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Just a little closer...for a better pic....
Why is so important to get a closer pic of wild animals?
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stupid is as stupid does.
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We have about 700 free range bison in the Wichita Mountains. Some idiot gets trampled every couple of years.
I did have a close encounter one night. A buddy of mine was camping in Doris campground on the refuge. There is a limit of vehicles at each campsite so I had walk about a half mile from the visitor parking area to his site. About midnight I started to walk back to my car. Then I heard some snorts. I stopped and looked around. I was in the middle of a herd that had bed down and they had given me warning. I eased on out. |
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she was trying to pet a calf too
she is now in the hospital with a broken pelvis - kinda feel sorry for her kinda Life is NOT a Petting Zoo |
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Neighbor raised bison. Cows' heads are the size of an double oven. Bull heads are about a refrigerator and almost as smart...I'm sure they're just misunderstood.
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Social media of course. You can get close for a picture with a good lens, but people only carry a smartphone and zooming in with it also doesn't work because the have to be taking a selfie.
Remember the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign? It has been there for a long time. I recall taking a pic driving by when I was in Vegas for the first time in my life. So, going back with my children I said, let's drive by the sign. I was amazed. It was a total zoo. There was a line of 200 people in a specifically made center divide zone, so they all could wait to stand in front of the sign and take a selfie ... and people were taking their sweet time. I bet it was over an hour wait. ![]() I see more of this foolishness in every national park I visit. People don't go for the experience, they go for the picture and probably are dying to upload it as soon as it is taken. Nuts ... G |
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She's 1 lucky idiot.
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^^X2, looks like she arrived on a Murdercycle.
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Did the guy running over pull out a pistol and point it at the Bison? Did he think the Bison would be afraid when he saw the pistol? Did he think he would have stopped him without a very well placed round? Most likely would have really pissed him off.
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I sure hope they bill her for the cost of the helicopter ride, and the hospital bill.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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Ignorance!
People are doing stupid things during covid, seems like they are venturing way out of their realm of comfort, meaning they are doing things they don’t know **** about. |
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I dunno...the Tourist vs Bison (home team) matches aren’t exactly new and the reigning champs kick ass and take names every time.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Mountains_Wildlife_Refuge We were hiking in an area in the "safe" zone and came up on a herd of buffalo. We made sure to move slowly but we kept our eyes on them and eyed a large boulder to climb up on top of.
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Hopefully, she got a selfie, It would be nice to see it all from her perspective. Wild ride!
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Plus.the bison got her pants as a souvenir!
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Those pants coming off was a good thing.
Couple more of those rag doll flops and she could have easily been dead.
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Did anyone else find the commentary in the original video kind of hilarious?
Woman: "she got too close" Man: "Ya... She sure as f@#* did"
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