chronic wasting disease

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is once again asking for hunters to provide lymph node samples from their harvested deer and elk this fall to test for CWD. In return, hunters may be eligible to win thousands of dollars in hunting gear...

CWD has not made its way onto Wyoming's elk feedgrounds, but some fear it's only a matter of time.

Chronic wasting disease is a fatal nervous system disease that affects deer, elk and moose, according to the game and fish.