# How long would a dead squirrel stay on your sidewalk?

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**Created:** [August 25, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-a-dead-squirrel-stay-on-your-sidewalk/989090 "2023-08-25T19:48:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 26, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-a-dead-squirrel-stay-on-your-sidewalk/989090/43 "2023-08-26T12:30:47Z")

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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](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-dealing-with-decomposition/942924):
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> 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.

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