Bubba, I don't suppose you can tell the Penn State troopers anything.
As it was already down one wonders why it was necessary to shoot at it - perhaps they just like to blaze away with their canons...
Why not use a knife and make a proper hole?
The much-larger hull, however, was still in the process of deflating and will be removed in "the next day or so," he said Thursday afternoon.
So timescale much as I suggested above...