Re: Carcass disposal - Wood stove?
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08/09/07 11:39 AM
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I've stayed warm from coal and wood all my life. I am NOT putting those in my stove, they'd melt the stove pipe right off of it. A few pounds of coon fat turned the stove pipe red.
Outdoor stoves are another thing. I know farmers that encourage me to stoke those with carcases on my way through. You could probably burn tires in them if you could fit them through the door. These burners burn straight up, and the drippings fall straight down.
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Re: Carcass disposal - Wood stove?
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08/09/07 11:41 AM
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Jake. Why not dig a pit on your property before season and cover it at the end of season? I have a farmer by me has no problem with me placing carcases on the fields he is going to put into corn the following year. What is left after winter is tilled in in the spring. Maybe you can find a farmer by you willing to do the same. PETA would just love to find your skinned animals on the side of the road. They would call them dogs and cats and get on the front page.
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Re: Carcass disposal - Wood stove?
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08/09/07 12:07 PM
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Jake. Why not dig a pit on your property before season and cover it at the end of season? Don't have a method to dig a big/deep enough hole. The ground is too solid around here to try and tackle it with a shovel. I suppose if I get any backhoe work done, I'll plan on doing that. As for burning them, I have heard the coon fat COULD actually burn through the inside of my woodstove (Taylor brand). That was my main concern with doing that. Thanks for all your ideas/info guys.
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Re: Carcass disposal - Wood stove?
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08/09/07 09:56 PM
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I've only had my Central Boiler up and running since the middle of last winter. The only thing I disposed of was about a half dozen deer skeletons. Burned almost completely, and did smell great, just like BarBQue
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Re: Carcass disposal - Wood stove?
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08/09/07 10:42 PM
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Carcasses on the side of the road have ruin my whole day more than once. The horses really, really dislike it.
I have an outdoor boiler also. Mine is the Hardy. I burn whatever I don't save for future bait. The hair is really the only objectionable thing to burn off an animal and since these are skinned, no big deal. I was on the land of the fellow nearest me cutting some windfall trees for him this winter and he actually asked what I was cooking over there everyday that smelled so good. I put a coyote, 2 fox and a coon in there at once one time and it didn't over do it. I've also put in 2 deer skeletons at once with no trouble. I think it is a great solution. I even cremated two of my dogs that a neighbor shot (long story but I'd have shot them to if I were him--completely my negligence that cost them their lives) because the ground was frozen to hard to bury them. Now they stunk but it was hide and all. Overall, I think it is great plan of disposal.
I'm afraid of lil' bit. very, very afraid.
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