Driver recounts terrifying encounter with charging bison in Yellowstone National Park
The moment was captured by driver Kyle Webster, who was traveling down a dark road when he spotted the bison standing in the middle of the street.
Watch: Terrifying moment bison charges truck in Yellowstone
See this terrifying moment as a large bison charges a man’s truck in Yellowstone National Park. The driver said the encounter left a dent in the fender and damage to the headlight.
THE TAKEAWAY
- A large bison charged a man’s truck in Yellowstone National Park.
- The terrifying moment was captured by driver Kyle Webster.
- The driver said the encounter left a dent in the fender and damage to the headlight.
Video captures the moment a large bison charged at a man’s truck in Yellowstone National Park on Thursday.
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The terrifying moment was captured by driver Kyle Webster, who was traveling down a dark road when he spotted the bison standing in the middle of the street.
Two male bison fighting in a field in the U.S. (greymountainphotography / Getty Images)
Webster told a local news station that he was heading back to his dorm at Fishing Bridge when he turned a corner and saw the animal in the road.
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"Usually, I just stop and wait for them to continue on their way," Webster said. "Pulling up to this one, he already seemed a bit agitated, so I figured I’d wait."
A male Bison (R) bellows as he courts the female during the mating season, also called the Rut, on August 9, 2024 in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (Jonathan Newton/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The video shows Webster waiting in the middle of the road as the bison turns and begins moving toward his truck.
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The animal stops in the middle of the road and looks around before suddenly charging the vehicle and running off.
A bison grazes on grasses in the Hayden Valley section of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. (Robert Alexander / Getty Images)
"I didn’t want to turn my headlights off because I was in the middle of the road, and I wanted to see him when he eventually walked away," Webster said. "Next thing I know, he charged at me. Luckily, all he damaged was the side marker of my headlight and a dent in the fender."