{"id":253490,"date":"2026-07-14T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=253490"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:26:04","slug":"yellowstone-bison-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/yellowstone-bison-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Yellowstone tourist who was launched into the air by a charging bison is finally sharing his side of the story.  And says he&#8217;s lucky to be alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\">TODAY<\/a><\/em> show, 65-year-old Carl McDaniel is recovering after suffering a broken femur in four places when a massive bison attacked him last week in Yellowstone National Park. The frightening encounter, <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/caught-on-video-store-clerk-shoots-two-armed-robbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7211\">caught on video<\/a>, quickly went viral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bison Attack Survivor Speaks out on Dangerous Encounter\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SubnQ5EDL_I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDaniel told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/13\/us\/video\/bison-tosses-man-into-the-air-at-yellowstone-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\">CNN<\/a><\/em> he and his grandson were about 100 yards from the animal, taking a few photos before continuing on their way. Wildlife photographer Mike McLeod, who filmed the incident, said the pair appeared to be doing everything right and backed away as soon as the bison showed signs of agitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then everything changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDaniel said a passing truck honked its horn, apparently trying to move the bison. Instead, the noise appeared to agitate the animal, which suddenly charged toward them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-five-brands-one-fixer-tom-taylor-s-playbook-for-rebuilding-colt-and-cz\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/tom-taylor-colt-cz\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\">Five Brands, One Fixer: Tom Taylor\u2019s Playbook for Rebuilding Colt and CZ<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With only seconds to react, McDaniel told his grandson to run one direction while he ran another, hoping to draw the bison away.  The animal caught him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bison chased McDaniel through a wooded area before tossing him high into the air, leaving him unable to move on the ground.  What happened next may have <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/triggernometry-seconds-that-can-save-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7212\">saved his life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDaniel said the bison stood over him and could have stomped or gored him but didn&#8217;t. Photographer Mike McLeod immediately stopped filming and, along with several Good Samaritans, rushed in shouting to distract the animal until it <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nssf-hails-final-rule-rolling-back-biden-era-export-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7209\">finally backed<\/a> away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDaniel underwent surgery and has begun physical therapy. He told <em>CNN<\/em> he&#8217;s thankful for everyone who came to his aid and grateful the encounter wasn&#8217;t even worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yellowstone officials remind visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from bison and other large herbivores and 100 <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-maine-black-bear-handgun-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7208\">yards from bears<\/a> and wolves. Bison may appear calm, but they can sprint up to 35 mph and are responsible for more injuries in Yellowstone than any other <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/prepping-101-large-small-animal-traps-survival-snares\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"7210\">large animal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"yellowstone-bison-attack\" title=\"Tourist Tossed by Yellowstone Bison Speaks Out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Yellowstone tourist who was launched into the air by a charging bison is finally sharing his side of the story.  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