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Angry bison rams truck at Yellowstone in dashcam video

The driver says he will keep the dented hood as a reminder of the encounter, and the dashcam clip of the charge has gone viral; the bison faces no charges.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:02 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: Jack Dykinga · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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Photo: Jack Dykinga · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: American bison — Photo: Jack Dykinga · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Angry bison rams truck at Yellowstone in shocking dashcam video”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:02 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Yellowstone.
BBN covered this story before: Luna, a Dog Lost in Yellowstone for a Month, Is Found Safe (October 15).

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New York PostAngry bison rams truck at Yellowstone in shocking dashcam video

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAs promised: dashcam video from Yellowstone shows a bison ramming a driver's truck, and the driver says he plans to keep the dented hood as a reminder.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Post says the clip is spreading fast, and it shows the animal charging the truck head first without any warning.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA reminder of what, exactly? That a two-thousand-pound animal can end your afternoon?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a souvenir, Dale. Most people come home from a national park with a magnet, and he came home with a story.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMost people also keep their hood attached to a working truck.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the bison gets no consequences. He's out there right now, rested, and pleased with his work.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou know who should keep a dent like that? Hank. A little scar from every story, something to remember it by.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA scar.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'd keep the bison's side of it. Twelve hundred hours of footage and no apology.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFine. I'll keep one souvenir today: this clip of Vera telling me to keep a souvenir.

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