Posted on 07/18/2023 8:54:45 AM PDT by Red Badger
An Arizona woman was rushed to the hospital on Monday after she was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park.
The incident occurred in the morning near the Lake Lodge Cabins on the north shore of Yellowstone Lake, according to a release by the park.
"The female was walking with another individual in a field in front of the Lake Lodge when they saw two bison. Upon seeing them, the visitors turned to walk away from the bison. One of the bison charged and gored the woman," the release read.
She suffered "significant injuries to her chest and abdomen and was transported by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center," the release added.
It has not been confirmed how close the people were to the animal when it attacked, but the park states people should stay more than 25 yards away from bison.
"When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area, give it space. Stay more than 25 yards (23 m) away from all large animals — bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes — and at least 100 yards (91 m) away from bears and wolves. If need be, turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal in proximity," according to the release.
"During mating season (rut) from mid-July through mid-August, bison can become agitated more quickly. Use extra caution and give them additional space during this time."
The incident is still under investigation, and it is the first since June 28, 2022.
ROTFL, no expert, just somebody that has been riding almost since I could walk.
You are smart to be apprehensive because they can hurt you, badly. I have been hurt several times due to losing focus, especially on a greener horse.
Anybody that has a fear of them but wants to ride can find a good training/riding stable that uses well-trained gentle horses. These horses have had the fight/flight instinct tamped down to make them kid safe. A lot of them are older more seasoned horses. Once you are calm, a horse will be too.
Good advice! Only problem is I haven’t figured out how to stop emitting fear pheronomes!😃
A good training horse won’t pay attention to it. The person in charge of the training stables will coach you and start you on the best horse. The horse might be 40 years old, but it’s a start. :-) You’d love it once you tamed the fear.
One of my favorite quotes is “the best thing for the inside of a person is the outside of a horse”. That might not exact, but it means the same.
Most horses are really gentle creatures, but they are timid about things.
I no longer ride due to osteoporosis in one hip and the expense, but my love of horses is as strong as ever.
Just do it! LOL
Thanks, but I have a fear of heights and falling. Actually my height! Sitting astride a steed would put me in the clouds! I fell on ice once, broke 7 ribs and bruised a lung.
9 days in hospital and 2 months recovery. Ribs still hurt and I swore never to stand up again! Seriously, horses are fabulous especially if you grow up with them.
I understand! I’d still be riding if I hadn’t developed Osteo in this hip. A fall from that height would be crippling. I also learned when I was little. Kids have no fear. LOL
Anything getting too close this animal's ‘’space’’, say fifty yards or under and the animal will respond accordingly. Best to stay much further back.
In the video the animal first reacts by charging at what it perceived as the threat, the humans. And then it veers off to it's left in an effort to get away from them.
That would make me nervous. I worked for a small meat processing facility and they would do custom kills & once in a while, a buffalo would be brought in & it was always in a steel pipe pen. The place did a lot of bulls for hamburger and there could be a dozen or more in a pen & they were always fighting but with the buffalo, whole different animal. To see one up close with a barrier between you is still intimidating.
it sure is- they are incredibly powerful and very agile- and can jump quite high and turn on a dime too- they look slow when you see them walking aroudn a pen, but they are capable of extreme bursts of speed- our neighbor who was gored found that out the hard way unfortunately- and it cost him his life-
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