipated that her freezer would be stocked for a while.