Another Bison Attack

[MrsPete]

I've been to Custer State Park. We took a "Buffalo Safari" in the park (highly recommended), and the guy who was our guide gave us a VERY HEALTHY RESPECT for what a buffalo can do. If a buffalo wants to kill you, it will probably succeed. They are usually slow and content, but they can run and jump -- and they are faster than you!

The little shed in which we "checked in" for the safari had a whole wall of newspaper clippings about people who've been injured by wild bison. And 99% of the stories were the same: person invaded the animal's space, animal said, "Enough".

During our tour, we came upon two vans of church youth group kids who were walking among the buffalo taking pictures, etc. Might have been that same field in the video. Our tour guide asked us to stay in the Jeep, and he got out to speak to the leaders. We couldn't hear him, but he was talking to them in an animated way -- they did not pack up and leave. He was visibly agitated when he returned to the vehicle, and he said this is a constant problem. We're so used to safety in our society that people don't think.

Honestly, as many people as I saw TOO CLOSE to buffalo in this park and others, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often.

 

[VandVsmama]

It's a wild animal...hey lady, you're not on the animal safari at Animal Kingdom. It's not a Disney park. Here's a $1.00. Go buy a clue!

 

[wildride]

She should have explained, that she was gonna make them famous. Bison you’re going viral!!!!

 

[JimMIA]

She should have explained, that she was gonna make them famous. Bison you’re going viral!!!!

No complaints. The bison did his/her part. It was their performance that made the video viral, not the low brain-wattage of the woman.

 

[PaulaSB12]

We get these cow attacks on people over here to. The right to walk across a field is determined by the cows not the human and if a cow thinks you are a danger to her calf you are in trouble.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Can bison get COVID?

OMG LOL!!! Should it mandated that they wear a mask for the next three months? Where do you get bison masks? Are they custom made? What animal family are they a member of? Bovine? Equine? Should all animals wear masks? Does that mean if they pass it will increase the covid numbers? Sooo many questions too much time to answer.

 

[Kitty 34]

Just another bison thinning out the herd.

 

[dclpluto]

Why would you get in the middle of a herd for a picture?????

she was probably going to post the picture on bragbook. Facebook

 

[The Mayor]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[superme80]

she was probably going to post the picture on bragbook. Facebook

I asked my 11 year old and my 9 year old if this is something you should do. My 9 year old said "Yes???" I need to work with him a little harder on staying away from wildlife!!!! My 11 year old asked how anybody could be so stupid. I love my kids!!!!

 

[Imzadi]

OMG LOL!!! Should it mandated that they wear a mask for the next three months? Where do you get bison masks? Are they custom made? What animal family are they a member of? Bovine? Equine? Should all animals wear masks? Does that mean if they pass it will increase the covid numbers? Sooo many questions too much time to answer.

I saw this these shots someone lifted from a video about the pandemic of 1918. This is a family photo of everyone wearing masks.




Including the CAT! (Click to enlarge photos.)

 

[mom2rtk]

I saw this these shots someone lifted from a video about the pandemic of 1918. This is a family photo of everyone wearing masks.




Including the CAT! (Click to enlarge photos.)

What the story left out was the father dying of cat scratch fever soon after.

 

[Sweettears]

What the story left out was the father dying of cat scratch fever soon after.

Ted Nugent and sensibility don’t belong in the same context

 

[teller80]

They should fine all park visitors who do this kind of stuff.

 

[rajak73]

I believe the score this year so far is Bison-3 Idiots-0

 

[cmrdgrs]

I seriously do not know what these people are thinking when they get close to wild animals. Clear head obviously.

I wouldn't even want to ride a motorcycle through this herd that was near the road. I'd turn around and go back the other way. No thank you.

 

[bcla]

I seriously do not know what these people are thinking when they get close to wild animals. Clear head obviously.

I wouldn't even want to ride a motorcycle through this herd that was near the road. I'd turn around and go back the other way. No thank you.

That not all that unusual. For some reason bison tend to respect numbers. In Yellowstone they have snowmobile caravans with a guide. Individual snowmobilers have to ride in caravans, although I understand that park/concessionaire employees often ride snowmobiles individually. Animals like trails and roads because it takes less energy to travel through. I've gone walking or snowshoeing through fresh snow, and it's a lot easier on already packed/groomed snow.

Not sure what happened here with these guys trying to get around a bison:

 

[Deb & Bill]

We moved to SW Florida, so we are close to Shark Valley in the Everglades. We moved here from Louisiana, so we are familiar with alligators. You don't mess with them. Plus we have them in our area, but haven't seen any on the island. The first time we went to Shark Valley, all the alligators wandering around on the walking path around the park surprised us. We wouldn't go on the path because there were just too many of them lying around. We did the tram trip on the path, but we were not close to the alligators. We saw so many people just walking past them or around them. Gave me the heebie jeebies.

We also used to live in Montana, so we went to Yellowstone quite a bit. It was amazing all the people walking right up to the bison herds or walking in the field where bears had been spotted. Kind of the like the fools who stepped off the boardwalk around the geyer basins and broke through the crust to the boiling water underneath.

 

[JimMIA]

We moved to SW Florida, so we are close to Shark Valley in the Everglades. We moved here from Louisiana, so we are familiar with alligators. You don't mess with them. Plus we have them in our area, but haven't seen any on the island. The first time we went to Shark Valley, all the alligators wandering around on the walking path around the park surprised us. We wouldn't go on the path because there were just too many of them lying around. We did the tram trip on the path, but we were not close to the alligators. We saw so many people just walking past them or around them. Gave me the heebie jeebies.

We also used to live in Montana, so we went to Yellowstone quite a bit. It was amazing all the people walking right up to the bison herds or walking in the field where bears had been spotted. Kind of the like the fools who stepped off the boardwalk around the geyer basins and broke through the crust to the boiling water underneath.

You also have endangered American Crocodiles in your area. Their general range is from about Sanibel Island on the Gulf Coast, around the tip of Florida, and up to almost downtown Miami. However they are generally much less aggressive than alligators.

At Shark Valley specifically, I once saw a gentleman have his young daughter (7-8 yrs) go "hold the hand" of an 11 foot alligator lying alongside the tram road, just 20 yards of so from the old visitors center. She literally held the right front foot of a big male known as "Notch" because of a missing chunk out of his tail. Dad took a quick picture while several of us watched in horror, and the little girl walked away unharmed.

A law enforcement ranger immediately wrote him a $500 ticket, and the moron's comment was, "Oh well, it was a $500 picture!" We didn't have time to rush over and stop things because charging over might have caused a real tragedy.

I worked seasonally at Shark Valley for a number of years, and we have never had an alligator attack there. We would get some occasional hissing from moms with babies, and an occasional bluff charge, but no actual attacks.

But, like all wild animals, alligators are dangerous -- and they are much more dangerous in places where there is a lot of human contact. They lose their fear of people, and then some people feed them. You do NOT want any wild animal to associate you with food!

 

[Deb & Bill]

You also have endangered American Crocodiles in your area. Their general range is from about Sanibel Island on the Gulf Coast, around the tip of Florida, and up to almost downtown Miami. However they are generally much less aggressive than alligators.
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I've heard there are crocodiles over near Fiddler's Creek or Hammock Bay, just across the S.S. Jolley Bridge from Marco.