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Yellowstone officials warn visitors not to approach bison after man tries to pet one.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A man reaches over a railing to pet a bison on the head in yet another example of dangerous behavior by visitors to Yellowstone National Park.
A video shows the bison stepped away from the man standing on a crowded boardwalk near a thermal area. Nobody was hurt but Yellowstone officials warned Wednesday the outcome could have been different if the animal had charged.
Similar incidents happen several times a year, sometimes with harmful results. Bison injure a handful of people in Yellowstone every year on average.
Study the best ways to carry and store food, how to recognize recent bear activity, how to make enough noise to warn bears of your presence, and how to best avoid those areas where you might surprise a bear. There’s plenty of info out there to help you hike, camp, and fish safely in bear country.
Try as you may to avoid encounters, you can't always. Some encounters are complete suprises to both bear and human parties.
Try as you may to avoid encounters, you can't always. Some encounters are complete suprises to both bear and human parties.
When we go hiking and even more in the spring time my wife’s walking stick has a bell on it and we make sure to talk a little louder. Plus dogs help too.
I think we need a required test for entry to parks with wildlife-
You see a bear cub at the side of the road. He appears to be lost and hungry. Do you
A) Put the cub in your vehicle and take it back to the ranger station?
B) Feed the cub and try to comfort it?
C) Realize this is a prime opportunity for a selfie and grab your camera?
D) Leave the poor cub all alone and notify the park officials at the next opportunity?
E) Look around to see if you can find it's mother?
I would wait in my vehicle (windows up and locked) for a few minutes to see if the mama bear comes. Then I'd call the park officials. If they told me to leave, I'd leave immediately. I would not under any circumstances exit my car. If I couldn't reach the park officials, I'd probably leave in a few minutes, whether or not the cub's mother appeared.
When we go hiking and even more in the spring time my wife’s walking stick has a bell on it and we make sure to talk a little louder. Plus dogs help too.
That helps, but you have to keep in mind that if you are downwind from the bear it might not hear you or smell you.
Poor little girl. Probably scared the schit out of her. Sad that the parents just left her behind (if the couple running ahead of her were her parents).
Poor little girl. Probably scared the schit out of her. Sad that the parents just left her behind (if the couple running ahead of her were her parents).
Guys I just got back from a backpacking trip in Idaho where I had an encounter with a black bear and her two cubs. No warning, didn't see them in the bushes on the side of the trail. They didn't see me either, they smelled me once I got upwind of them and they freaked out. The cubs went up a tree. The mama stayed on the ground staring at me until my nephew arrived and then she went up the tree. All this about 30 feet from the trail. When you are out in the wildneress you gotta do as much as you can to keep your distance from wildlife. Avoid bothering them. Don't give them any reason to bother you.
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