Chronic Wasting Disease identified in four new hunting districts, FWP says

Chronic Wasting Disease identified in four new hunting districts, FWP says

Four new hunting districts across the state recorded a detection of Chronic Wasting Disease since July 2025, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said Friday.

Chronic wasting disease found in deer killed south of Grangeville

A deer harvested in Idaho's Game Management Unit 15 south of Grangeville tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

CWD detected in deer in Hunting District 419

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently detected in a mule deer buck taken by a hunter east of Stanford in Hunting District 419, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced Jan. 9 in a news release.