This marks the third documented case of the disease in Wyoming’s Elk Hunt Area 98 and the first confirmed case on an elk feedground in the state, according to a Jan. 15 announcement from the Wyoming ...

JACKSON — For the first time, an elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease on a western Wyoming wapiti feedground, areas that wildlife biologists have long seen as a risk for disease ...

This is the third documented case of CWD in the hunt area in what could be an ominous sign for elk populations not only in Wyoming, but also in neighboring Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks.

The two had spent many years accumulating preference points to get drawn for an elk hunt in the state of Wyoming. They finally decided to pull the trigger on the hunt during the fall of 2023.

Elk (Cervus elaphus) occur in many areas with potential for energy development and are a popular game species throughout Wyoming. Evaluating the influences ... demonstrated decreasing elk survival in ...

When elk return to the same area winter ... for up to 16 years, creating a vector for spreading chronic wasting disease that can last decades. The detection comes as the Wyoming Game and Fish ...