Deer and elk populations in Kentucky are facing a concerning threat to their health. In December, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife recorded the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in western Kentucky. Chronic Wasting Disease is a neurological disease that eventual kills the animal infected with it. Gabe Jenkins is the Deputy Commissioner of Kentucky Fish and Wildlife.
He said officials and hunters are concerned about the disease. “The fear of eating a diseased animal. We've not seen it jump the species barrier, but still, if you harvest an animal and it has Chronic Wasting Disease, is that something you really want to eat and consume?”
