Forest Service to explode frozen cows in a cabin, people everywhere eagerly anticipate shaky camerap
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It may take explosives to dislodge a group of cows that wandered into an old ranger cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, then died and froze solid when they couldn't get out.
By [URL="http://search.nwsource.com/search?searchtype=cq&sort=date&from=ST&byline=STEVEN K. PAULSON"]STEVEN K. PAULSON[/URL]
[I]Associated Press[/I]
DENVER —
It may take explosives to dislodge a group of cows that wandered into an old ranger cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, then died and froze solid when they couldn't get out.
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.
Michael Carroll, a spokesman for the Wilderness Society in Colorado, said cattle are often allowed to wander on federal wilderness lands as long as ranchers get a permit from the Forest Service, and sometimes the animals get separated from the herd.
The Forest Service said Tuesday the animals came from a herd of 29 cows that went missing last fall from the nearby Gunnison National Forest where the rancher had a permit. An aerial search failed to turn up any sign of the animals.
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.
Segin said officials are concerned about water contamination in the nearby hot springs if the cows start decomposing during the thaw.
The options: use explosives to break up the cows, burn down the cabin, or using a helicopters or trucks to haul out the carcasses.
But Segin said using helicopters is too expensive and rangers are worried about using trucks in a wilderness area, where the government bars permanent improvements and tries to preserve the natural habitat.
Carroll praised the Forest Service for trying to remove the animals while doing the least damage. He said burning down the cabin or packing out the carcasses are probably the best solutions.
"They need to use the minimal tool to get the job done. They don't want to leave the land scarred," he said.
Segin said the Forest Service occasionally uses explosives to destroy carcasses of animals that can't be retrieved.
"We've used them as a means of disposal to remove dead horses, elk and other animals in areas where it's impossible to get them out," he said.
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this is gonna be sweet
I sure cannot wait!
watch as peta storms in, in an attempt to save the cows, and it just so happens to explode in just the right time
Finally we can have explodingcow.gif
[QUOTE=J!NX;35643986]watch as peta storms in, in an attempt to save the cows, and it just so happens to explode in just the right time[/QUOTE]
They're dead so there is nothing to save.
[QUOTE=J!NX;35643986]watch as peta storms in, in an attempt to save the cows, and it just so happens to explode in just the right time[/QUOTE]
Call of duty: PETA warfare
[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;35644008]They're dead so there is nothing to save.[/QUOTE]
PETA will probably pull some "It's disrespectful" bullshit.
facepunch: turning every thread that's remotely related to animals into a arguement about peta since 2005
Im proud to be an environmental science major right now.
man ive already seen a video of a cow being blown up
[B][I][U]IT WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS[/U][/I][/B]
[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;35644008]They're dead so there is nothing to save.[/QUOTE]
that's the fun part of that, because PETA would probably [i]actually [/i]do that crap
Reminds me of this old gem:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIlKxaEIFDk[/media]
[QUOTE=AtomicWaffle;35644197]Reminds me of this old gem:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIlKxaEIFDk[/media][/QUOTE]
It would've sucked so bad to be the guy with the car.
My inner child
It cries of joy
Moo
Kinda gory, but hilarious:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9owvd2dD7U[/media]
[QUOTE=AtomicWaffle;35644197]Reminds me of this old gem:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIlKxaEIFDk[/media][/QUOTE]
Gotta love that last line.
"He got promoted".
My state rules, we have to blow up cows to get them out of a cabin since they turned into ice cream.
Oh god, what?
Cows?
[QUOTE=DeadCow;35645398]Oh god, what?
Cows?[/QUOTE]
[img]http://facepunch.com/avatar/323665.png?garryis=awesome[/img]
I can see you are extremely involved in the case.
Am i really gonna be the first here to say it? oh well.
Poor cows :(
[QUOTE=GreenLeaf;35645943]Am i really gonna be the first here to say it? oh well.
Poor cows :([/QUOTE]
but they're dead
[editline]20th April 2012[/editline]
you should be happy
[QUOTE=Limed00d;35646287]but they're dead
[editline]20th April 2012[/editline]
you should be happy[/QUOTE]
They [b]froze[/b] to death. that's why i feel bad for them.
[editline]20th April 2012[/editline]
you plank.
At least the Air Force is going to be happy with all this fresh meat.
Guys, in the article it said they think burning down the cabin or moving the bodies is the best idea.
FIRST TO ACTUALLY READ!
[QUOTE=GreenLeaf;35646550]They [b]froze[/b] to death. that's why i feel bad for them. [editline]20th April 2012[/editline] you plank.[/QUOTE]
gosh relax i misunderstood you
[editline]20th April 2012[/editline]
you nail