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Bison


There's a story that goes with this photo, a story of a scare we had in the Mud Volcano area of Yellowstone National Park, a scare that involves this big guy. Bison are very common in Yellowstone and usually we are happy to see them and watch or photograph them from the safety of our vehicle. In this case we would rather have missed the opportunity. We were hiking to Sour Lake (see last inset) along the short trail that leads there from the parking area and were on a section of the trail that was not only boardwalk but had a railing on the outside when this this Bull Bison appeared out of the bushes a few yards away. You can figure how close he was by looking at the EXIF information and noticing that I had my telephoto lens on only 135mm when this photo was taken. We did not know whether we should stay behind the railing and on the boardwalk which seemed very little protection, or back off down the trail. When he began pawing the ground (this is an area where several people were attacked by Bison the past year), we decided to back off and slowly moved away down the trail, though I did snap a few photos in the process. I do not know what we would have done if he had actually attacked, though we kept the railing and boardwalk between us and him the whole time. When we came back down the trail he was still there and we gave him a wide berth even though that meant leaving the boardwalk and getting on ground that is not always stable, though it appeared to be in this case.
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RHH club has replied to Esther clubThe second thought was that of a telephoto lens used.
What you write could have end differently.
So everyone can be glad that the Buffalo was in a good mood...
RHH club has replied to ©UdoSm clubYour story...wow...holy cow wow. I'm just so happy he didn't feel just a BIT feistier or you guys would have had quite the different story to tell. No thanks. I loved your choices and care. Naturally you did a perfect job with lowering the stressful situation for all involved. I'm going to guess that this nasty-tempered fellow, along with plenty of others, have been routinely rounded up and moved away from more popular areas of the park. I know it's part of park management and important to do this, even if it means rounding up the same stinkers again and again. As you know, they learn that they have the upper hand and that becomes really bad, really fast because just as we must respect their space, they must respect ours. What they don't understand is that their fault can end in their death, so it's the best scenario to physically move them far enough away that they (usually) don't return to the problem area. (Interesting, I wasn't able to find info online about how dangerous animals are moved away from populated areas but I do know this is regularly done. I did find a super FAQ about how bison are handled at Yellowstone. It's a very interesting read if you're inclinded! www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/bison-management-faqs.htm One thing I didn't realize is how many are rounded up and killed every winter to keep their numbers in check. A healthy way to keep their numbers as strong as possible through the most difficult time of the year.
Ok, I'm out for now, I plan to reply to your latest wonderful letter later or maybe it will have to wait til tomorrow!
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