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CWD confirmed in hunting area near Cody

In this file photo, a sickly female elk is afflicted with Chronic Wasting Disease.
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In this file photo, a sickly female elk is afflicted with Chronic Wasting Disease.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KIFI)-Wyoming Game and Fish has confirmed a new deer hunt region has found positive tests for chronic wasting disease (CWD).

CWD was confirmed in Deer Hunt Area 109 with a positive test from a buck white-tailed deer.   The deer was found dead and in poor condition.

Hunt area 109 is northwest of Cody and bordered on most sides by known CWD-positive areas.

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