Comments on: Boy Injured By Yellowstone Bison http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/2008/06/boy-injured-by-yellowstone-bison/ Star Valley's local paper for over 100 years! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:46:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: leron http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/2008/06/boy-injured-by-yellowstone-bison/comment-page-1/#comment-6494 leron Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:00:35 +0000 http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/?p=640#comment-6494 I've come off a trail walk at Yellowstone to discover that my parked car was surrounded by bison, some crossing the road, some just hanging out in the parking lot, looking almost like bored teenagers. What do you do? Sit down and wait until they leave. Period. The park is awash with signs telling people not to be idiots around half-ton wild creatures. Yet people ignore the warnings every day. I have seen any number of tourists within three feet of a bison, or even trying to lean against one like it's a big stuffed animal. In those moments the wisdom of Charles Darwin is all too apparent. These are often the same geniuses who think the boring old wood path through the hot springs is just too restrictive for them. I’ve come off a trail walk at Yellowstone to discover that my parked car was surrounded by bison, some crossing the road, some just hanging out in the parking lot, looking almost like bored teenagers. What do you do? Sit down and wait until they leave. Period. The park is awash with signs telling people not to be idiots around half-ton wild creatures. Yet people ignore the warnings every day. I have seen any number of tourists within three feet of a bison, or even trying to lean against one like it’s a big stuffed animal. In those moments the wisdom of Charles Darwin is all too apparent.

These are often the same geniuses who think the boring old wood path through the hot springs is just too restrictive for them.

]]> By: ISK http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/2008/06/boy-injured-by-yellowstone-bison/comment-page-1/#comment-6474 ISK Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:09:13 +0000 http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/?p=640#comment-6474 I hope that incident will stay with the kid for the rest of his life. The bison that flipped him taught the kid a good lesson that there are reasons why it's important to always obey warning signs and rules. I hope that incident will stay with the kid for the rest of his life. The bison that flipped him taught the kid a good lesson that there are reasons why it’s important to always obey warning signs and rules.

]]> By: ELS http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/2008/06/boy-injured-by-yellowstone-bison/comment-page-1/#comment-6465 ELS Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:01:48 +0000 http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/?p=640#comment-6465 The parents of that child should be whuped. Even if the boy didn't pay attention, the parents/family should have known better, he could have been killed. BTW, if a bison kills an uncooperative visitor, they aren't taken down such as with bears and other predators. They figure that if a grazer such as bison attacked you, you were obviously at fault. No harm will come to the bison. I hope the parents receive a hefty fine, there are plenty of warnings posted everywhere in the park and in the handouts one receives at the gate. The parents of that child should be whuped. Even if the boy didn’t pay attention, the parents/family should have known better, he could have been killed. BTW, if a bison kills an uncooperative visitor, they aren’t taken down such as with bears and other predators. They figure that if a grazer such as bison attacked you, you were obviously at fault. No harm will come to the bison. I hope the parents receive a hefty fine, there are plenty of warnings posted everywhere in the park and in the handouts one receives at the gate.

]]> By: JD Kotrla-Chipps http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/2008/06/boy-injured-by-yellowstone-bison/comment-page-1/#comment-6457 JD Kotrla-Chipps Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:36:11 +0000 http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/?p=640#comment-6457 Buy them books,....send them to school,...but they still don't listen. Buy them books,….send them to school,…but they still don’t listen.

]]> By: JD Kotrla-Chipps http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/2008/06/boy-injured-by-yellowstone-bison/comment-page-1/#comment-6456 JD Kotrla-Chipps Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:32:54 +0000 http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/?p=640#comment-6456 "STAY BACK" means stay back. Tough way to have to learn such an obvious lesson, but it could have been much worse. Glad the boy wasn't injured more seriously, but sorry he didn't pay attention to warnings. “STAY BACK” means stay back. Tough way to have to learn such an obvious lesson, but it could have been much worse. Glad the boy wasn’t injured more seriously, but sorry he didn’t pay attention to warnings.

]]> By: Brad Kovach http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/2008/06/boy-injured-by-yellowstone-bison/comment-page-1/#comment-6447 Brad Kovach Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:17:57 +0000 http://www.starvalleyindependent.com/?p=640#comment-6447 Oh. My. Word. <span style="color: #fff;">What a moron.</span> Oh. My. Word.

What a moron.

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