Last Friday I had weather cows, this week it’s frozen cows. From the “winter that wasn’t” department, it seems that the winter in Colorado was bad enough to cause some free range cows to seek shelter in/around a rustic shelter cabin – and then froze to death in place.
The carcasses were discovered by two Air Force Academy cadets when they snow-shoed up to the cabin in late March. Rangers believe the animals sought shelter during a snowstorm and got stuck and weren’t smart enough to find their way out.
The cabin is located near the Conundrum Hot Springs, a nine-mile hike from the Aspen area in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area.
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Forest Service spokesman Brian Porter said rangers saw about six cows inside the cabin, and several dead cows lying around the building.
“There is a lot of snow, and it’s hard to determine how many cows are there,” Porter said.
U.S. Forest Service spokesman Steve Segin said Tuesday they need to decide quickly how to get rid of the carcasses.
“Obviously, time is of the essence because we don’t want them defrosting,” Segin said.
Bomb them!
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Just let the rest of the animals have a meal for cow’s sake.
Throw them with a trubuchet …. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ8jGqdE2iw
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Where’s input from Willis E., the cowboy genious?
The folks at Improbable Research have discovered the officially-sanctioned methods for destroying the carcasses. They cite http://www.sprout.org/site_media/matt/animal_carcasses/animal_carcasses.html .
[One has to be careful with Improbable Research which is, after all, a humor site, but the document appears to be genuine.]
No indication as to how to get the cows out of the building first, which would seem to be a requirement if they want to retain the cabin.
HaroldW;
Yowza! The “total obliteration” option (for 1 horse) uses 70 sticks of dynamite. Ooohhh — I wanna watch!!
Well, dang, looks like they’re not going to use the explosives …
SOURCE
Boooring …
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“Air Force Academy cadets snowshoeing in late March found the dead cattle in and around the cabin near the Conundrum Hot Springs”
I think those Hot Springs are near Paronomasia Creek…