Updated Sep 29
Pictured: Wind Cave · typical peak lookSouth Dakotawinter wildlife
Where is migrating and wintering wildlife peaking in South Dakota right now?
No official report has come in for winter wildlife yet this season.
Updated Sep 29.
Places by state
South Dakota
- Wind CaveIn its usual window
Local timing: Sep 1–Oct 31
Official reports
Dated and linked
- Sep 28Park ServiceWhen and where to listen for bugling elk (September–October, peak early October), how to listen safely, ranger programs (last updated August 18, 2024)Source (opens National Park Service, Wind Cave National Park: Elk Bugling in a new tab)
- Sep 28Park ServiceNo entrance fee; visitor center and campground locations; campground open all year, water and flush toilets late May through SeptemberSource (opens National Park Service, Wind Cave National Park: park data (fees, visitor center, Elk Mountain Campground) in a new tab)
- National Park Service sources: no claim to original U.S. Government works.
How do you track winter wildlife? Each place moves through 4 stages: Birds arriving, Numbers building, Peak numbers and Birds departing. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.