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Chronic-wasting disease shows up again in Wyoming deer

This map, updated in January 2011, shows where Chronic Wasting Disease has been documented in North America. (Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance)
This map, updated in January 2011, shows where Chronic Wasting Disease has been documented in North America. (Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance)

HUNTING -- Others issues like wolves, EHD in deer and antelope, brucellosis and elk hoof disease have occasionally lured our eye off the chronic wasting disease that became such a big concern more than a decade ago.

In 2011, the issue was rekindled with new cases.

This season, we're getting another reminder:

Chronic-wasting disease found in new hunting areas in Wyoming
Wyoming Fish and Game officials said chronic-wasting disease, which is always fatal to elk, deer, was found in mule deer in hunt areas 84 and 36, districts that border other districts where the disease had previously been found.
--Jackson Hole News & Guide



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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