WHAT DID THEY RELEASE IN CUSTER STATE PARK? Go behind the senes of South Dakota's first state park
0:00 Exploring wildlife conservation efforts at Custer State Park in South Dakota.
1:23 Participating in beaver trapping and release operation to manage population.
8:23 Bison reintroduction in Custer State Park and its historical significance.
8:41 Custer State Park has a long history with Bison, being the first state park in South Dakota.
9:08 Bison are recognized for their ecological importance as the largest grazer in the Black Hills landscape.
11:31 Management of bison and elk populations through harvesting and eradication programs in Custer State Park.
12:43 Voluntary eradication program for brucellosis in bison in the 1950s.
15:42 Annual Old West Roundup event at Custer State Park attracts thousands of spectators worldwide.
16:48 The Roundup is a nostalgic celebration of the old west, with cowboys moving iconic species.
19:38 Management of bison herd population through selective breeding and removal to prevent overgrazing.
20:13 Bison population control is necessary on the large acreage to prevent overgrazing, especially during drought patterns.
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It's crazy to think the protesters that sit in the roads to stop big oil have probably never really done a thing to help the environment. Ranchers and farmers are doing more for our environment then anyone and they're trying to get rid of them.
All about control
Pray for our farmers and ranchers as well as our country.
I was just thinking of this. All the city people who have no real connection to nature acting like they know everything about global warming and saving the planet.
Mono crops are a big no no,
They all protest against oil and gas, but all arrive in vehicles that use gas and deisel
I love Custer State Park, spent many summers there as a child. So glad they're bringing back the beavers.
Ditto, love that Park.
Beaver fever
It is always great to see a beaver in the wild
Was wondering if it was reintroduce. WooHoo.
Was womdering if it was a reintroduce. WooHoo
You guys are real heroes keeping that herd managed on that land. It’s kept it pristine and healthy. Large herds of grazing bison are what made the land so fertile before we slaughtered them all. When they graze, poop and move on the soil is renewed and just gets better over time. But now the farmers have tilled the soil allowing it to blow and wash away. There isn’t any more life in the soil and they have to add fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides and amendments to the soil to be able to grow now. The top soil was almost 20 feet deep. Now it’s only a couple inches. If we don’t put grazing bison or cattle back on that land it will be lost.
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Well said ❤
Some areas are suitable for farming. Some are not. The problem arises when we try to till certain kinds of soil, for instance, what is known as "ranch country" in Nebraska. It's fine for grazing, but totally unsuited for growing crops. It should never be tilled. Yet I am old enough to have seen this land taken out of farming and returned to well-balanced grazing land, all with a big smile from federal and state "agriculture" authorities. Then, a decade or so later, they reverse course and offer you a lot of help if you go back to farming it. It's nuts.
Bison are just bigger cows. Samething in a differant coat.
@@maggietaskila8606lol but don't try to milk them
As my British relatives have always said after visit in Montana, Wyoming over the years - There is no place like the Great American West. They just adored it.
So did my Ancestors, before they were MURDERED by your INVADING BRITISH relatives.
I do not know if you know about the bison herd on Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton California. When I was a young Marine stationed there in the late 80's and early 90's there was at least 100 bison that grazed all over the base. It was not uncommon for them to just stand on the road and block traffic, that became a legit excuse for being delayed.
I didn't know about the herd there.Thats pretty cool
I was at camp pendleton 1981, never saw bison just hookers grabbing marines who were getting off the busses
I sometimes would drive the hospital bus from 29 palms to pendleton from the back side, bison are also on Catalina island.
I never saw any, was a resident that went on base frequently
I think it's great that you now stream the annual round-up so those of us who cannot travel to SD can watch. Thank you.
Absolutely heart warming to see these beautiful animals thriving in such beautiful country. GREAT JOB GUY'S BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL ❤❤❤❤
I felt like I was in Custer Park! Our family has made many good memories in the Black Hills.
My wife and I rode my Harley to Sturgis but then rode to Custer State Park. Beautiful park and scenery. We both remember the wild donkeys/burros that would stand or cross the road in front of us. Exquisite place to explore and visit.
Thankyou for such a wonderful documentary.
Fascinating!!! Beautiful country and love these creatures!❤
A great big 👍👍👍👍 for doing this from south Georgia
I think this is the first time ive heard anyone say, "jeepers," outside of Scooby-Doo. An informative watch, as usual!
I loved the Music that was chosen! Thank you for sharing! 😊
WOW! What an incredible learning experience. Thank you so much for all you do to preserve those animals and the land they need to live on.
I've been to South Dakota and Custer State Park twice in my life. It is a place everyone should see at least once. I am hoping for one more time before God calls me home.
Time to go back hometo caputa.
Thank you. God is Good 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this information. The comeback with Bison touches my heart. A true American symbol. I follow some bison ranchers on YT. So awesome to see good people undo what bad people did.❤
They are some beautiful amazing animals. I love the lil red dogs. God bless you all for all you do for these amazing animals.
Fantastic ❤ thanks for sharing this
Absolutely awesome. Thank you! ❤❤❤❤❤
I wonder how different the Southwestern United States would be if the beavers hadn’t been eradicated in the days of the mountain men. It seems to me that multiple beaver dams along each stream bed in our mountains would give the water more time to percolate into the soil, enabling greater recharge of the ground water, as well as providing more habitat for wildlife.
In the great lakes area it was the French trappers and traders who wiped out the beaver as the pelts were valuable in Europe. They traded alcohol and trinkets with the Native Americans for the beaver pelts. The fur companies made so much money during the 1700's their ancestors are wealthy to this day. Beaver pelts eventually became less valuable. Now the value is in a bounty to help stop flooding of land. It's the demand by people to want huge amounts of food available at a reasonable cost that necessitates the reason for fertilizers, herbicides and other chemicals. Today we produce 2x to 3x more food per acre than in the 1950's. This increase is due to weed control , seed genetics and fertilizer. Without today's yields food would be more than twice the cost. I'm not defending chemicals and fertilizers ... just saying.
Not sure what modern fertilizer use has to do with beaver trapping in the southwest two hundred years ago
@@doughaven-rf8idthere is a surplus of the main crops planted. Corn and Soybeans. Those are in such a surplus it is crazy how they keep it from spoiling.
Beavers make culverts impossible. People can not live with them because they flood roads.
No Kidding! It would be a Lot different!
Watching from the PHILIPPINES. I lived in South Dakato for several years and have traveled much of the state so appreciate this bison information.
Didn’t get to go for t the Bison Roundup and branding in 1990 but some of did (I was in school getting my GED) but some did they said it was the experience of a life time for them! So awesome! My Grandpa ran #4 farms in S Dakota during the dust bowl to help people that had to leave Z& to feed communities! They were absolutely amazing farmers & miss them so much they would be crying with happiness that y’all R doing these things! Keep up the Great Work! Never give up! 🥸✌️🙏❤️😎🐾🦍🍀😀
I can never get enough of watching the bison. Thank you for all that you have done and still do to preserve these beautiful animals. Here in Colorado we have several parks with the bison and also ranches as well. Now if we can control the stupid people who insist on harassing them!!
So neat to see and hear the management of thus historical herd!! Job well done!!
Awesome video! I have visited Custer State Park and it is amazing countryside! Thanks for taking us along!
Nicely done! Thanks for sharing!
Cool. We love Custer State Park
Praying you maintain thr beaver population. They HAVE destroyed many private FARM lands due to overpopulation, over building dams on streams/creeks CAUSING LOW LAND FLOODING!!.
True in NC....but they can be regulated.
Controlling over population is a huge part of wildlife management not just the reentry of pre occupation species. I guess that's what you call it.. anyway I think we need to reset the balance primarily on the upper spring and River areas.. but not let it affect our farmlands.. And yes we have many small farms up in these higher elevation drain fields.. so we can't let it impact the small farms either.. I guess we call it WIP work in progress!! :)
@@highcountrystories yes, in tge state where I live, dept of wildlife management does NOT maintain thr population. The beavers damn culverts, have to date cause lowland flooding, turning OVER 100 YEARS OF farmland into WETLANDS. The ban land owners to remove debris to allow water to flow.
Thank you all in S. Dakota, where America is still America.
It was awesome seeing you guys release beaver back into the area. Thank you!!
Very nice video. Great job taking care of our bison. Godspeed and Happy Easter. 💕 Lynn in Naples FL
I visited Custer SP last year and I so, SO want to return. Gorgeous land, animals and some of the kindest humans I’ve met in a long while.
YAY. FIXING THE SOIL.
Outstanding! I just ran across one that size less than a mile from my house last week. Sure sign of a healthy ecosystem!
They look right at home. So sweet. 🤩
Looking forward to our trip to Custer State Park, thank you 😊
Thank y’all for sharing. 👍🏻
Excellent video! Thank you both ❤👏💥💥💥
YAY well done SD thank you
Fantastic program you guys did a beautiful job! Thank You! Hello from Texas we have many ranchers raising buffalo here in Texas!
What a beautiful video. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Nice to see these guys being put back out there. For some reason in my area of Texas we use to never see river otter or beaver, they were unheard of but now they are seen pretty often. I am 56 and never seen or heard of one being seen, but now they are seen pretty often. No one is sure of were they came from but there back.
ABSOLUTELY LOVED, LOVED, LOVED ‼️ ❤❤❤❤
Been watching you for a year or so, LOVE the work you and your wife are doing!!! Bringing awareness that we need soooo very much! Thank you!
This is a beautiful thing!! 👏🏼❤️
Beavers can create a new natural ecosystem for many species.
Yes, they certainly will.
I’m a Mississippi boy who traps beaver every day too help control the over population and damage beaver’s cause to farmers and forest ! I hope South Dakota likes having the new Snake dens and Giardia problems that are coming with the beaver and forest destruction!😂
I love that park we rode there on our motorcycles a couple times❤
Thanks for this video- informativa and really nice to look at - wow, what a beautiful area.
great video thanks so cool🤠👍
This is so interesting and beautiful! Great video! ❤
And South Dakota has an awesome governor in Kristie Noem. She’s all about land, conservation, ranchers, and farmers. I think she would make an awesome vice president.
That might corrupt her though. Pray for her and Righteous leaders.
Yeah, I think we need MANY MORE awesome governors like Kristie.....our governors (& state legislators) just need to make more/better use of the power that they have to support and serve the people. The ones in DC don't even remember how anymore......they've forgotten why they are there.
@@sallycarpenter674 Hell she's cheated on her husband for years with Corey Lewandowski and now doing commercials for a Texas dentist (grifter) because apparently South Dakota doesn't have qualified dentists really this is the best South Dakota can do pathetic
While violating the Indian tribes.
What? Awesome governor? Promised transparent, she is hiding everything. So happy 2 reservations had banned her...she is a little Hitler.
Thank you sir for the video I very much enjoy your channel. I learned a lot. God bless you and your family from Stuttgart Arkansas
EXCELLENT!!!
Beautiful! Thank you.
Wow. So cool. Instantly at home there. 5:00
Oh my! What beautiful country!
So happy they just moved the beavers. Theyre wonderful
Awe i hope they enjoy their new home and build a lot of Beaver Dams and no one bothers them and they don’t get out of hand ❤Nice herd of Bison 🦬
Good job 👍 guys!
What a wonderful life to live. Americana at its best.
Beautifull ❤! Thank you for making this beautifull documentaire 👍👍👍👍. Powerlove from the Netherlands
We took a family vacation there when I was a boy. Beautiful area. Glad to see it's thriving
Used to trail ride in Custer state park as a teenager and was even chased by a buffalo on horseback. Caught many trout in French Creek. I remember one summer near blue Bell Lodge walking to the swimming hole on French Creek and almost being stampeded by a herd of buffalo during the round up time. I never knew I could run that fast. I love the Black Hills
Kool great work 💕🌴🤠
Great video,thanks
Great video 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Scenes maybe? Love the little RED Dogs!
So funny the one went straight for the log lol beautiful animals. They just dont understand their destructive natural instances. Humans dont like. Thank you for relocating them. ❤❤❤❤❤
They're like oh my God why in the hell did you put it in this little stream!! Hahaha Good job you guys I think one of my favorite part was seeing all the cowboy hats!! To me it's kind of a heritage country thing!! Job well done!!
I was thinking the same thing. They seem confused like fish out of water. They should have been released in a pond like setting. Why didn't we see a follow up on how these creatures faired in their new home. Part 2 is definitely missing big time. So much time was put in them that we hope they survived this drop off.
You should see the oklahoma ranches. Who are raising bison. Really beautiful.
They will make some killer trout habitat!!! 🐟🐟🐟
It’s so nice to create nature as it used to be it is an awesome park
This❤ beautiful
I live there! Snowing today!
I'm in the BH too. We need more snow. It's been so dry this winter!
The beavers are adorable!
Like a never- ending postcard !!! (Yosemite is like that)
I saw a pair of wild beavers at Sylvan Lake 50 years ago. Custer State Park had the largest free roaming population of bison then, too. Interesting that there's no mention of brucellosis in elk which are known to graze near domestic herds of cattle and horses, but bison typically do not. Elk hunts are such a big secondary business for ranchers they are often given a pass. I appreciate any efforts to keep healthy populations of our wild resources.
That is wonderful, cowboys and nature. Your kids will love you for the diversity and management of wildlife. Meat market to people that gain 10lbs on one bite of beef, it could be an alternative meat source to athletes and obesity.
excellent .... mahalo / tfs
Ahh the hancock beaver trap. I've set many of those!
Cool video. I loved visiting Custer State Park. I’m curious; why are herds of elk not readily visible in the park? I've heard they used to be major players in the grazing community of the Great Plains but retreated to the mountain forests presumably due to hunting pressure. Are they in the CSP but just more secretive than bison?
I absolutely love that they are releasing beavers.
First time viewer here. Your video has gorgeous scenery and quantity video! I offer done constructive criticism for your benefit and hope its received friendly. Your edits from peaceful nature to music on the road unsettles most viewers as it's too abrupt. The other issue is sounds from other devices can be distracting to viewers, especially when you're having a conversation or filming these gorgeous views and land. You live in some very pretty country and I wish you the best sir! God bless!
Yaaaay
when did you film this? It is 31 degrees there.
It's great that those surface aquifer engineers were released into the park.
I’m all IN the Water🥲😇🦍🐾🍀🙏✌️🥸😎😅
Red dog season - what a beautiful sight.
Beavers are so much more calm than raccoons when they are in traps. I am so glad to see beavers finally being recognized as God’s hydraulic engineers.Great historical review of the bison restoration.
There are a couple of bison down the road from us in Arkansas, pretty cool, they look small, might be some kind of cross breed.
pretty neat to an old cowboy!
I am confused, I believe in science, please explain more on how they eliminated Brucilossis from the herd. I was of the understanding that once in a herd it never goes away. Some animals will always be a carrier, seen in blood tests.
Awesome but they will stop up road culverts first . Beaver know how to make the biggest lake with the least effort. It gets beaver in trouble quickly
Yrs ago when I was in the army reserves we spent weeks building roads and culverts for the Mn DNR into roadless areas. In one week the beavers destroyed it all. Millions of dollars worth of heavy equipment beat by a few beavers
@@arthurbrumagem3844Yes, I have read that in Canada, the beaver are a constant threat to railroads. Also, recently read a book about David Thompson, Canada's famous explorer, he describes beaver ponds a mile long with a hundred lodges.
Great. Just weird to vaccinate bison to me though. Like they didn't survive all these years without magic bullet injections. I wonder if they consider environmental factors for disease?
They worry about brucellosis, which can be transmitted from domestic cattle to bison and vice-versa, if they interact. Vaccination will keep nearby cattle ranchers from being overly concerned about that.
Watching this video and seeing the horseback rider carrying the American flag, my heart breaks as I see what’s happening around our nation on university campuses. The American flag is being burned IN America. People are chanting “Death to America”, IN America. God help our nation. Please bring peoples’ hearts back to you and heal us from the inside out.
Is that a wound on the one beavers back? Is it's back injured? It is moving gingerly. Nice fly landing on the exposed skin. Otherwise, fantastic job.
Beautiful country
This speaker reminds me of the guy on Living Traditions Homestead thou Tubers