How long would a dead squirrel stay on your sidewalk?

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No sidewalks here, the very idea makes me laugh.

A couple years ago there was a dead deer near our home that really stunk. I started a thread about it.

Help dealing with decomposition

Sat down to enjoy breakfast this morning when in through the open windows wafts the odor of decomp. Put on shoes and walked toward the stink. About 150 - 200 yards from the house is a dead dear. He’s outside of the horses pasture in the woods along the fence line. Stinks like a mf. What can we do to deal with the odor? If we do nothing, how long will it persist? When the winds shift it is very unpleasant.