One of the stars from the History Channel’s TV show “Mountain Men,” sure knew how to celebrate his birthday last week at his home outside of Lander.
Josh Kirk, who is a regular on the show, posted a video showing him cutting through an old cattle guard to free a bison cow who got caught up in it.
“Adrenaline rush of the day, I am still alive and the bison cow is healthy and back with her calf,” Kirk announced on his Facebook page.
Kirk apparently sedated the bison and it took some prodding to get the animal to walk away once freed from the trap.
To do that, Kirk swatted the bison on the head a few times. After about the fourth swat, the bison had enough, got up, and stumbled away.
“I was shaking because once she got up, I was afraid she was going to move forward on me,” he said.
Although the animal was limping, Kirk believed she would be ok. And who’s going to argue with him?
“The sedation should be wearing off. Bison are pretty tough. I’m glad to see her up and moving. She’s going to be sore but she’s going to be alright,” he said.
Kirk went on to say that after that tense episode, he was taking the rest of the day off.
Well done, Kirk. And happy birthday.
Attention Iowa People: Don’t try this. You’ll get de-pantsed. Or worse.
