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The BISON and the JACKASS

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Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 3, 2018 at 10:42 AM
Saw an event first hand with some old guy in Teton NP years ago. 3 or 4 of us with very long glass photographing a bull moose laying under a tree. Out pops old guy with Instamatic camera off the bus and runs right up to the bull and almost gets trampled upon it's retreat for safety.........Groan.....surprise
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 3, 2018 at 3:18 PM
HOW stupid can people get?  (don't answer that....angel  )
Since that guy on this video is clear, as well as his license plate, I hope  he is traced and prosecuted. Might save someone's life or well-being. 


Sandy
Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 3, 2018 at 3:33 PM
Sandy, I totally agree. I've had two encounters with Bison over the years in Teton NP. Neither encounters were anything I was instigating. They were merely cases of doing landscape photographic work and having the Bison move into my comfort zone. In both events I sought refuge before they were totally upon me. Having several close calls with many bears and rattlesnakes over the years first hand, Bison are very high on my list of yet another creature I would not want attacking me by any means.
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 4, 2018 at 2:01 PM
Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 4, 2018 at 5:57 PM

Since that guy on this video is clear, as well as his license plate, I hope  he is traced and prosecuted. Might save someone's life or well-being. 


Sandy, I was thinking of your comment here last night when in fact on the nightly news I saw where he'd been arrested as you also pointed out today.........sad