Buffalo Roundup photos
Today was the 44th annual buffalo roundup in Custer State Park. The weather was perfect, the crowd excited and the bison cooperative. This was my first time viewing the roundup and I’ll definitely be back!
It was one of those “must see” events that I would recommend everybody see at least once. The roundup and precision handling of these enormous animals was a real spectacle that impressed me in so many different ways. It was one of the most unique things that I’ve seen in a long time – a symbol of authentic western heritage and a reminder of the role bison have played in American history.
We’ll be posting more information about the buffalo roundup over the next few days, but for now, the photos above are a few of my favorites that I was able to shoot today.
Joe Rainboth is a resident of Spearfish, S.D. He grew up in the tall-corn state of Iowa, where he developed an early interest in all things outdoors. After high school he moved to Vermillion, S.D., where he earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising.
During his college years, two things caught his attention: the beauty of western South Dakota’s Black Hills and a girl from those Black Hills. After graduating from college, Joe traveled across the country as a recruiter for the University of South Dakota. He saw the sights from Pittsburgh to Las Vegas and everywhere in between, but it was the Black Hills (and the girl) that kept drawing him back.
He and wife moved back to the Black Hills in 2008. He's an avid hiker, mountain biker and road cyclist whose future plans include trying to fit a pair of kayaks into the spare bedroom.
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