Buffalo Roundup

State officials said 22,590 visitors attended the roundup last Friday.

On a beautiful early autumn day in Custer State Park, thousands of people come from all over the world to see one thing – American bison cascading over the open prairie. From politicians to tourists, it seems visitors can’t get enough of the roundup.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting's coverage of the 2023 Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup

More than 1,000 buffalo from across the park will be rounded up for health checks and auctioning. Around 15,000 to 22,000 spectators will attend the event.

Film produced by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad as a tourism promotion shows people on horseback rounding-up the Custer State Park Buffalo herd in 1938.

SDPB takes a look at the wranglers of the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup

This archival video shows the 1991 Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, attended by then Governor George S. Mickelson.

SDPB's coverage of the 2022 Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup.

Thousands of spectators watched as horseback riders culled the state’s buffalo herd in Custer State Park at the 57th annual Buffalo Roundup.

SDPB provided a livestream and commentary of the 57th Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup.