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Utah mandates chronic wasting disease testing for Ogden's 2026 general season deer hunt.

Increased cases in Ogden and East Canyon areas prompted the decision.

Testing aims to track disease spread and protect deer populations.

OGDEN — Hunters who snag a deer near Ogden during next year's general season hunt will be required to have the animal tested for chronic wasting disease, following an increase in cases detected in the region.

Over 350 deer and 10 elk have tested positive for the disease in Utah since it was first found in a buck harvested near Vernal that tested positive in 2002. Nearly 100 of the 2,460 deer and elk sampled over the past two years tested positive, including multiple cases in the Ogden and East Canyon units, and part

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