Bison are Mean

September 10th, 2007 Wade

I saw a reference to this story at MSNBC on the Outdoor Weblog. Apparently some backpackers were hiking on Santa Catalina island off the coast of southern California when they encountered a herd of Bison that roam the island. They were about 20 feet away and one of the Bison charged. It gored one of the hikers in the thigh as he was running away and the impact broke his pelvic bone. Some other hikers provided first aid and he was air lifted to shore for treatment. Something tells me 20 feet is a little too close. Not sure on all the details, but it seems like you’d notice the Bison before you got that close to them. “Oh hey, wow, I almost stepped on that 6 foot tall, furry, stinky creature with 2 foot long horns. I should watch where I walk.”

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