This angers me.
When a cow dies, they just pour gas on it and set he bitch on fire. Smells fantastic! Why not just rope the area off, wait until midnight, burn the damn thing. Seriously, why can't they do that? I bet the blubber and methane would burn like the sun.
As for worrying about an explosion, I bet a few shots into the bloating cavity from a .45 or bow/harpoon would do wonders to ventilate.