Bison get another one in Yellowstone

[ckt3]

He looked old enough that the landing had to hurt.

I’d say. I’m probably half his age and would be messed up after that. 8-10 feet fall directly on your back. Lucky he was mostly horizontal

 

[peterk123]

It may be because they aren't around wild animals enough to recognize the behavior. They see a buff thrashing around and rolling all over the ground and they think he's playing because their Golden Retriever at home acts that way. A hunter who's familiar with wild animal behavior immediately recognizes that's not playing, he's hopped up on testosterone and ready to fight.

When I used to work as a fishing guide the sports would see a Moose and inevitably want me to get the boat closer. I'd have to tell them that ain't Bullwinkle and he isn't nearly as entertained with you as you are of him. They simply had zero concept of how fast and aggressive a wild animal like that can be if you get too close and they decide to attack.

My first reaction to this vid was when the bison started rolling. That was alarming, at least for me. The second I saw that I would have bailed. I also would never get that close by choice.

Hope the man gets better soon. That was a big toss. Not even a 20 year old is getting up to rest from that one.

 

[Poser]

It seems that he was conventionally of a safe distance at least with respect to how close some people tend to want to get to Bison with no reaction. That was one cranky bull.