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Sunday, July 12, 2026

A tourist was seriously injured Friday evening after being thrown 8 feet into the air by a bull bison in Yellowstone National Park. Professional photographer Mike Macleod filmed the incident and said the bison was "angry, agitated and charging anything and everything."

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Interesting tidbit, people have been camping around this campsite near Fishing Bridge for 11,000 years. It's a very old tribal/trapper rendezvous site where they'll occasionally happen upon say some 2-3,000 year old remains/fire rings/artifacts, and wildlife congregate here because Yellowstone cutthroat used to just pour out of the lake drawing wildlife from all over the park. Very common to have bison among the camp sites, still worth a stay.

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Good account from the photographer - see also www.theguardian.com - who's line about being an Army photographer is classic.

As for the bison, really hard to overstate: they are EXTREMELY dangerous, easily riled, fast, and can turn on a dime. The bearded guy seemed to be doing about what he could. The buffalo appeared to have staked out that table, perhaps as a feeding area? Anyway, when in places like Yellowstone it helps for perspective's sake to bear in mind you've crossed over the wall between your world and theirs. Think of it kind of like Jurassic Park. Or Florida.

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