in this video we're going to show you the reasons that you want to visit South Dakota.
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Custer State Park was named one of the world's top 10 wildlife destinations
because it has so many different watchable wildlife the wildlife are amazing it's a mini
Yellowstone without the traffic and without all the geysers and yeah yeah but animal-wise
animal-wise yeah in addition to bison and the donkeys donkey donkey
donkey you might also see elk or prairie dogs coyotes or eagles hawks or white-tailed deer
walking right down the middle of the road like he owns it
if you have a 2000 pound head you can do whatever you want
pro tip do not try to pet the fluffy cows on the Custer State Park Wildlife Loop big giant
heads the size of a car seriously though the bison are surprisingly fast and dangerous
keep your distance the amount of force that these creatures have is insane you can check out
the card above to the Sturgis video if we actually show them headbutting each other
you'll want to plan on driving the most amazing and magical mountain roads with plenty of wildlife
for your viewing pleasure just like we said in Yellowstone without the geyser or the traffic
well i feel like that refers not just to Custer and the wildlife loop that refers to the road
between Wind Cave and Custer that refers to the roads between Custer and Mount Rushmore
oh yeah don't be afraid to explore in South Dakota all you'll find is amazingness around
every corner turn down a dirt road we took our motorcycle down all kinds of dirt roads the Black
Hills of South Dakota are surprisingly awesome oh amazing we never tire of them absolutely don't
Custer State Park the Wind Cave National Park had no idea that this was a national park subscribe
and hit that bell to stay tuned for that video on Wind Cave when you're driving through Custer State
Park Wildlife Loop you're going to want to keep a speed of 25 miles an hour or less you've got to
watch out for animals you've got to watch out for people stopping to gawk at animals and plus who
wants to rush through that it's beautiful prairie and rolling hills and take your time and enjoy the
journey anyway we're out in the plains of South Dakota at Custer State Park we got ourselves
we got a little antelope over here eating and a herd of buffalo
so they're rolling around in the dirt to keep the flies off of them
pesky flies rolling around in the dirt too right we're on the hunt for donkeys
have you fed a baby donkey
have you guys ever had the opportunity to play with wild donkeys
little bit of apple donkeys want to try that it's really good
hey you can't have the whole thing you gotta take half
there's a little grocery store called Lynn's Dakota Mart stop in there grab some carrots
grab an apple and you'll be able to feed the donkeys keep in mind though when you are feeding
the donkeys that they are technically wild and you need to be cautious and aware of the risks
yeah they they get a little bit rough with you if you don't give them
well we had one we had one that was particularly greedy and he gave us each a hard head nudge
hey don't you do that to me did he get you too yeah he hit me in the butt yeah he's greedy
i've been feeding you nonstop bite it bite it there you go though the burrows or donkeys
are not a native species they have roamed Custer State Park for the past 100 years
they were first used as pack animals to take visitors to the top of Black Elk Peak
and since they've been released into the park as descendants of this herd the burros have
continued to reproduce and retain their presence and the babies are so cute
yes oh yeah
here we are
you okay okay okay yeah these are called wild donkeys
well yeah you're really wild aren't you what do you think about donkey feeding
it's fun it is except Mr. greedy greederson over there
there's always one--rammed me in my ribs there's always one greedy donkey he's a jackass yeah are there jackasses
yeah it's like he's like a Joey don't eat my food Joey don't share food
we made it down to Custer see what we can get into around here lots of t-shirts so whose cabin
is this this is the oldest standing structure in the block house was started by Dr. D.W. Flick
General George Crook and troops were stationed in the Black Hills to keep prospectors out because
this was indian land the army was ordered to burn wagons and outfits and remove gold seekers
from the hills in spite of all efforts to keep miners from entering the hills in less than a
year from the time gold was discovered by members of Custer expedition many had come to French Creek
and were busy prospecting in all directions orders came that all miners in the area would be escorted
out by General Crook by August 10th 1875. much later this cabin was weather boarded and made into
a dwelling with a lean-to sometime over the years the cabin was lost later it was found when someone
removed the weatherboards when wrecking the building in 1923. the owner Harry E. Way restored
it to its original condition as a log cabin and established way park and the log cabin museum
Custer has some fantastic restaurants and we love Baker's Bakery and Cafe the most you've
got to go there they also have the oldest saloon in the Black Hills Gold Pan Saloon...
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