Central Idaho Deer Tests Positive For CWD

Idaho Fish and Game says a white-tailed buck harvested in Unit 15 south of Grangeville has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.  It is the first detection in this hunting unit, but near CWD detections in Unit 14.

The location where the animal was killed is about 20 miles from Slate Creek where CWD was first detected in 2021, and where multiple deer and elk have tested positive for the disease.  In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of CWD detections near White Bird and east toward Grangeville.

CWD is a contagious, incurable and fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose populations.  Visit the CWD Webpage to see how Idaho Fish and Game is monitoring and addressing CWD statewide, and how hunters are "an integral part of CWD testing."

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