Two men cited for harassing bison in Yellowstone

Two men cited for harassing bison in Yellowstone
By angelamontana

Posted: September 17, 2020

An Arizona man and a Utah man each pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that accuse them of riding motorcycles off-road in Yellowstone National Park and harassing bison.

Dallin McAllister, 25, of Utah, and Tyler McAllister, 36, of Arizona, are each charged with operating a motor vehicle in prohibited areas and feeding, touching, teasing, frightening or intentional disturbing wildlife. Both appeared in federal court in Yellowstone before Judge Kelly Rankin.

On Friday around 5:30 p.m., people rode motorcycles off-rode near the Fountain Flats Drive, said Ashton Hooker, spokesperson for the park.

In a Facebook group titled “Yellowstone National Park: Invasion of The Idiots!” a user posted a video showing two motorcyclists riding off road within feet of several bison, including some calves. A woman on the video could be heard yelling at the motorcyclists “get out of the field.”

Read the full article by Freddy Monares with the Bozeman Daily Chronicle HERE.

Two men cited for harassing bison in YellowstoneBy angelamontana

An Arizona man and a Utah man each pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that accuse them of riding motorcycles off-road in Yellowstone National Park and harassing bison.

Dallin McAllister, 25, of Utah, and Tyler McAllister, 36, of Arizona, are each charged with operating a motor vehicle in prohibited areas and feeding, touching, teasing, frightening or intentional disturbing wildlife. Both appeared in federal court in Yellowstone before Judge Kelly Rankin.

On Friday around 5:30 p.m., people rode motorcycles off-rode near the Fountain Flats Drive, said Ashton Hooker, spokesperson for the park.

In a Facebook group titled “Yellowstone National Park: Invasion of The Idiots!” a user posted a video showing two motorcyclists riding off road within feet of several bison, including some calves. A woman on the video could be heard yelling at the motorcyclists “get out of the field.”

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Two men cited for harassing bison in Yellowstone
By angelamontana