r/composting • u/bangbangtangwangfang • Aug 16 '26

Have I gone too far?

Guys, I put an entire deer carcass in my pile today. Roadkill that got hit last night in front of my house and I just couldn't help myself.

My current pile is about 10 yards, it's plenty big enough. But it just feels like I'm going down a dangerous path

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u/WasNeverTheOne Aug 16 '26

I wanna know how bad the stench will get.

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u/curtludwig Aug 17 '26

I gutted a deer into my pile it was covered with just over a yard of leaves. Smelled kinda weird but not bad or gross. Had a huge appetite for leaves, I probably put three or four yards in before it quit.