Man lucky to escape with his life after provoking one-ton bison into ramming him against fence

UK Daily Mail ^ | March 29, 2013 | Anthony Bond

[ConservativeStatement]

They are pictures which show exactly why it isn't wise to taunt animals which are much larger and more powerful that you.

When this enormous one-ton bison was going about its daily basis in Antelope Island State Park in Utah, a rather foolish man decided it would be a good idea to provoke it.

[ConservativeStatement]

(headline edited to fit).

[TurboZamboni]

nice try at a Darwin Award.

[SMARTY]

That’s funny... he denied provoking the animal.

[Hilda]

He walked away. Which means that the Bison had more of a conscience than he did.

[taxcontrol]

My father was fond of saying that stupidity is often it’s own reward.

[Vigilanteman]

These animals are massive. The Mrs. and I drove through the northern unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park as newlyweds. I had enough respect for them that if they decided to block the road, we just waited for them to move. I could have reached out of the car window and touched them, they were that close. But we had the sense not to do so. Eventually, they moved and we continued on our way. It was the best live close-up I'd ever gotten in my life and we got out without a scratch simply because I'd been trained to handle the situation just in case.

Mrs. Vigilanteman was more fascinated than scared. Bison may not be the brightest member of the animal kingdom, but they can definitely sense fear or danger.

[fwdude]

Bison can be very aggressive. A friend who grew up in S. Dakota saw one pulverize a VW once.

[ghost of nixon]

Last week in Utah, man dies swinging from a giant rock arch. This week in Utah, man almost killed by charging bison. Outdoor mishaps, many fatal, seem to be a never-ending source of twisted entertainment on the local news in this state. I’m guessing we are averaging about 3 incidents per month for the entire 15 years I’ve lived here.

[ConservativeStatement]

Bison are massive. I saw one in Yellowstone a few years ago.

[COBOL2Java]

I'd say it was the flexibility of the chain-link fence that saved his life. Had that been a concrete wall his eptitaph would have included the word "splat".

[Arthurio]

Guys who tease and taunt bisons get what they deserve. He’s lucky to be alive.

[dfwgator]

Had that been a concrete wall his eptitaph would have included the word "splat".

He would have become "abstract art."

[TurboZamboni]

Watching his death could be ‘performance art’ and he could get an NEA grant.

[dfwgator]

Heh heh, makes me think of a new joke.

What do you call a guy who taunts a Bison?

“Art.”

[TurboZamboni]

ground chuck?

[Vaquero]

Like a good neighbor...State Farm is there...with a bowl resection...

[driftless2]

My wife and I have had that experience several times out west mostly in Custer State Park in the Black Hills. You stop your car, and just let these massive beasts pass on by.

[xrmusn]

“Uh Hold muh beer and watch this”!!!!

[Rebelbase]

The Bison is obviously an obedience school dropout.

[EEGator]

Umm, why?