Video: Elk tosses tourist taking photos in Yellowstone – IOTW Report

Video: Elk tosses tourist taking photos in Yellowstone

KSL:   YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Video shot by a tourist over the weekend in Yellowstone National Park is yet another recent example of why it’s important to keep a safe distance from wildlife.

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Jody Tibbitts, a tour guide with Jackson Hole Wildlife Safaris, was showing a Florida family around the park when they noticed a woman with a camera inching closer and closer to an elk.

“She was practically stomping up to it,” Tibbitts tells EastIdahoNews.com. “Honestly I’d say she was probably 25 feet away from the elk as opposed to the 25 yards (mandated by Yellowstone National Park).”

Manny Perez, a man in the tour group, grabbed his cell phone and started recording as Tibbitts tried to warn the woman to stay back.

“Ma’am, ma’am, could you please?,” Tibbitts is heard in the background as the elk starts to charge.

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16 Comments on Video: Elk tosses tourist taking photos in Yellowstone

  1. Contestant 1 – “I’ll take Retarded Fuck-ups for $1200, Alex.”

    Alex – “It’s the most proper way to film a live event from a distance on your smart phone.”

    Contestant 1 – “What is landscape?”

    Alex – “Correct. It’s great when we have a non-retarded person in our line-up.”

  2. I hunt elk. I once had a herd of about 40 elk walk past me and some of them were less than ten yards away while passing. I sat frozen and they never knew I was there. I knew not to spook them for fear of getting stomped to pieces. I did manage to get a 5×5 as they moved away at a safe distance with my M-1 Garand. Elk is delicious by the way.

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