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Captive bull moose in velvet at AWCC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bridger-Teton blows up moose near Cache<\/strong><\/p>\n

Worried about possible people-carnivore conflict, Bridger-Teton National Forest officials recently exploded a full-grown bull moose whose final resting place was along a popular trail near the Cache Creek trailhead.<\/p>\n

Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel received a report from a hiker of the moose carcass\u2019 whereabouts near the mouth of Woods Canyon late last week, and on Thursday night Game Warden Kyle Lash removed the head of the animal, which outwardly looked to be in good shape.<\/p>\n

The next morning, Game and Fish\u2019s brucellosis\/feedground\/habitat biologist, Ben Wise, examined the moose head and found \u201ca lot\u201d of carotid artery worms, which can cause blindness.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe pulled a golf-ball-size amount of worms out of one side of [the artery],\u201d Lash said, \u201cand it was about the same on the others side.\u201d<\/p>\n

The animal\u2019s lungs were also black, likely from pneumonia, but Wise\u2019s assessment was that the parasitic worms were likely the leading cause of death. There was nothing to indicate the animal had been poached, Lash said.<\/p>\n

The moose carcass, which was within the Gros Ventre Wilderness, was blown up by the Bridger-Teton on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing left,\u201d Lash said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a slick way to get rid of a carcass.\u201d<\/p>\n

The idea behind using explosives is that the not-so-intact body would be scavenged and thus dissipate much more quickly, reducing the odds that large carnivores would linger in an area frequented by people. Mountain lions, black bears and wolves are all regular inhabitants of the Cache Creek area. Lash passed on his concerns to the Bridger-Teton, especially because the Woods Canyon Trail is well-used by elk hunters in November.<\/p>\n

The Jackson Hole Daily was unable to reach Bridger-Teton officials Sunday to learn how the explosion went, but Jackson Hole News&Guide copy editor Mark Huffman happened to be in the Cache Creek area when the sickened moose went \u201cboom.\u201d A forest staffer on site told him that 100 pounds of explosives were used to incinerate and distribute the rotting remains.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really was a large, impressive noise,\u201d Huffman said. \u201cThe initial noise was like a crack, rather than what you would expect. You could hear [the percussion] moving around and echoing in that little, narrow canyon.\u201d<\/p>\n

A visit to the mouth of Woods Canyon on Saturday suggested that the bull\u2019s body is now in tiny pieces and spread across a large area. A sign downslope lets hikers know what they\u2019re about to pass by.<\/p>\n

While the carcass itself is now unidentifiable, the pall of rot that lingers in the air is telling of the location of the moose\u2019s explosion.<\/p>\n

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BOOM!<\/p>\n

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