The above picture, sent ot us by Fingers Zielinski brings to mind several USGA rulings.

This situation falls under several appendices of USGA rules and entitles the player a free drop no closer to the hole, not that the players here have anything in mind closer than about two miles. 

If this bear, however, shits in the woods, we have to wonder if the fourth member of the above foursome (not pictured) was actually the slowest player of the four.

Interestingly, Rule 23-1 considers dung to be a loose impediment which can be removed if it interferes with a players swing.  We don't think these players want to remove anything but themselves from the scene.  Of course, they probably now have some loose impediments in their pants which would definitely interfere with their swings.

Although there are none pictured above, we must assume that the hole has several hazards such as bunkers in addition to large hairy hazards to a golfer's life.  Rule 23-1 also coverss dung in hazards, and unfortunately for golfers, if a bear shits in a trap, it is not considered a loose impediment.  If a player's wayward mishit causes his ball to become plugged in dung in a trap, thereby adhering the dung to the ball, the player is not entitled to a drop or to remove the dung.  In other words, a player in a trap, his ball covered in dung, he really is in deep shit trouble.

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