Is this really that common?
Not common, but it’s current news:
“Frozen cows in Colorado cabin may be removed using explosives”
http://kdvr.com/2012/04/18/frozen-cows-in-colorado-cabin-may-be-removed-using-explosives/
When Back packing in the Bob MARSHALL willderness I talked with a guy whos job was to blow dead critters up.
If they died to close to the trail or camp sites he would despose of them. To lessen the change of bear human conflect.