City granted year-round deer permit

A permit has been approved to allow the City of Sundance to cull double the number of deer this year with no restrictions on season timing.

The city is implementing a year-round cull in response to evidence that chronic wasting disease (CWD) may be more prevalent than previously thought.

Game Warden Nate Holst attended last week's meeting of the city council to confirm that Wyoming Game & Fish has now approved the license.

This will allow Sundance to take up to 100 deer between now and the end of 2023.

Holst made the proposal last month, visiting the council to explain that last year's...