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POND_OF_RED · 05-28-2016, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

I also remember being caught in several Park traffic jams like this, which is why I avoid it like the plague in the summer

It was always the worst going to fish the Lamar from the north entrance. All the cars stop for the first buffalo they see and spend about 20 minutes parked taking pictures, only to find out there are hundreds more 15 more miles down the road. I'm going back to visit again this summer the week of the 4th of July. I'm dreading the drive through the park-especially that week. If I didn't have a friend coming with me thats never been there's no way I would go anywhere close to the park.

**Bwana** · 05-29-2016, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

It was always the worst going to fish the Lamar from the north entrance. All the cars stop for the first buffalo they see and spend about 20 minutes parked taking pictures, only to find out there are hundreds more 15 more miles down the road. I'm going back to visit again this summer the week of the 4th of July. I'm dreading the drive through the park-especially that week. If I didn't have a friend coming with me thats never been there's no way I would go anywhere close to the park.

I go to Cooke City almost every year for the 4th, but I don't venture the extra 3 miles into the park.

**Bwana** · 05-31-2016, 10:38 AM

http://www.ktvq.com/story/32101790/w...nal-park-video

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK -

Staying a safe distance from wildlife is not only the law, it's the smart thing to do.

Wild animals are dangerous, as shown in this video posted by REBOOT.
Last weekend in Yellowstone National Park, wildlife guide Jody Tibbitts caught a video of an elk that got fed up with a woman who got just a little too close.

According to Tibbitts, they pulled up to view an elk on the side of the road near West Thumb and saw a woman walking very close to the elk.

You can hear Tibbitts in the video warning her to back away, but before you know it the elk charges the woman and she stumbles backward and falls.

Fortunately, the woman didn't appear hurt.

Tibbitts then calls out to tell the woman that he was about to remind her that park regulations require visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from wild animals.

"It won't happen again!" she replied.
"I bet it won't!" Tibbitts said.

**Lzen** · 05-31-2016, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

http://www.ktvq.com/story/32101790/w...nal-park-video

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK -

Staying a safe distance from wildlife is not only the law, it's the smart thing to do.

Wild animals are dangerous, as shown in this video posted by REBOOT.
Last weekend in Yellowstone National Park, wildlife guide Jody Tibbitts caught a video of an elk that got fed up with a woman who got just a little too close.

According to Tibbitts, they pulled up to view an elk on the side of the road near West Thumb and saw a woman walking very close to the elk.

You can hear Tibbitts in the video warning her to back away, but before you know it the elk charges the woman and she stumbles backward and falls.

Fortunately, the woman didn't appear hurt.

Tibbitts then calls out to tell the woman that he was about to remind her that park regulations require visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from wild animals.

"It won't happen again!" she replied.
"I bet it won't!" Tibbitts said.

Lonewolf Ed · 05-31-2016, 02:39 PM

When I was in my teens, my dad bought a place on the Boulder River, about 30 miles north of Yellowstone, but you would have to drive around a mountain range, taking a good 3 hours to get there. We got the Billings Gazette and read about idiots in the park getting hurt or killed every year. When I hiked in the area, I was always and I mean always keeping my eyes open for wild animals. If I saw a moose, I'd stand still by a tree until it left. Never saw bears or mountain lions, but I often felt like they saw me... Once I saw a mink dive into the river after a fish and I thought to myself, "There is one of the few predators around here I don't have to worry about!" I still wouldn't have tried to go pet it.

Mennonite · 05-28-2016, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

I also remember being caught in several Park traffic jams like this, which is why I avoid it like the plague in the summer.

This picture was taken in 2016 - that's how long those cars have been stuck there.

**Dave Lane** · 05-28-2016, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

I also remember being caught in several Park traffic jams like this, which is why I avoid it like the plague in the summer.

Gus thought he saw a woodchuck.

****ing hate that crap.

**Bwana** · 05-29-2016, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Gus thought he saw a woodchuck.

****ing hate that crap.

Probably a squirrel jam. "Look Marta a squirrel, STOP!!

05-31-2016, 10:38 AM	#4
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Bwana's Avatar Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana	http://www.ktvq.com/story/32101790/w...nal-park-video YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - Staying a safe distance from wildlife is not only the law, it's the smart thing to do. Wild animals are dangerous, as shown in this video posted by REBOOT. Last weekend in Yellowstone National Park, wildlife guide Jody Tibbitts caught a video of an elk that got fed up with a woman who got just a little too close. According to Tibbitts, they pulled up to view an elk on the side of the road near West Thumb and saw a woman walking very close to the elk. You can hear Tibbitts in the video warning her to back away, but before you know it the elk charges the woman and she stumbles backward and falls. Fortunately, the woman didn't appear hurt. Tibbitts then calls out to tell the woman that he was about to remind her that park regulations require visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from wild animals. "It won't happen again!" she replied. "I bet it won't!" Tibbitts said.
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05-31-2016, 02:39 PM	#6
Lonewolf Ed Veteran Lonewolf Ed's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, KS	When I was in my teens, my dad bought a place on the Boulder River, about 30 miles north of Yellowstone, but you would have to drive around a mountain range, taking a good 3 hours to get there. We got the Billings Gazette and read about idiots in the park getting hurt or killed every year. When I hiked in the area, I was always and I mean always keeping my eyes open for wild animals. If I saw a moose, I'd stand still by a tree until it left. Never saw bears or mountain lions, but I often felt like they saw me... Once I saw a mink dive into the river after a fish and I thought to myself, "There is one of the few predators around here I don't have to worry about!" I still wouldn't have tried to go pet it.
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