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Buffalo Roundup Day
~Reservation for event Not Required
Monday - September 29, 2008
Park staff, cowboys and cowgirls saddle up to move the park's 1,400 bison to the buffalo corrals. Roundup Day is the finale day and climax of a full 3 days of planned events and activities. For folks that don't want to miss any of 3 fun filled days, be sure to plan to attend September 27, 28, and 29.
Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival
September 27, 28, and 29 - 2008
2 days of Arts Festival activities take place on Saturday September 27, and Sunday September 28. This is prior to the actual Buffalo Roundup held on Monday September 29. Roundup Day is the finale day, and climax of a full 3 days of planned events and activities. If folks don't want to miss any of 3 fun filled days, be sure to plan to attend September 27, 28, and 29.
Each
fall the wild west returns to Custer State Park
during the annual Buffalo Roundup.
43nd Annual Buffalo Roundup
It's a crisp September morning and songbirds are chirping. Dew glistens on the amber grasses, as a low rumble grows louder and louder. Suddenly, hundreds of bison stampede over a hilltop.
Park staff, cowboys and cowgirls saddle up to move the park's 1,400 bison to the buffalo corrals. The actual Roundup Day is held on Monday, September 29, 2008. The event is open to public viewing. Preceding buffalo roundup day there are Arts Festival events and activities that take place on Saturday September 27, and Sunday September 29 that make this a full 3 days of fun.
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 the November 15, 2008 buffalo auction.
Animals to be sold at the auction are tested for tuberculosis and brucellosis. All calves are branded and the female calves are also tested for brucellosis.
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 at the annual Buffalo Auction, the third Saturday in November.
The revenue received from this auction remains in the park and comprises a portion of the park's annual operating budget.
2002 Buffalo Roundup video clip
(31 seconds, 1 MB RealMedia)
2003 Buffalo Roundup video clip
(30 seconds, 2.6 MB
RealMedia)
NOTE: The video clips from the Buffalo Roundup has been converted to RealMedia. If you do not already have the RealOne Player, you can download it from the link below for free.
Buffalo Roundup Arts Festival
September 27, 28, 29
(note: Monday September 29 is the actual Roundup Day)
Enjoy three days of South Dakota's finest artists and craftsmen at the 15th Annual Buffalo Roundup Arts Festival. Start you morning with a pancake feed, enjoy on-going Western and Native American entertainment or purchase fine artwork or South Dakota Made Products. It's a South Dakota experience you won't want to miss. The first 2 festival days are held on the festival grounds adjacent the Peter Norbeck Visitor Center. On the 3rd and final day the festival is held on the festival grounds located at the buffalo corrals complex on Monday - Buffalo Roundup Day.
Chili Cookoff
Sunday September 28, 2008
Join the "herd" at the 19th Annual Buffalo Wallow Chili Cookoff in Custer State Park where the competition is just as hot as the chili! Cooking begins at 11:00 a.m., public tasting at 1:00 p.m., cost is $3 adults and $2 for children Enjoy live entertainment as you stroll the heritage arts and crafts exhibits.
Monday, September 29, 2008
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Feel the thunder and join the herd at the 43rd Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup. Watch cowboys and cowgirls as they roundup and drive the herd of 1,400 buffalo into the buffalo corrals.
Following the actual roundup stay and watch as park staff sort, brand, and vaccinate the herd in preparation for the fall Buffalo Sale.
Enjoy on-going Western and Native American entertainment and browse craft booths located on site at the Buffalo Corrals Complex.
Buffalo Roundup Chuckwagon Cookout (fee) Lunch is available at the Buffalo Corrals Complex from about Noon to 2:30 PM. |
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CUSTER STATE PARK
13329 US HWY 16A
CUSTER, SD 57730
Park Headquarters - (605) 255-4515
FAX: (605) 255-4460