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The Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating the poaching of a large buck near the Fulton YMCA on Monday.
The buck was shot "in broad daylight" in the area of Industrial and Wood Streets, and witnesses reported hearing the shot, according to the MDC.
Anyone with potentially related information can contact Callaway County Conservation Agent Steve Kistner at 573-239-8129. To remain anonymous, call Operation Game Thief at 800-392-1111.
Rewards are available for information leading to the arrest of poachers, the MDC stated.