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Bison No. 6 doesn't like me

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Female bison No. 6 sailing towards me last week in a still image captured on my body cam. Recently on more than one occasion bison No. 6 has let me know in no uncertain terms that she doesn't like me. Her main method of communicating this disdain has been to charge me at a full gallop.    No. 6 charging me a few months ago.  While this specific behavior from No. 6 is a recent development, I have noticed a greater amount of shyness in the past during emergency face fly permethrin treatments .  These treatments, which are normally joyous occasions for the rest of the herd, are so distasteful for No. 6 that she will not partake.  It seems as though she doesn't like the jostling and chaos that ensues during these treatments. In my interactions with the bison I am very cautious and never approach the herd without at least one avenue for escape, which is probably why I'm alive today.  I have heard of instances in which people have bottle-raised individual bison and bee