{"id":19100,"date":"2026-07-27T18:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19100"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:48:42","slug":"yellowstone-tourists-get-dangerously-close-to-a-resting-bison-in-shocking-nature-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19100","title":{"rendered":"Yellowstone tourists get dangerously close to a resting bison in shocking nature video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6401191091112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Jesse Watters: We&#8217;re under attack by bison<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Jesse Watters reports on Yellowstone National Park experiencing a surge in bison attacks, detailing instances like a grandpa being flung 8 feet in the air and a woman being dragged. He emphasizes the unpredictable nature, immense size and surprising speed of these dangerous animals, advising tourists to exercise extreme caution in their presence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Tourists continue to prove they have no idea how to behave in nature.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Anyone who reads this site knows that there is a shocking number of people who visit <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_1256343\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/national-parks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">national parks<\/a> without an ounce of common sense.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They seem to think <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_1256344\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/wild-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wild animals<\/a> behave like they&#8217;re in a children&#8217;s movie. That&#8217;s simply not the case, and when they feel threatened, all bets are off.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_1256345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/woman-risks-gored-bison-selfie-badlands-national-park-shocking-footage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WOMAN RISKS BEING GORED BY BISON FOR A SELFIE AT BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK IN SHOCKING FOOTAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Enter a truly mind-boggling nature video.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/bison-mating-season.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A lone bison eyes a safely distanced visitor with a telephoto lens in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A lone bison eyes a safely distanced visitor with a telephoto lens in North Dakota&#8217;s Theodore Roosevelt National Park.<\/span> <span>(\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-layout-index=\"5\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2 data-layout-index=\"5\">Tourists get way too close to massive bison.<\/h2>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The popular Instagram page @touronsofnationalparks posted a video a couple days ago that needs to be seen to be believed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Two adults thought it was a wise idea to get incredibly close to a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_1256346\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/woman-risks-gored-bison-selfie-badlands-national-park-shocking-footage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">large bison<\/a> that appeared to simply be resting.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_1256347\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/hidden-danger-popular-us-national-park-forces-trail-closures-bear-sightings-climb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HIDDEN DANGER AT POPULAR US NATIONAL PARK FORCES TRAIL CLOSURES AS BEAR SIGHTINGS CLIMB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Bison_Tire_Popping.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A look at a massive bison in the wild.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A bison in Yellowstone National Park was caught on video popping a vehicle&#8217;s tire.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images Creatives)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The shockingly dumb incident occurred in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_1256348\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/yosemite-grand-canyon-lead-notable-list-national-park-campgrounds-americas-250th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yellowstone National Park<\/a>, according to the video&#8217;s caption.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">You can watch the moment it all unfolded below, and let me know your thoughts at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">One person in the comments wrote, &#8220;Can\u2019t cure stupid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_1256349\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/terrified-hikers-face-nightmare-survival-scenario-after-heart-pounding-grizzly-bear-encounter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TERRIFIED HIKERS FACE NIGHTMARE SURVIVAL SCENARIO AFTER HEART-POUNDING GRIZZLY BEAR ENCOUNTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fact check: true.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Another person added, &#8220;Every day some idiot somewhere learns a very painful if not final lesson that you cannot predict the behavior of wild animals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/american-bison-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-medora-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"American bison walks along a paved roadway in Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, North Dakota.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A fluffy, thick-coated American bison walks along a paved roadway in Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images Creatives)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I have no doubt these videos will continue to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_1256351\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">go viral<\/a> because people simply can&#8217;t get enough of them. Let&#8217;s use some more common sense and not end up in the ER. Let me know your thoughts at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse Watters: We&#8217;re under attack by bison Jesse Watters reports on Yellowstone National Park experiencing a surge in bison attacks, detailing instances like a grandpa being flung 8 feet in the air and a woman being dragged. 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