Where have all the buffalo gone? You see, I first visited the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota in the late 1980s—before legalized gambling returned to Deadwood—and I remember driving through Custer State Park and having to stop as a magnificent herd of American bison crossed the highway. Now I have returned, telling my wife she won’t believe it when we see these awesome animals. There are more buffalo here than there are Black Hills Gold collectibles or Wall Drug billboards. Onl


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