<P> Originally written as a spec script by Michael Blake , it went unsold in the mid-1980s . However , Kevin Costner had starred in Blake 's only previous film , Stacy 's Knights ( 1983 ) , and encouraged Blake in early 1986 to turn the Western screenplay into a novel to improve its chances of being produced . The novel was rejected by numerous publishers but finally published in paperback in 1988 . The rights were purchased by Costner , with an eye on directing it . Actual production lasted for four months , from July 18 to November 23 , 1989 . Most of the movie was filmed on location in South Dakota , mainly on private ranches near Pierre and Rapid City , with a few scenes filmed in Wyoming . Specific locations included the Badlands National Park , the Black Hills , the Sage Creek Wilderness Area , and the Belle Fourche River area . The bison hunt scenes were filmed at the Triple U Buffalo Ranch outside Fort Pierre , South Dakota , as were the Fort Sedgewick scenes , the set being constructed on the property . </P>
<P> Originally written as a spec script by Michael Blake , it went unsold in the mid-1980s . However , Kevin Costner had starred in Blake 's only previous film , Stacy 's Knights ( 1983 ) , and encouraged Blake in early 1986 to turn the Western screenplay into a novel to improve its chances of being produced . The novel was rejected by numerous publishers but finally published in paperback in 1988 . The rights were purchased by Costner , with an eye on directing it . Actual production lasted for four months , from July 18 to November 23 , 1989 . Most of the movie was filmed on location in South Dakota , mainly on private ranches near Pierre and Rapid City , with a few scenes filmed in Wyoming . Specific locations included the Badlands National Park , the Black Hills , the Sage Creek Wilderness Area , and the Belle Fourche River area . The bison hunt scenes were filmed at the Triple U Buffalo Ranch outside Fort Pierre , South Dakota , as were the Fort Sedgewick scenes , the set being constructed on the property . </P>
where was dances with wolves buffalo scene filmed
where was dances with wolves buffalo scene filmed
Triple U Buffalo Ranch outside Fort Pierre , South Dakota
Triple U Buffalo Ranch outside Fort Pierre , South Dakota