Game Species

South Dakota mountain goat field identification methods help hunters distinguish billies from nannies to prevent illegal harvests.

Six park zoo mountain goats escaped into the Black Hills during the early 1920s to establish a thriving wild herd.

Black Hills mountain goat population estimates, counting challenges, and tracking methods explained for wildlife enthusiasts.

Bighorn pneumonia is a severe respiratory disease caused by bacteria that threatens South Dakota herds, especially vulnerable lambs.

Bighorn translocations in South Dakota since the 1960s explain methods, successes, and hurdles in establishing self-sustaining herds.

South Dakota bighorn sheep disappeared from the Black Hills due to unregulated hunting, habitat loss, and introduced diseases.

The historical return of bighorn sheep to Custer State Park explains how conservationists restored native herds after their disappearance.

South Dakota bighorn sheep population numbers, conservation history, and current herd locations in the Black Hills and Badlands.

The Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup history, ecological conservation purpose, and wildlife management practices for the wild bison herd.

Bison in Custer State Park explains herd history, conservation efforts, and the annual September buffalo roundup traditions.