Bison get another one in Yellowstone

[Geewhiz]

Hard to know for sure but the video I saw made it look like the guy taking the video was initially closer to the bison than the guy that got taken out.

 

[IdahoBeav]

Hard to know for sure but the video I saw made it look like the guy taking the video was initially closer to the bison than the guy that got taken out.

The ABC broadcast mentioned that the footage was from a person with professional equipment, so I'm guessing it was on a tripod and zoomed in.

 

[Rich M]

The guy was clear why didn’t he continue his exit strategy? Instead he did some road runner shit.


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Making sure his grandson got away. The photographer told the story that first thing guys said was how’s my grandson.

 

[Boarmaster]

When I heard about it my first thought was another dumb azz with their phone camera right up in a wild animals face got what he had coming to him. After I saw the video I felt like it was an unfortunate encounter and the guy was just minding his own business not interacting with the animal at all. First thing
I noticed was the picnic table so that told me it wasnt out on some road. Yellowstone aint a petting zoo.

 

[timekiller13]

I don't see how people say he didn't deserve this? He was outside of his car taking pictures, there are signs everywhere telling you not to get out of your cars. Old man or not I don't feel sorry for him.

We are at Yellowstone right now. Talked to a ranger about this very incident and he said “this really didn’t do anything wrong. That bull was just pissed off.”

I have a healthy respect for all wildlife. But sometimes you can find yourself too close to an animal without warning. Just yesterday my family and I were walking up a heavy used trail/board walk. We came around a corner and bull bison was standing in the trail 20 feet from us. No way we could have seen him until we made the turn due to terrain and trees. I immediately backed my family down the trail quickly and got a lot of distance between us and the bull. But had that bull wanted, he could have rammed me before I blinked an eye.

There were several people behind us on the trail and I warned them that there was a bison standing in the middle of the trail. They immediately headed that way. No remorse for them if they get tossed.

 

[wesfromky]

One account said that the park truck honked its horn to haze the bison away. You can see the bison is after the truck at first, but when it speeds off, guy ended up as the new target.

The bison rut is wild, for me it’s as cool as the elk rut. Those bulls get fired up!

 

[RadialJett]

So what’s going to be the RS pick for a bison defense handgun? Kel Tec PR 5.7 shooting depleted uranium or tungsten?

 

[Zapp_Brannigan]

One account said that the park truck honked its horn to haze the bison away. You can see the bison is after the truck at first, but when it speeds off, guy ended up as the new target.

The bison rut is wild, for me it’s as cool as the elk rut. Those bulls get fired up!

Is this how the ranges normally handle something like this? I would have thought they put the truck between the bison and nearby people. Maybe they chase trucks more reliably than I would have thought…

 

[wesfromky]

Is this how the ranges normally handle something like this? I would have thought they put the truck between the bison and nearby people. Maybe they chase trucks more reliably than I would have thought…

They regularly use horns and sirens to get them to move along. There are thousands of bison in Yellowstone and they are very common on the roads and in campgrounds/developed areas. When a couple bulls decide to use the road, they can backup traffic for miles before getting hazed of to the side. This bull seemed especially angry, but they will charge cars and trucks. Same with elk - guy camping near me last fall ended up with a big 7x7 charging his car. Left a big gouge. Testosterone is a hell of a drug.

 

[Taco John]

Ha

 

[7mm-08]

Is this how the ranges normally handle something like this? I would have thought they put the truck between the bison and nearby people. Maybe they chase trucks more reliably than I would have thought…

Federal government workers (in this case NPS employees) go through hell if they have a reportable accident, which means (essentially) anything greater than incidental parking lot damage, such as a door ding. At least one day filling out the accident forms with accompanying photos, scene renderings, etc. Then, at least another day for the supervisor or the law enforcement component of the agency to investigate it and interview the driver and witnesses. The whole accident package then gets sent up the chain of command for review and a determination on causation, which is at fault, etc.

Knowing this, I can see why the truck driver decided to not wade into this morass with potential days off for an at fault accident.