most of it. A couple of weeks ago we had to head into Hot Springs SD to the VA to pick up another one of my prescriptions. This is a story in itself. Needless to say the confusion created by a simple automated text from the VA gave me an opportunity to see the whole herd of Custer State Park Buffalo.
It is the season that the rut is starting so they are starting to gather and some of the bulls that have been on the perimeter of the herd are starting to make their voices heard literally. We came round a curve and saw a bunch of buffalo grazing in the field wallowing in a couple of mud holes and drinking from the river. Everywhere you looked you saw them. We were stopped here for about twenty minutes at least the pharmacy was open until 4pm so there was definitely no rush.
One of the things I noticed was how the babies with their red coats are growing and getting small nubs for horns and the loss of the red coat. The little ones are getting bigger.
We left the buffalo as they were headed on a dirt road (4-Mile Draw Rd) back into the park. It turned out to be an all-day affair for them. I say this because we were lucky enough to catch the tail end of the herd finishing up their journey into the park. 4-Mile Draw Rd is a road that connects HWY 87 with the park.
We have driven this road a few times mainly looking for Prairie Dogs. We knew that they were headed down that road in the morning, so we decided to take 4-Mile Rd on the way home. I’m glad we did because we encountered one of the big daddies bringing up the rear. So, we get to the junction of 4-Mile Draw Rd and Wildlife loop and are greeted by a buffalo traffic jam. Another amazing sight to see. The funny thing to this is that they kept coming and coming and still coming.
I am thinking there were more here than what we saw in the morning. That tells me that we missed seeing some of the herd in the morning.
I do have to sit back and wonder if I am awestruck by this number of buffalo, I can’t imagine what it would have been like for the settlers.
Here is a slide show of more of the buffalo from that day.
On the Road with Buki-6 
One of our most memorable viewing days of the herd so far. Our trailer has been at the same campground for 2-1/2 months – and we have put (just short of …) 5,000 miles on the car in that time. When we leave here, at this rate, we should be close to 6,000 miles — and never more than ~75 miles from the CG. Darcy will still be sorting photos she has taken on this trip well into next year … LOL
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