Where to See Prairie Dog in Custer State Park

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Prairie Dog sightings in Custer

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Where Prairie Dog has been reported, from 433 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM2% of the busiest hour5 AM8% of the busiest hour6 AM26% of the busiest hour7 AM63% of the busiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AMBusiest hour10 AM95% of the busiest hour11 AM84% of the busiest hourNoon74% of the busiest hour1 PM63% of the busiest hour2 PM68% of the busiest hour3 PM79% of the busiest hour4 PM95% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PM58% of the busiest hour8 PM26% of the busiest hour9 PM8% of the busiest hour10 PM2% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Prairie Dog is most seen 8–11 AM and 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Prairie Dog sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	2%
5 AM	8%
6 AM	26%
7 AM	63%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	100%
10 AM	95%
11 AM	84%
Noon	74%
1 PM	63%
2 PM	68%
3 PM	79%
4 PM	95%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	58%
8 PM	26%
9 PM	8%
10 PM	2%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Prairie Dog on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Custer, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Custer Tour Guide

Who Mowed the Prairie?

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“A patch of very short grass dotted with little earth mounds may be a prairie dog town. The animals trim plants around their burrows, including some they don't eat.”

Plays as you drive near Custer State Park Bison Center in Parkwolf’s Custer Tour Guide.

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Where to see Prairie Dog in Custer