Transportation and Disposal of deer, elk or moose
CWD can be transmitted from carcasses of animals harvested by hunters and are positive for CWD. Most CWD-positive animals that are harvested appear completely normal and healthy. To minimize the possibility of transmission, Wyoming's regulations require deer, elk and moose hunters to transport only the following items within Wyoming from the site of the kill:
- Whole carcasses can be transported to a camp, private residence for processing, a taxidermist, a processor, or a CWD sample collection site in Wyoming provided that the head and all portions of the spinal column remain at the site of the kill or such parts are disposed in any approved landfill or approved incinerator in Wyoming.
- Cut and wrapped meat
- Edible portions with no portion of the spinal column or head attached
- Cleaned hide without the head attached
- Skull, skull plate, or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue
- Teeth
- Finished taxidermy mounts
Whole deer, elk and moose carcasses cannot be transported out of Wyoming. The only parts approved to leave the state are edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head; cleaned hide without the head; skull, skull plate, or antlers cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or finished taxidermy mounts. While these parts are permitted to leave Wyoming, not all state regulations align with this.
NOTE: Nothing in these requirements allows hunters to remove evidence of sex, species or horn or antler development as required in the regulations. For further information, refer to the Important Hunting Information Section in the current year's deer or elk regulations.
Transporting and Disposing CWD Deer and Elk
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Carcass Disposal Locations
Disposal Locations
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Baggs Landfill
Baggs, WYBuffalo Carcass Dumpster
Campbell Co Landfill
Gillette, WYCasper Regional Landfill
Casper, WYCheyenne Landfill
Cheyenne, WYCokeville Transfer Station
Cokeville, WYDayton/Ranchester Carcass Dumpster
Douglas Transfer Station
Douglas, WYDubois Transfer Station
Dubois, WYEastern Laramie County Landfill
Burns, WYEden Valley Transfer Station
Farson, WYEncampment Transfer Station
Encampment,Glenrock Carcass Dumpster
Green River Transfer Station
Green River, WYJohnson Co Landfill
Buffalo, WYKaycee Carcass Dumpster
Kemmerer Landfill
Kemmerer, WYLaBarge Transfer Station
La Barge, WYLander Landfill
Lander, WYLaramie Landfill
Laramie, WYMarbleton Landfill
Big Piney, WYMoorcroft Landfill
Moorcroft, WYNewcastle Landfill
Newcastle, WYNorth Bighorn Co Landfill
Lovell, WYPark County Landfill
Cody, WYPinedale Transfer Station
Pinedale, WYPowell Landfill
Powell, WYRiverside Dumpster
Rock Springs Landfill
Rock Springs, WYSand Draw Landfill
Riverton, WYSaratoga Game and Fish Yard Dumpster
Saratoga Transfer Station
Saratoga, WYSheridan Landfill
Sheridan, WYSouth Bighorn Co Landfill
Basin, WYTen Sleep Transfer Station
WYTeton County Trash Transfer Station
Jackson, WYThayne Transfer Station
Thayne, WYTorrington Landfill
Torrington, WYUinta Co Landfill - Evanston
Evanston, WYUinta Co Transfer Station - Bridger Valley
Evanston, WYWamsutter SWDD Landfill
Wamsutter, WYWashakie County Landfill
Worland, WYWheatland Dumpster