Bison Attacks And Almost Kills A Man In Utah

A man, who reportedly provoked a bison, was rammed into a fence by the 1,500 lbs. beast last weekend in Utah.

KSL reported that the man was able to walk away from the attack of the bison unharmed while visiting Antelope Island State Park in Utah.

"The [bison] had gone through the gate section that's located real close to where he got hit and looked like he was going to run off the field," witness Wayne Ebenroth of Boise told KSL. had to have done something to catch the [bison's] attention, because that's when he turned around and decided to pay him a visit. The bison was just not comfortable with how close he was hanging out with him."

The man appeared to be uninjured after he was slammed, but he "is very, very, very lucky that he wasn't killed," assistant park manager John Sullivan told KSL TV.

Roughly 250 bison have been killed since last fall after leaving Yellowstone for low-elevation winter range in Montana, the AP reported.

The man denied taunting the animal despite what other eye witnesses said. He insisted that he merely raised his arm.

Police said they will not reveal the identity of the man because he's been through enough already.