Many spectators sat for hours at two designated viewing areas in 5 C temperatures, keeping warm with blankets and hot chocolate. Shortly after 10 am, the first few buffalo began to peek out over a rolling hill as spectators began cheering with excitement. Soon, nearly 1,000 of the mighty animals began barreling across the landscape, down the hill, around a bend and into a waiting pen.
The animals will stay in the pens until the new ones are branded, others vaccinated and the cows checked for pregnancy.
The goal of the South Dakota event is to keep the bison headcount in Custer State Park at about 1,000, Kremer said. Those chosen for sale will be auctioned off in November.
Fewer bison were being corralled this year because the park's herd count has been down due to drought, said Custer State Park Resource Program Manager Gary Brundige. In the past, as many as 1,500 buffalo would take part.
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