Subject:
"Buffalo Roundup at Custer State Park"
First Monday in October Each fall the wild west returns to Custer State Park
during the annual
Buffalo Roundup.Park staff, cowboys and cowgirls saddle up to move
the park's 1,500 bison to the buffalo
corrals. Click
here to see our photos of the Buffalo Roundup Getting a chance to watch the
Roundup is a great opportunity!
The
roundup serves several purposes. The first is to move the entire herd into a
system of corrals along the Wildlife Loop Road.Once
in the corrals, the animals are sorted by the park's resource personnel. Most
are released back into the park, while others remain in the corrals until their
November auction. Animals to be sold at the auction are tested for
tuberculosis and brucellosis. All calves are branded and the female calves are
vaccinated. The annual Buffalo Roundup is an important part of
the park's resource management program. To control the size of the park's bison
population, a portion of the herd is sold and the revenue received from this auction remains in
the park and comprises a portion of the park's annual operating budget. Click
here to see a suggested tour schedule
