As ranchers recover from the Smokehouse Creek fire, they face the agonizing choice of what to do with an unknown number of injured cattle.
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“It does not get easier,” O’Brien said. “I’m an old man, I don’t remember growing up with the big wildfires. A wildfire of this magnitude has not happened before.” “What people read about are just the big ones,” O’Brien said. “It’s emotionally and financially challenging.” The full extent of the damage is still unknown. Early estimates show more than 7,000 heads of cattle died. The final number directly related to the fires could reach 10,000. The true total may not be known for months, as ranchers consider euthanizing cattle with severe injuries such as burnt hooves and utters.
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