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Buffalo Were Living Off of a Wing and a Prayer Until They Found Firm Footing

Jim S.
February 6, 2026Stories By Us

Welcome to the 60th Annual Buffalo RoundUp. Buffalo management and conservation has been an ongoing effort ever since Teddy Roosevelt co-created a protection for them in 1905. They have been brought back from the brink of extinction, and in places like Custer, South Dakota, managed in a way that funds the state parks. Neighboring parks under federal jurisdiction donate their excess bison to other parks and tribes. In Custer, the public event is a much larger scale. Custer State Park is one of the largest state parks in the country, and their bison roundup is a spectacular annual event to behold.

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