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Memo To Yellowstone Tourists: You ARE NOT “Dances With Wolves”

OMG!  How many times are we going to have to see video like this?  How many times are people going to have to be warned?  Eventually, one of these creatures…

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Bison

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OMG!  How many times are we going to have to see video like this?  How many times are people going to have to be warned?  Eventually, one of these creatures is gonna follow thru with their warning(s) and then there's going to be a lot of finger-pointing at a lot of dumb people.  Yellowstone National Park is a beautiful place.  One of the best for observing nature in this country.  That being said, let's use this definition of observe:  watching from afar, at a safe distance.

Once again, some idiot almost gets stampeded for going where he shouldn't (for the record there are signs EVERYWHERE about doing things like this).  So, for the upteenth time:  life is not a Disney movie.  These buffalo are not animated.  These buffalo do not speak perfect English with a British accent.  And these buffalo don't want you messing with them or posing with you for a selfie.  Unless you are Kevin Costner himself (AKA "Dances With Wolves") you have no business going anywhere near the "tatanka!" ;)

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.