Montana FWP encourages hunters to test for CWD
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called ‘zombie deer disease,’ was first identified in Colorado in 1967. Since its discovery, CWD has been found in 36 U.S. states, including Montana in 2017.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that belongs to a group called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which are responsible