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2024 Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup sets new attendance record

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This year’s Buffalo Roundup sets a new attendance record 24,178 people.

Game, Fish and Parks officials said riders and park staff rounded up 1,485 animals, including the 488 calves born this year in the park. Staff say the animals condition is excellent overall.

474 bison will be auctioned off on Nov. 2. These bison are auctioned off to help maintain the parks ecosystem.

Ryan is the local host of "Morning Edition". Originally from Iowa, he first came to the Black Hills to study at SD Mines. After graduating in 2019, he was an educator in Arizona and North Dakota before returning to the Black Hills.
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