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Tourist season in Yellowstone...OUCH!
An "Oh shit, oh dear!" video and story. ROFL
On a side note, that is a BISON, not a Buffalo, CNN. http://billingsgazette.com/news/stat...cc4c03286.html |
Idiots.
And why would anybody want a closer look at those nasty stinking things? Anytime I go out West, it takes about five minutes to get my fill of them for the entire trip. If that. |
Video shows object hitting attacking bison
Wrong! The video shows them hitting the bison with an object and then it attacks. That headline makes it like they were the victims and not the bison. Can't really blame the bison for getting pissed and storming after them. They're lucky to be alive. |
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And then throwing something at it at that range. Morons.
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Here, hold my beer and watch this...
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I like how the guys stomps over there like he's a regular with bison in the wild. He acts as though his days of wrestling in high school prepared him for anything that might go wrong. |
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http://mammals.suite101.com/article....-not-a-buffalo |
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Good, proves that some Buffalos are still wild. I like Wild Buffalo's wings.
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That's crazy. Who would've thunk that a fast, hoofed, large, horned, wild, untamed animal would be crazy to approach.
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like your mom?
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A bison can jump damn near 6 feet in the air. I'd never believe it if I hadn't seen it for myself. My uncles raise a couple bison every year for meat. They had to replace the fence with a much higher fence because the damn things jumped it like a gazelle. They live right next to the highway near McPherson, and one of the bison jumped the fence and ended up on the interstate. Bad deal.
They can be pretty aggressive when they're pissed.... |
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The Bison is More Like the Mountain Goat Than the Buffalo In contrast to the buffalo, the bison is more like its cousins the mountain goat, muskox and bighorn sheep. Read more at Suite101: The Bison is Not a Buffalo: Clearing up Confusion About the Biggest Land Animal in North America http://mammals.suite101.com/article....#ixzz0uSyk86my |
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She damn near was. |
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stupidity can't to taught learned or healed
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She wanted to get closer to try and see where its wings were at because one of her favorite snacks are buffalo wings. She probably thought it would just fly away. :)
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[rant] As a side note, I hate me some buffalo. Wife and I went on a cruise for our honeymoon and one of our excursions was a bus tour of Catalina Island and we seriously had to stop for like a total of half an hour on the road, on the bus, so we could take pictures of buffalo for like 30 goddamned mother****ing minutes, all for dots on the horizon. :grr: Oh no, it doesn't end there. For our anniversary we head to Rushmore. We drive around and take in the country. Where we are stopped for ANOTHER 30 goddamned mother****ing minutes waiting for people stopped on the highway to look at buffalo. FFS, I've seen an assload of buffalo in my day. Seriously, they're not that cool. [/rant] |
Since I have both family and friends that live in Cody, I've spent quite a bit of time in Yellowstone (Cody sits on the Eastern Entrance of the park). One spring we were on a day trip in the park when we spotted a small herd (approximately 8 or 10) of mooses grazing in an open, grassy area (not too far from the lake, as I recall). We watched them from the road for awhile, then I decided to get a better picture so I slowly worked my way closer to the herd by staying in the tree line, well hidden, and downwind. Meanwhile though, a family of about 6 or so Japanese people stopped their little blue car by the side of the road and the Japanese dad guy grabbed his camera and just took off walking straight through the real tall grass toward the herd. He had made it about 80 yards or so when the bull moose decided he was a problem. Over the course of the following few minutes, I learned many things about life and death in the wilderness.
First, I learned that a pissed-off, giant, bull moose can run fast as hell through tall grass (about waist high). In fact, it was absolutely incredible how quickly he closed the distance between him and the Japanese dad guy. Second, I learned that, not only are they stupid as hell, but Japanese guys are scared to freaking death of charging, pissed-off, giant, bull mooses. (And for good reason, I might add.) Third, I learned that stupid-ass, Japanese guys can't run worth a tinker's damn through tall grass. Forget about it. Fourth, after falling on their faces, I learned that Japanese guys can crab walk on all fours pretty damn fast, all things considered. They can't outrace a pissed-off, super-fast, charging, giant, bull moose, but they can crab walk impressively fast all the same. Fifth, I learned that charging, pissed-off, giant, bull mooses can actually take pity on slow-ass, stupid, Japanese dad guys and they will veer off at the last possible moment to avoid trampling stupid, Japanese dad guys who are trying to crab walk on all fours as fast as possible to get the hell away from a pissed-off, super-fast, charging, giant, bull moose. Sixth, I learned that Japanese families can scream in ear-splitting, falsetto tones like frightened, panic-stricken babies and real damn loud, too. That applies to all Japanese people; the women, the children, and the men. In fact, the men can scream real damn loud in ear-splitting, falsetto tones like frightened, panic-stricken babies even while crab walking on all fours at top speed. Seventh, I learned that once a Japanese guy has barely escaped a charging, pissed-off, super-fast, giant, bull moose attack, they will get in their car and drive away from the area real damn fast, too ... and leaving their camera somewhere in the tall grass if necessary. It's amazing how much you can learn at Yellowstone. It's an educational experience that's second-to-none, really. FAX |
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He did survive the mauling, however. I hope he never had kids, because odds are with an imbecile like that for a father, the lack of any good sense would be passed on. |
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well, bitch. stay away from wild animals in their territory then. Especially huge ones that could kill you in an instant if you **** up.
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Heh, it looks like a bunch of these nasty things paid Cooke City a visit this week. I will be up there in two weeks. It's very rare to see one directly in Cooke, much less 150 of them.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/stat...cc4c03286.html |
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Moose on the other hand, will sit there and look at you. It doesn't matter if you're on an atv, horse, or on foot, a lot of the time they don't give up any ground. I always try to give them a lot of room when I see them. Much like bison, or bears, most of the time they will leave you alone if you give them their space, but they can kill you quickly, if provoked and they feel threatened. You don't want to be close to a mother moose with her calf, or a bull in rut. I have run into a mother and her calf in the past at about 35 yards, and she was not happy to see me. I came out of a clearing when elk hunting, and she was right there. She saw me, her ears folded back, she lowered her head and started pawing the ground. All three are signs that she's getting ready to charge. I SLOWLY backed up and got out of the area and she didn't charge. At that time, I had my .300 untra mag rifle and a .44 magnum with me, but I didn't want to have to shoot her. As you stated, they look dumb and slow, but they can flat out move out when they want to, much like a bison, or a bear. They can and will close ground on a human very quickly and when they get there, it will get ugly fast, if they decide to bring it. |
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