Article Photos: Thousands to gather for annual buffalo roundup



  Bennie Barcroft readies Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, to take part in Custer State Park's annual Buffalo Roundup. Barcroft, who raises buffalo near Memphis, Tenn., has participated in the South Dakota event for years and considers the state his second home. Nearly 1,300 buffalo are to be corralled by about 60 men and women on horseback at the 47th annual event Monday in western South Dakota. More than 12,000 spectators were expected to descend on the area. (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)

Bennie Barcroft readies Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, to take part in Custer State Park's annual Buffalo Roundup. Barcroft, who raises buffalo near Memphis, Tenn., has participated in the South Dakota event for years and considers the state his second home. Nearly 1,300 buffalo are to be corralled by about 60 men and women on horseback at the 47th annual event Monday in western South Dakota. More than 12,000 spectators were expected to descend on the area. (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)