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Friday, October 18, 2024

Forest Service Won't Blow Up Dead Horses Due To Fire Danger

When a horse dies in the Wyoming backcountry, sometimes the best way to keep it from attracting grizzly bears is using explosives to blow the carcass into tiny pieces.

In fact, the U.S. Forest Service even has a how-to instruction guide how to best do that, titled “Obliterating Animal Carcasses With Explosives."
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-Don in Oregon

13 comments:

  1. And here's a link to the how-to guide:

    cdn-wordpress.webspec.cloud/intrans.iastate.edu/uploads/2018/03/Boom-Boom-Boom.pdf

    You'll want to print this out and laminate it and keep a copy in your pickup.

    Don in Oregon


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  2. I remember reading years ago that the Swiss did this so rotting cows in the mountains would not stink. They stopped because it ought not to be done, for reasons.
    It's dead, who cares if it get blowed up? I would sell a subscription to a service to watch it.

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  3. Didn't somebody try this with a beached whale at one point? Didn't go very well...
    John G.

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    1. Oregon.
      I'd say it went very, hilariously, well.
      Of course, I wasn't there so...

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    2. Except the guy with the Caddy.

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  4. Can't wait for a dei hire to do this. They be cycling through the dei hires.

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  5. Yeah, yeah, I know it's fun blowing shit up, but can't we just let the damn grizzlies do what grizzlies are gonna do? Oh, yeah, that's right.....tourism. Can't let the good folks who want to go out and experience nature actually see what goes on in nature now can we. Gotta keep it all sanitized and PG rated for the rhinestone cowboy crowd. Good for business, don'tchaknow.

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    1. I agree.....
      2 points;
      It may inconvenience some people but wasting the meat to deprive bears is ridiculous considering it's basically bear country.
      The other is it seems mules and donkeys are more suited for that job, they are much more hardy and sure footed than any horse..
      Anyway what the fuck do I know, carry on ...
      JD

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    2. Another thing city folk dont want to know: most animals dont get to die quietly in their sleep

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  6. perfectly good carrion

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  7. They should hire Tim Walz. Rumor is he's blown a horse or two.

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  8. It's Elk season, they are most likely protecting the bears from the hunters. After spending $10-$15 K for a guided elk hunt that's a problem.
    Jpaul

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  9. Well there goes yet another dream job. Sigh.

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