Just Jack Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 They got another one... Man gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park, second visitor attacked in a month - CBS News Quote
LewPort71 Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 4:37 PM, Just Jack said: They got another one... Man gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park, second visitor attacked in a month - CBS News Expand This was on tonight's ABC news also. Peeps are supposed to stay 25 yards from the Buffalo. "I just wanted to get a cute selfie" Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 11:56 PM, LewPort71 said: This was on tonight's ABC news also. Peeps are supposed to stay 25 yards from the Buffalo. "I just wanted to get a cute selfie" Expand Selfies require their own category in the annual 'Darwin Awards'. In many cases, they're also a good intelligence test. 🤔 1 Quote
Greg S Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 12:19 PM, Doc said: I guess stupid does hurt sometimes... Expand Is this really any different then people who go swimming with great whites without the use of a cage? Quote
Jauronimo Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 3:02 AM, Just Jack said: Good for them. I've been to Yellowstone one time, got to see some bison, made sure to keep our distance, even with one of them coming towards us. The most tragic part of our bison encounter was listening to this 40 something guy try to impress this early 20's foreign girl by telling her he was platinum level with Holiday Inn, while we were all standing on the roadside watching the bison. Expand Nothing like having status at the country's cheapest hotel chain. Quote
RaoulDuke79 Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 Call me heartless, but i really have no sympathy for these people, or those who fall off a cliff trying to take a great selfie. 1 Quote
billsfanmiamioh Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 4:31 PM, Jauronimo said: Nothing like having status at the country's cheapest hotel chain. Expand I’d say the Wyndham and Choice groups are actually lower on the totem pole than Holiday Inn / IHG is…😬 Quote
Warcodered Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 The insolation from typical dangers because of modern technology/civilization makes people really stupid sometimes. I mean cows kill people every year and that's a species we've bred to be livestock. 1 Quote
f0neguy Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 25 yards isn’t enough. Bison are truly impressive animals. Size, speed, strength, they’re one reason they make zoom lenses. Every time this happens, Darwinism pops in my head. And I laugh 😆 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 6:45 PM, f0neguy said: 25 yards isn’t enough. Bison are truly impressive animals. Size, speed, strength, they’re one reason they make zoom lenses. Every time this happens, Darwinism pops in my head. And I laugh 😆 Expand There was a 'trained' one performing one weekend in the early 90s at a Bisons' game. Even supposedly raised in captivity, I wouldn't trust being anywhere within their range. Fast. And 'phlegmy'. 🤧 Quote
Saxum Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) I used to go to the Erie County Fair regularly and there were a pair of bison there in a corral for a few years. I'd stop by the agricultural building each day and pick up vegetables left behind after the contest and take a full bag to the bison. After the first night they would recognize me and one would stamp his fore log like a horse and the other would stick out its tongue waiting for me to feed them. They liked broccoli and leafy greens the most but would eat carrots, squash, green beans and most of the other non-acidic produce (no tomatoes) and when in mood would eat apples and pears. Both of them would let me pet them afterwards with them looking to see anything left in the bag. On my second trip back someone was refilling hay and water and he told me not to get too close because sometimes they had bad tempers. The male then turned his head and stuck head over corral towards me. I scratched it on the side of his neck and it just stuck its tongue out like a dog and moved its tail. His response "I have never seen him act like that" and then pointed to a sign saying caution. After he left I fed them the second load of vegetables which did not win any prizes. Those days I was planning to go to college to be a vet. It did not work out but when young I took every opportunity to interact with and care for animals. Edited July 4, 2022 by Limeaid 2 Quote
DrW Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 The problem with bison in places like Yellowstone is that they are for many visitors the only species of large mammal they see (except for the enormous herds of fellow humans). Thus, they want to document the encounter so that they have something to show to their family and friends. Bison are the only species that usually does not hide from man. When I was last in Yellowstone with my son 6 or 7 years ago, there were bison galore, but we did not manage to see a single moose. However, we saw some wolves (from very far). Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 Oh and Y’All are pronouncing it WRONG it’s the ultimate “caption this” 2 Quote
SoTier Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 5:41 PM, Warcodered said: The insolation from typical dangers because of modern technology/civilization makes people really stupid sometimes. I mean cows kill people every year and that's a species we've bred to be livestock. Expand My guess is that even more people are killed -- and certainly injured -- by horses, which were likely the second species that humans domesticated after the dog, sometime more than 5000 years ago, and have been used all that time as close partners to humans. On 6/30/2022 at 8:01 PM, Limeaid said: I used to go Erie County Fair regularly and there were a pair of bison there in a corral for a few years. I'd top by the agricultural building each day and pick up vegetables left behind after contest and take bag full to bison. After the first night they would recognize me and one would stamp his fore log like a horse and other would stick out lounge waiting for me to feed them. They liked broccoli and leafy greens the most but would eat carrots, squash, green beans and most of the other non-acidic produce (no tomatoes) and when in mood would eat apples and pears. Both of them would let me bet them afterwards with them looking to see anything left in bag. On second trip back someone was refilling hay and water and he told me not to get to close for sometimes they had bad temper. The male then turned his head and stuck in over corral towards me. I scratched it on side of neck and it just stuck its tug out like a dog and moved tail. His response "I have never seen him act like that" and then pointed to sign saying caution. After he left I fed them the second load of vegetables which did not win any prizes. Those days I was planning to go to college to be a vet. It did not work out but when young I took every opportunity to interact with and care for animals. Expand Raising domestic bison for meat (and hides, I suppose) used to be popular. There was a big bison "ranch" out by Salamanca/Ellicottville in Catt County, and bison meat could be found in supermarkets. I visited with my stepmother. They used railroad ties as fence posts and industrial sized metal gates. I think they didn't herd them much but called them in with food. People never got into the pens with them (like they sometimes do with cows) but moved and/or separated them using chutes. Quote
Just Jack Posted July 3, 2022 Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) On 6/30/2022 at 4:31 PM, Jauronimo said: Nothing like having status at the country's cheapest hotel chain. Expand On 6/30/2022 at 4:48 PM, billsfanmiamioh said: I’d say the Wyndham and Choice groups are actually lower on the totem pole than Holiday Inn / IHG is…😬 Expand This is how I rank them... Marriot/Hilton IHG Choice Best Western Wyndham Red Roof I typically stay at IHG brands, since I got their CC, but if the price is right, I'll do Marriot/Hilton brands. Wyndham is my "there's nothing in the area" brand. Red Roof I used to like, but their quality has gone down a lot, so I don't even bother. Edited July 3, 2022 by Just Jack Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 4, 2022 Posted July 4, 2022 On 7/1/2022 at 1:51 PM, SoTier said: My guess is that even more people are killed -- and certainly injured -- by horses, which were likely the second species that humans domesticated after the dog, sometime more than 5000 years ago, and have been used all that time as close partners to humans. Raising domestic bison for meat (and hides, I suppose) used to be popular. There was a big bison "ranch" out by Salamanca/Ellicottville in Catt County, and bison meat could be found in supermarkets. I visited with my stepmother. They used railroad ties as fence posts and industrial sized metal gates. I think they didn't herd them much but called them in with food. People never got into the pens with them (like they sometimes do with cows) but moved and/or separated them using chutes. Expand The horse is pretty late. Barely cracks into 1st 15 animals domesticated by humans. Goals #2: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/animals-who-have-been-domesticated.html Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 5, 2022 Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 9:03 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: Expand and still. Some don’t get it his name is Scrooge He’s stealing Xmas trees 🌲 Quote
Saxum Posted July 7, 2022 Posted July 7, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 9:03 PM, RaoulDuke79 said: Expand Until I enlarged it to read writing it looked like a butcher's division of parts. Quote
Warcodered Posted July 7, 2022 Posted July 7, 2022 On 7/7/2022 at 7:06 AM, Limeaid said: Until I enlarged it to read writing it looked like a butcher's division of parts. Expand Can't be a very good one if it doesn't even include the wings. Quote
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