"OH, NO! YOU KILLED
And... that is a former elk. Beautiful rack of antlers which will be eaten by small rodents for the calcium and other minerals in them. Little rodents like mice and field rats who tunnel under the snow, ever vigilant for the wolves and coyotes who listen for them... below the snow, and then pounce on them and swallow them whole. Life, nature, a beautiful gift of symmetry and balance.
Until whackos come along and tell you they can change our climate vs. the Solar cycle on the one planet in this solar system that has life on it.