Replace bison with any large animal, and there's good cause to use caution with them. Horses have been somewhat domesticated, but one could still absolutely kill you easily with a kick to the head and they have.
Don't get me wrong, not saying you should fear, because I think that implies a certain irrationality, but everyone should have a healthy respect for any animal bigger than themselves. Because I love all animals, everyone should have a healthy respect for animals in general, but for the benefit of the animals at that point.
My friend has some horses. One of them is absolutely a dickhead. She got most offended when I said "that house is a bit of a dick". Cue "blah blah blah he's young etc etc." About a month later I get " horse x is such a dickhead, every time I feed him he charges me". No Shit Sherlock, he's a massive tool.
Statistically a deer is far more dangerous than both of those animals combined. Bambi flatlines about 150 people every year in NA, Moose about 10, Bison 0.
The Bison thing surprised me, although they may give a "leave me the fuck alone" headbutt, they just don't kill people.
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u/TomorrowHot8746 Jun 19 '26
Replace moose with bison and you are still speaking the truth.