Watch Two Massive Bison Bulls Go Head-To-Head In Colorado

If this video doesn’t tell you that it’s rutting season, I don’t know what will.

The bison mating season, which runs from the middle of July through early September, sees male bison become more agitated and aggressive. With bison being the largest mammals in North America, seeing two of them duke it out like this is always impressive… and a little scary if you ask me.

Fully grown male bison stand at 6 feet tall (their probably actually 5’11 and are just rounding up) and can weigh around 2,000 pounds at their heaviest, which if you don’t know, is a full ton. So when these one-ton beasts go at one another, it is truly a heavy-weight match up. And catching two going at each other is more likely to happen during mating season, while male bison want to show their female counterparts that they are “tough enough” and worthy to be a romantic partner.

There’s no telling what kind of beef these two bison had with one another, but they were both bringing the aggression and the power in this unbelievable battle that was caught on camera. The two massive bison were locked into a horn-swinging feud, and it was honestly an even matchup. Neither male was able to get the best of the other, which is why I feel comfortable calling it a deadlock.

Just when one of the beasts gets the best of the other bison, the tides turn and the bison on the losing side flips the script. It’s a fascinating, give-and-take fiasco that stirs up dust and showcases their brute strength. And this all takes place because it’s rutting season. These guys weren’t fighting to the death… they were trading blows in hopes that a female bison (also known as a cow) would be nearby watching, and taking interest in one of them.

Considering the two animals were evenly matched, it’s tough to say which one of them “won” the battle. I’d argue that we human win, in a way, just by getting to see a video of these two beasts locking horns with another. This is some real gladiator stuff right here, and it happens all the time out in the wild. We just don’t get all the incidents on camera.

But this one was captured and posted by Good Bull Guided, and boy oh boy is a phenomenal video. If you wanna see it in action, and get some pictures and videos for yourself, holler at them for a guided photography tour:

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That right there is why you should always put some distance between yourself and a bison… especially during this time of the year.

The National Park Service advises visitors to stay at least 25 yards from “non-violent” animals, though that can be a dangerous warning by itself. Bison can often be viewed as just big, furry cows (to some that are ill-informed), and that thought can often cause tourists to put their guard down and inexplicably want to go near them – and sometimes pet them.

Don’t be those type of people… it’s best to just enjoy the beauty of a bison a) from a distance or b) with videos like this one.The post Watch Two Massive Bison Bulls Go Head-To-Head In Colorado first appeared on Whiskey Riff.