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Posted: 02 Dec 2019


Taken: 08 May 2019

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Bison

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.

Nouchetdu38, Jörg, , and 16 other people have particularly liked this photo


15 comments - The latest ones
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Remarquable Ce bison .. La prise de vue est sensationnelle...!
5 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
It's true, he didn't like your intrusion..

Imposinh, Ron!
5 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Great images, but I wouldn't care to argue with one of those!
5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome bison shots!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
5 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Yikes! I would not have wanted a close encounter with him. I'm impressed that you were able to get off some photos.
5 years ago.
RHH club has replied to Esther club
I wasn't thinking as much about photos as about getting out of there.
5 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Very impressive how you captured this mighty animal ! A fine series !
5 years ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
Hi Ron, even before I read the story, my first thought was that I didn't necessarily want to meet this guy so closely.
The 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...
5 years ago.
RHH club has replied to ©UdoSm club
This was closer than I care to get to these animals, Udo. They are quite dangerous and unpredictable.
5 years ago.
 Hansruedi Voegele
Hansruedi Voegele club
Sehr schöne Aufnahmen!
5 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Simply beautiful Ron.
5 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
wow, so near!
5 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
An excellent capture Ron. Thank you for posting to FFF.
5 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
HOLY TOLEDO, RON!! That would have scared the bejeezus out of me! It's funny, I have loved animals since I was a baby and have always wanted to see every one. But as a child, I didn't really think about the fact of possible danger. As an adult, my feelings have changed dramatically. I have a HUGE respect for wild animals and am not interested in trying to get really close to them. Partially because they don't want me to approach them but also because they are unpredictable and if one approaches, it might be met with an attack. I don't care what animal it is, they are almost all capable of hurting you to defend themselves and why in the world would I ever want this situation for anyone? I'm sure that one of the most amazing things you see when you visit Yellowstone and other parks are the incredibly STUPID people who "fill in the blank with endless idiotic/disrespectful/rude/annoying behaviors*. It's just astonishing. I mean seriously WTF? When I see videos of what happens when these morons do this stuff, part of me laughs my head off (only if they didn't get hurt!) because they SHOULD get a lesson. Wildlife is not there for humans' entertainment. It's bizarre how totally out of touch people have become as they distance themselves from nature. I'm not EVEN going to mention selfies. OMG.

Your 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!
5 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
A rather scary story, Ron ... but you still took pictures ! (:o))
5 years ago.

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