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finding additional carcasses in remote, hard-to-reach locations. He said it's possible that total losses will exceed 30 percent in western South Dakota, which has 1 million or more cattle.
• Some ranchers are finding cattle that drifted as far as 10 miles once they got onto roads, Cammack said. Some are second-guessing themselves, wondering if they should have done something different before the storm hit, he said.
• In some cases, cattle died after the snow and wind pushed them into places where the snow drifted 10, 20 or even 40 feet deep, said Cammack.

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