Local Conservation Agent Debunks Rumors About Winter Culling Operations

The Missouri Department of Conservation will begin its winter culling operations on January 16th. Macon County Conservation Agent Jared Kelly…

There are several rumors and myths that circulate around the culling operations. Kelly debunks one in particular.

Chronic Wasting Disease affects a deer’s nervous system and is 100 percent fatal. While the disease is highly transmissible among deer there is no known connection to it being spread to humans.