Dispatch / 10.28.26· Agencies & Hunting ·CWD
CWD Confirmed in Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 156 for the First Time
Wyoming Game and Fish confirmed chronic wasting disease in an adult mule deer buck in Deer Hunt Area 156, in the Jackson Region. Four neighboring areas are already positive.
Key Facts
- Wyoming Game and Fish confirmed CWD for the first time in Deer Hunt Area 156, in the Jackson Region.
- The positive animal was an adult mule deer buck.
- Neighboring areas 128, 148 and 155 tested positive in 2016, 2021 and 2022.
- Grand Teton National Park, which also borders Area 156, tested positive in 2018.
- Hunters can submit samples for free CWD testing.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced on October 28 that it confirmed chronic wasting disease in Deer Hunt Area 156 in the Jackson Region, the first detection there, according to a department announcement. The infected animal was an adult mule deer buck.
Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, is 100% fatal to infected deer, elk and moose. Game and Fish announces each time the disease turns up in a new hunt area so the public is informed.
Area 156 sits next to four places already listed as CWD-positive. Those are hunt area 128 (positive in 2016), area 148 (2021), area 155 (2022) and Grand Teton National Park (2018).
The department says continued monitoring helps it understand the potential impacts of the disease and evaluate future management actions. Hunters can help by submitting samples for free CWD testing, especially in priority or mandatory testing areas.
The department asks the public to contact the nearest Game and Fish office if an animal appears sick or injured. The announcement gave no new testing deadline or regulation change for Area 156.
Sources
- 1 The Outdoor Wire · CWD Detected in a New Wyoming Hunt Area · accessed 2026-10-28
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