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On The Cover - 918 Down Payment (BS Cattle Co., Zane Walker, Joe & Nina Webb) is the 2021 American Heritage Futurity Champion with his score of 93.8 points Photo by Todd Brewer / BullStock Media.
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Also In This Issue Bull Pen 20 Classifieds 28 Country Kitchen 15 Inspiration Point 14 Livestock Layovers 28 Outside the Arena
Practice Pens Talking Bull w/ Brayden Through My Eyes Where’s the Beef
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Georgia Akers Justin Felisko Barbara Pinnella Keno Shrum
Andy Gregory Phillip Kitts Kelly B. Robbins Andy Watson
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Letter from the Editor
I am always a glass half-full kind of guy and have a pretty optimistic outlook for just about everything. However, I have been especially encouraged this month as we see the number of bull riding / rodeo events seem to increase greatly.
We also get to meet a man that you have probably heard before as a bull rider, Cooper Kanngiesser, who has transitioned to life behind the bucking chutes and is carrying on a family tradition which he and his dad started many years ago. Kanngiesser Cattle Company is the ranch who bred and raised the great bucking bull, We are excited to present the July issue of Humps N Horns to you. Asteroid, before he moved on to Circle T Ranch and eventually We have some great articles about some up and coming stars of Chad Berger Bucking Bulls. the bull riding world. From the bovines, we have an opportunity to learn about the young bull who just won the ABBI American I always want to encourage you to support as many events as you Heritage Futurity in Duncan, Oklahoma. BS Cattle Co. and their possibly can in your neck of the woods. So many people, usually partners’ 918 Down Payment came out on top as the American volunteers, work many hours behind the scenes to help support Heritage 2021 Futurity Champion. their communities and local charities who benefit from the proceeds of these events. We also get to meet a young stock contractor and bull breeder who is making quite a name for himself. Blake Sharp is relatively Until next time, young but has been working with bucking bulls his entire life as his father, Tony Sharp, was a prominent stock contractor during Terry the early stages of growth in the bucking bull business.
Humps-Horns.com · 6 · July 2021
Talking “Bull” with Brayden
Well, that was the first and only time ever the 3 time PBR World Champion bucking bull was ever ridden..... Right? Actually no, there were two other cowboys to ride Hi my name is Brayden Hollywood Brown and I’m a Bushwacker. Markus Mariluch and more notably Thiago miniature bull rider. I have started finding “little known Paguioto. Both men conquered Bushwacker before J.B. facts of bull riding”. Today I’m going to be talking about did. Markus was 88 points on him in Vegas, and Thiago one of those little known facts of bull riding, that even was 89.75 points on him. Don’t get me wrong, Bushwacker wasn’t in his prime at that time. Also, both of those were you reading this article when the bull was young, might not think is true. So but in my travels from coast let’s get into it. to coast I found that many people are not aware of the Everyone knows the great fact that Bushwacker wasn’t Bushwacker, right? He just ridden by J.B.. Turns was a three time world out, when I told people champion bucking bull. about these other rides they He also received the PBR were all surprised. Brand of Honor. You also know J.B. Mauney. Let’s I hope you like these “Little just say if you don’t know Known Facts”. To read more who J.B. is what have you “little known facts of bull been doing, living under a riding” or about me follow rock? J.B. is a two time PBR me on Instagram, Facebook, World Champion who has and YouTube by searching made more money than Brayden Hollywood Brown. anyone else in the PBR, battled through injuries, Thank you, rode bulls when he was Brayden Hollywood Brown basically broken to bits, and now at his young age of only 34, is riding and winning so many PRCA events. He is still competing with the younger guys and will possibly win his first The September 2013 issue of Humps N Horns featured this PRCA world title at the age of 34. Anyway, as if all of awesome photo of JB Mauney’s historic ride on Bushwacker. those accolades weren’t enough then there’s also arguably one of the greatest bull rides of all time when J.B. slayed Bushwacker for a monster 95.25 points. Humps-Horns.com · 7 · July 2021
Does Your Kid Want to be a Bull Rider? I love the fact that there are so many Junior Rodeos in our country. Youngsters in the timed events have a great opportunity to develop and mature into becoming great contestants because they are taken care of by parents and people who know how the process works. In the bull riding area, calf riding and steer riding are great, and then come the bulls. Most associations have age groups and the age for most to advance to bulls is 13-14. An appropriate age to transition to a higher level but most are forced to advance to Jr bulls that are not authentic junior bulls. All the bucking bull breeding programs have damaged the quality and quantity of young bull riders. If you have a young kid who wants to be a bull rider you had better be prepared to protect him against the born to buck programs out there. Breeders seek a place to buck their prospects and many will use your kid to train their bucking bulls. Don’t allow your kid to be a victim of this. A junior bull is not a baby bucking bull but an under developed bull that probably has no future as a bucking bull. Search out someone bucking Jr bulls whose focus is teaching the kids rather than just trying to raise great bucking bulls. There are some out there but you have to be the one to do your homework. Your kid is yours and if you have to drive a little bit further to get him on the right kind of bulls it’s worth the extra $. I get criticized a lot for speaking out against how it is done in so many circles. I’ll take the criticism if it helps you help your kid develop into a great bull rider and not get wiped out in the process. Start naming the greats from the past and then ask each of them how they developed into great bull riders and I’ll guarantee you that if they are being honest with you they will tell you that they learned on easy bulls and that as kids they never faced this because there weren’t these type of programs happening. Some kids develop earlier than others but all the greats spent a lot of time learning on bulls that had little if any chance to buck them off. It’s in your hands, so don’t trust your kids safety with just
anyone putting them on just anything. Find out who they are and what they are into, building bull riders or building bucking bulls. Here is a little side note: I moved up to riding steers from calves at the age of 9 and by the time I was 13 1/2, I’d probably been on in the neighborhood of 2500 head of Corriente roping steers, with a very high riding percentage. The first bull I got on was three weeks before my 14th birthday and that bull was about a 13 point 900 pound jump kicker. That bull had zero chance of getting me on the ground. During my time of competition at high school and junior rodeos, I probably got on 600 or 700 head of junior type bulls. By the time I was a junior in high school I was competing against grown men and holding my own. After graduation, I attended one semester of college and decided to go on to the professional level full-time. Throughout my professional career I got on a lot of practice bulls most of which were not a better bull than an 18 point animal. My theory behind this was being able to work on fundamentals without having to put out 100% of effort just to stay on one and less chance for injury. If you are pursuing a bull riding career please have a strategy in your practice habits and where you choose to compete. Along with that, don’t make your goals all short term; have some long-term goals that look like they may be out of reach and keep working toward accomplishing the short-term goals in the process. Help your kid chase his dreams with educated strategy...... Cody Custer
Humps-Horns.com · 8 · July 2021
Outside the Arena with...
Blake Sharp By Georgia Akers
Every young person coming out of high school has choices to make: go to college for a two year or four-year degree; take a year off, get a job and see what the world has to offer. But then when you are 6’4” 270 pounds of pure muscle you would think the career path is paved and ready to go. Football scholarship and if you are good enough, go further. But sometimes that path has a crossroads in it. Blake Sharp is a perfect example. He graduated from high school and was offered a football scholarship at East Mississippi Community College. His dad had raised bucking bulls for years and prior to college, Blake had started buying his own bucking bulls. School and football were
not his first love. The bulls were and now 12 years later, let’s see where the crossroads has taken Blake and what a typical week is like for this stock contractor. Tell us about yourself. My dad Tony Sharp had bulls my entire life. He started buying bulls in the early 1980’s pre PBR. He was one of the original stock contractors with the PBR. I have been around them my entire life. I was offered a scholarship to East Mississippi Community College and while playing, we won the national championship. By going to East Mississippi, I was still able to care for my bulls and compete with them. I was raising them, competing in UBBI events, and selling bulls. I started my own herd of bulls when I was 16 or 17 years old. I eventually culled the heifers that were not producing the type of bulls I wanted and bought 40-50 breeding stock from Justin Cox who had 6C bloodlines. I was offered a Division I scholarship at Louisiana Tech. I had reached the point where I had to make a decision between football and college versus bucking bulls. That was 2014, I wanted to breed better bucking bulls. I had to dedicate my life to one or the other. I still love football but bulls are my true love. I wanted to keep it rolling and make a living out of it. This is totally my business and my source of income. Dad helps when he can but he does not travel and has his
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forestry operation. We have about 500-600 acres and then we lease more property. I am fortunate to have some great partners. They are everything to me. How do you determine where to take your bulls? There is always something going on somewhere. There are competitions everywhere. You usually travel on weekends and get back on Monday. You feed them, care for them, worm them. I have a huge sand pile for them to play in. This is something I learned from my college football days. You have to keep their feet moving. At least two days a week the bulls are in the “sand box”. As for places to go, I mainly focus on PBR events. How do they get selected for PBR events? It is getting the bulls in front of Director of Livestock, Cody Lambert. You can send videos but they have to be a good quality. You might enter them in a Classic and they catch Cody’s attention. It might take 3-4 times such as Mike’s Motive or DJ Long John. These bulls either have it or they don’t. They have to have the heart. Your job is to do everything to get them there. I need to push them just as I was pushed by my coaches in football.
Those that have the heart and skill go to the PBR. Some start at the Velocity Tour events. What supplies to you have to carry for the bulls? What is their “tote bag”? I have my bulls on a good feeding program with minerals and vitamins. I do not use supplements. Good hay is hard to find so I travel with their feed and hay and a good hose and water and feed buckets. If the trip is a few days, how often do you stop? Every ten hours. I arrange my trip ahead of time. Get my GPS and check for sale barns or stock yards. They are always accommodating. I want inside coverage so the bulls are not in the hot sun or raining. Rarely are we charged. Once at an event, what arrangements are made to stable the bulls? The accommodations for the bulls are really good. They find a place that is comfortable with good cover. At the Finals, they have exercise pens and covered pens. Who determines the line up as to which bull goes first, second, third etc.? PBR determines the lineup. Usually that means Cody Lambert. If a bull doesn’t perform, does the stock contractor get paid? You do not get paid if the rider is granted a re-ride. If a bull has had 5 good outs, then a bad trip, Cody Lambert might give him another chance. If it’s the first time out, he won’t be invited back. How much do stock contractors get paid?
Humps-Horns.com · 11 · July 2021
$400 per out. You get more on the short round. You make money breeding, competing and selling bulls. What men do you admire the most? My father Tony Sharp. He was in the bull business many years ago. He was tough old school. Taught me to do what is best. When I gave up football, he was proud of me to carry on in the bull business. Everywhere I go there are people who remember my dad and always tell me to tell him hello. He had an impact on the industry in that he would put on events and bring bulls. I carry on the tradition. Henry Wilson from Gilmer, Texas who has bulls called Shownuff, a four-time PBR finalist, Detroit Lean Short and The Sauce. He is like a grandfather to me. Cody Lambert. He is hard on me and reminds me of my college coach. Hard but lots of caring too. He wants me to do better. How do you find partners? I am still trying to accomplish my dreams. I keep pushing and put myself in every part of the industry, sales, competition, PBR. I have partners such as Henry Wilson, American Spirits, Koe Wetzel country singer, and High Voltage Cattle.
Best part of the job? All the bulls I keep are like family. It takes time to get to the top of their game. I can love on them in the pen but they know what their job is. Each has a different personality. Worst part of the job? The traveling. 20 hours is not unusual and then finding them a place to rest. How many days are you on the road? Just about every weekend. How many days do you rest the bulls? They might be on the road for 2-3 weeks then they are going to be home for 2-3 weeks. Who are your favorite bulls? Slingin Tears. He is eight. Mike’s Motive he is young, 4 years old. What do you do when you retire a bull? Depends. If he has been really good, we use him as a breeding bull. If he has been good to me, I never sell him. Not so good, we sell them to someone who will use him. Photos provided courtesy of Blake Sharp.
Humps-Horns.com · 12 · July 2021
Inspiration Point by Keno Shrum
EL ROI The God Who Sees Me Genesis 16:13-14 (MSG) 13 She answered GOD by name, praying to the God who spoke to her, “You’re the God who sees me!” “Yes! He saw me, and then I saw him!” 14 That’s how that desert spring got named “God-Alive-Sees-Me Spring.” That spring is still there, between Kadesh and Bered. The world is a BIG place and we often feel as if we are lost and alone. The story of Hagar reminds us we are never alone or lost. God sees, God hears, and God is working. This story of sin and redemption is the story of every follower of Jesus. Hagar finds herself in the wilderness. She is alone, scared, lost, and without HOPE. However, God enters the story and He changes everything. The reality is, without God we are alone and without HOPE, with God HOPE is alive. Hagar’s wilderness experience brought her face-to-face with God and taught her some important truths about Him. She learned that He is the living God who sees us and hears our cries when we hurt. The name of the well means “The well of One who lives and sees me.” He is a personal God, concerned about abused people and unborn babies. He knows the future and cares for those who will trust Him. ~ Bible Exposition Commentary I am not sure what “wilderness” you are walking through, but God does. He knows your past pain, present problems, and uncertain future. The God who saw this desperate servant girl also sees YOU. Cry out to Him and He will rescue you. If God sees the sparrow’s fall, Paints the lilies short and tall, Gives the skies their azure hue, Will He not then care for you? Guest article writen by Jon Haley, Hallmark Baptist Church - Fort Worth, Texas
– Anonymous
Humps-Horns.com · 14 · July 2021
One Dish Round Steak Bake INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
• Tenderized round steak • Potatoes, peeled, sliced • Sliced onion • Sliced jalapenos • Slap Ya Mama seasoning • 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Line baking dish with aluminum foil, leaving enough on the sides to cover the meat and veggies. 3. Season round steak with pepper and Slap Ya Mama cajun seasoning and place in baking dish. 4. Cover with sliced potatoes, sliced onion, and sliced jalapenos, and can of Cream of Mushroom soup. 6. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees until potatoes and onions are completely done.
Amounts can vary depending on the number of people for which you cook.
Submitted by Susan M. - Three Rivers, TX
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Humps-Horns.com · 15 · July 2021
the american heritage: a risk worth taking ABBI (American Bucking Bull Inc.) is an organization that was developed to enhance the value of the American Bucking Bull breed by keeping the integrity of the registry and improve the bucking bull business as a whole. The American Heritage event itself was created to be one of the biggest payouts a bucking bull could earn as a two-year-old, with the concept of betting on your breeding and genetic foundation. It is a known risk stock contractors have been taking for years by relying solely on their bloodlines themselves and that is where the event name originated. The American Heritage began as an idea almost 20 years ago between Dillon Page of D&H Cattle Co. and then ABBI Executive Director Joe Merrick. Page brought the idea to Merrick who modeled the event after an AQHA horse program. “I can’t take credit for coming up with the futurity concept.” Merrick said. “It’s a method of creating a large purse or pot for a competitive livestock event that we just borrowed from the racing quarter horse industry and then modified it to fit the bucking bull world.” The event kicked off in Ardmore, Oklahoma while being produced by Page, but was turned over to the ABBI due to the lack of interest, in hopes that the event would grow with the company. After Merrick took over, the “American Heritage” was born and in 2006 ABBI produced their first event with Outa Da Bleu from Circle T Ranch winning the title with a score of 86 points for $50,000. “We wanted to name what we hoped to be the highest paying bucking bull event each year in a manner that paid tribute to the pioneer breeders who came before us and laid the genetic foundation for the great bulls of today.” Merrick said. “We felt their contribution to the future generations was our heritage from them, so we named it with them in mind.” “I believe the event name itself reminds our members what the concept of the American Heritage actually is.” Said ABBI President Jay Daugherty. “It is a bet on genetics and breeding programs alone. There is some risk, of course, but that is what adds to the excitement and brings an entirely different approach to the competition.”
payments months before they know if their entry, or hopefully entries, will be competitive. If everyone is allowed to wait to enter until they know which calf from their crop is best, the number of entries is so depleted that the value of the event, and consequently the value of the potential winner, is greatly reduced. “At its best, the futurity system creates value for the calves that are nominated and have been kept eligible for a big payoff event.” Merrick explained. “Additionally, the breed itself enjoys higher demand and new people coming into the business who are attracted by the big purses and payoffs.” “We aren’t supposed to know who is going to win the event before it actually takes places, that is why nominations have always been done in March of the calf ’s yearling year.” Daugherty added. “With great risk comes great reward and that has always been a large part of the American Heritage event.” Although these last 20 years have altered the approach to the American Heritage, eliminating a lot of why it was created in the first place, it’s time to get down to brass tacks and remind everyone what this event stands for and what it means to and for our industry. “As I said before, we felt like our main job besides keeping the integrity of the registry was to improve the value of ABBI registered bucking cattle.” Merrick said. “That’s the best way we could provide benefit to our breeders for their efforts and expense. By offering opportunities to compete for unprecedented payoffs we hoped to create excitement, lure new players into the bucking bull family and grow the registry and the business as a whole.” “Bucking calves and trying to get ‘ahead of the game’ take away from the American Heritage event in is entirety.” Daugherty said. “We have to take a step back and not allow ourselves to get so caught up in the winning aspect of this event but focus on the core values and what the event truly represents.” Article printed courtesy of American Bucking Bull, Inc.
The core concept of the futurity format is that participants begin to build the purse with nominations and sustaining Humps-Horns.com · 16 · July 2021
By Jordan Marie Hebert
BS Cattle Co. finds homegrown success with 2021 American Heritage Futurity Champion This past weekend [June 11-12, 2021] during ABBI’s annual American Heritage event in Duncan, Oklahoma, Brandon Stewart — along with his wife Kenzie, their son Tilden and partners Zane Walker and Joe and Nina Webb — walked away fulfilling a life-long dream after his bull 918 Down Payment won the 2021 American Heritage Futurity with 93 points. Calling it a life-long dream may sound like a stretch for some, but the 25-year-old ABBI Stock Contractor truly has worked most of his life to reach this level of success in the bucking bull industry. The American Heritage is where stock contractors and breeders alike nominate calves based on their bloodlines alone. It is the concept of betting on breeding and genetic foundation that ends in large payouts and a highly prestigious title to earn. The ABBI took over this event in 2006, just one year after Brandon’s dad entered into the bucking bull business. “The bucking bull business is something I have been a part of for the majority of my life,” said Brandon. “It all started when I was nine years old. My dad had purchased a few ABBI registered cows and started trying to raise bulls and like any other kid at that age, I wanted to be a part of what my dad was doing. When my dad started his original venture into this business I know he had no idea how it would unfold, he gave up a lot to help me along the way, more so with his time. Some of my greatest memories with him were the hours spent in the shop building gates and panels, setting my arena up, and working bulls. He’s been there from the beginning and he’s always supported me and made me feel like I could achieve anything I ever set my mind to, and to me, that is priceless.”
Brandon immersed himself in everything bucking bull from the beginning, researching anything he could get his hands on through The Breeders Connection message board. Being so young, he had no way to afford to get into the business, so he decided to start a business of his own at the age of nine by marketing and selling bull semen for some of the top stock contractors and bull breeders around while earning a percentage of what he sold them for. He then moved to creating websites for breeders to showcase their cattle. “Creating these businesses and working hard to develop relationships with so many people is exactly what has molded me into who I am today, and what I have accomplished.” Brandon explained. “One of my very biggest supporters as a young kid, and even still today is Scott Accomazzo of the Ace of Spades Ranch. Scott took me under his wing when I was a curious, question-asking little kid with nothing more to offer than my time and desire to succeed. So much of the success that I have had in this industry is tied back to Scott in one way or another, and for that I’ll be forever grateful!” Down Payment is sired by 58T Flyin Train (a breed bull Scott had his hand in helping Brandon purchase), and out of a BS Cattle Co. home-raised Wild Child daughter. Wild Child was the first breed bull he and Scott partnered on while Down Payment’s granddam, Page 610, is also one of the first cows Brandon received from Scott as part of a payment after helping him put on a sale. “I’ve been blessed and fortunate to have had so many opportunities throughout the years,” Brandon said. “Opportunities that I feel only came to me because of hard work and being around the right people, and this bull is a direct representation of that.”
Humps-Horns.com · 17 · July 2021
Photos by Becenti Photography
Brandon Olson takes care of business on Johnny’s Dream (Silver Creek Rodeo).
Zane Walker went to work for Brandon over the summer of 2019 and ended up following his passion and continuing his work in the bucking bull business while forgoing playing college football. As a Christmas bonus from Brandon for all his hard work and help, Zane was given a couple choices but ultimately chose half interest in Down Payment. Their goal was then to sell half interest in the bull and remain partners on him. Once Joe and Nina Webb hopped on board, Zane used his portion of the money to put a down payment on a three quarter ton truck and that’s where this bull’s name originated.
“The feeling of winning the American Heritage is nothing short of amazing.” Brandon said. “This prestigious event is one that most every bucking bull breeder strives to win, and to have won it with this bull makes it that much sweeter. Down Payment is a ranch-raised calf, and his success has been a true testament to the work that Zane and myself have put into him, and the faith that Joe and Nina had in sticking with us. I’ve known since his yearling year how talented this bull was, but we’ve been through plenty of ups and downs to this point.”
Humps-Horns.com · 18 · July 2021
Pictured L to R: Ken Stewart, Sheila Stewart, Joe Webb, Nina Webb, Zane Walker, Tilden Stewart, Brandon Stewart, Kenzie Stewart, Jay Daugherty. Photo by Todd Brewer / Bull Stock Media.
Just 26 bulls into the futurity on Saturday afternoon and it was Down Payment’s turn to buck. After busting out of the chute covered in dirt and putting on performance of a lifetime, he secured the top spot in the competition early. This would end up being the best out of the day, outlasting another 70-plus bulls that followed him, to earn the title.
while confirming successful crosses that have been traced back for years. This is the 15th year ABBI has crowned an American Heritage Futurity Champion, as Down Payment joins bulls like Last Call (Gene Baker), Super Freak (Jerome & Tiffany Davis), Buffalo Scott (TBR Bucking Bulls) and Top Shelf (OK Corralis/Gordon/D&H).
“You knew from the start that this calf had the tools to be great, he just needed to put the trip together.” Kenzie said about their newly-crowned 2021 American Heritage Futurity Champion. “918 has had some great outs this year, as well as some mediocre ones. Those are the kind of bulls that make you the most nervous. We all kept the faith in that calf knowing his time would come. We are thankful he decided to turn it on at the right time, on the right day, and at the biggest event of the year.”
“I have been fortunate enough to be beside Brandon for the past 5 years in his career in the bucking bull industry. It quickly became apparent how important it was to him to win this event. This win is such a monumental milestone, but to win it with a ranch raised calf has made it that much sweeter. If you know Brandon, you know he puts a lot of time and energy into the genetics of our herd. To see that pay off brings a sense of accomplishment that wouldn’t be there if that calf wasn’t born on our place.”
“Down Payment was a calf that was a little slow to start, but quickly became one of the favorites.” Brandon added. “He showed us glimpses of greatness early on, and I knew that his maternal brother from the year before had a lot of talent, but unfortunately broke his leg early on. That coupled with the idea of wanting to maximize his earning potential and ultimately his value as a competition bull were the deciding factors for nominating him for the American Heritage.”
“Between delivery changes, back and forth, a bad attitude in the bucking chute, a hair trigger, and coming up empty handed plenty of times, it’s these challenges that make this victory that much more special.” Brandon said. “To top it all off, having my wife Kenzie, and son Tilden by my side through every step of this process, and being able to share this special moment with them is what means the most to me. We’ve come close to winning this event in the past, but it was well worth the wait! My parents don’t always come to these events, but they happened to make this trip and I’m glad to be able to share that moment with them as well!”
With the enormous risk breeders, contractors, owners and partners take when choosing a calf to enter in this event solely based on his bloodlines, it’s a good thing to have the ABBI registry available for reference. Removing the guess work
Article printed courtesy of American Bucking Bull, Inc.
Humps-Horns.com · 19 · July 2021
Here are your Top 11 calves from the 2021 American Heritage Futurity! 1. 918 Down Payment (Joe & Nina Webb/Zane Walker/BS Cattle Co.) - 93.8 points, $55,198.81 2. 70g Magicality (Joe & Nina Webb/D&H Cattle) - 92 points, $35,004.13 3. 922 Flyin Wired (Tommy Julian/BS Cattle Co.) - 91.4 points, $24,906.78 4/5. Page 39G (OK Corralis/Gordon/D&H Cattle) - 90.6 points, $17,502.07 4/5 289 Sonny B (Less Than 8 Cattle/Wilson) - 90.6 points, $17,502.07 6. TC900 Figjam (Cord McCoy/Big Sky Bulls) - 90.4 points, $13,463.13 7/8. Lostroh 914 (Scalco Bucking Bulls) - 90.2 points, $11,107.08 7/8. CMc909 Rowdy Town (Cord McCoy/Timon/Ladd/Murphy) - 90.2 points, $11,107.08 9. 77g Nervous Nate (Bob & Jeri Adams/D&H Cattle) - 89.8 points, $9,424.19 10/11. Page G15 (Aaron McWhorter/D&H Cattle) - 89.2 points, $7,943.25 10/11. 10G Turner Burner (Craig Moore/Buck Cattle/D&H Cattle) - 89.2 points, $7,943.25
AH Open Futurity Champion Dirty Beaver (Barthold / Wilson) Congratulations to 6M Bulls/Rockin T Ranch on their AH Derby posted 93 points. Champion 816 Figure 8 who notched 89.6 points to earn the win! Photo by Todd Brewer/Bull Stock Media. Photo by Todd Brewer/Bull Stock Media.
949 Smooth Whiskey (Addi Drury/Nothin’ But Try Ranch) won the AH Junior Futurity with an 89.4-point performance! Photo by Todd Brewer / Bull Stock Media.
Jewel Owens, Eldred Cattle Co. and their bull Washita Red won the AH Cowgirl Futurity with 92 points! Photo by Todd Brewer/Bull Stock Media.
Humps-Horns.com · 20 · July 2021
By Kelly B. Robbins
Kanngiesser Cattle Co. Cooper & Kylie Kanngiesser Attica, Kansas is a small, quiet, farming community in south central Kansas that has a population of 626. While Attica may be considered small and quiet, you might want to take another look, because there is a ranch that sits on 360 acres just outside of Attica that is booming with activity. The Kanngiesser family is busy breeding and raising bucking bulls, performance horses, black Angus cows and doing all sorts of rodeo stuff!
Cattle Company’s breeding program. Asteroid was the son of 331 Cotton and the grandson of Cotton’s mama, 994 Mama Cotton, who was one of the Kanngiesser’s original Watusi cows. “We knew that Asteroid was really something special, and that he would be an outstanding bucking bull,” Cooper revealed. “We sold him as a three-year old and he was later bought by Howard Talley of Circle T Ranch and Rodeo and cared for and hauled by Gene Melton.”
Kanngiesser Cattle Company was started by Cooper Kanngiesser and his dad, Mark, back in 2000. “We started with six Watusi cows and one black Brangus cow,” Cooper explained. “The Watusi cows are big and long-legged and throw kick. We bred those cows to Jimmy Crowther’s smaller bulls because they spin and buck. That has worked out well for us.”
“I found it was more satisfying to see Asteroid win the PBR Bull of the Year Championship than any of the bull riding events I won,” Cooper admitted. “It was a lifetime goal fulfilled. We knew he was special from the start. We were incredibly happy when Asteroid won the Championship. Kanngiesser Cattle Company was just a small breeding outfit who had bred a world champion bucking bull! You might say it put us on the map!”
We would have to agree! 781 Asteroid, the 2012 PBR Champion Bull of the Year, was a product of the Kanngiesser
Cody Lambert, PBR Director of Livestock, compared
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“I actually let her have a day off every week so she can barrel race,” laughed Cooper. “Kylie is the backbone of our entire operation. She studies the bloodlines and has been a big part of our breeding program. She does most of the feeding of the animals. She also raises horses too. She breeds and trains performance horses. We have a stud, Sun Frost, that is just a beautiful horse. We also have ten mares.” Cooper comes from a rodeo family. His dad, Mark, is a former bull rider. “My dad always had bulls,” Cooper shared. “I started riding steers and calves when I was four years old and rode bulls until I was 32 years old. I used to get on as many bulls as I could. I really liked bull riding better than anything else. I won the Kansas High School Rodeo Association State Finals Bull
Bull 331 - Cotton
Asteroid to three-time PBR Bull of the Year Champion Bushwacker, who many call the best bull to ever buck in the PBR. “Asteroid is one of the best bulls we have seen in the PBR…it can be argued that Asteroid is the second-best bull to ever buck in the PBR.” Cooper and his wife, Kylie purchased their current ranch about a year and a half ago. At that time, they also took over the Kanngiesser Cattle Company bucking bull program. Their spread includes a complete set up for bucking. They purchased the first arena that the CBR had, that includes six chutes and a holding pen. They also have just constructed a full-size arena to accommodate rodeo roping and barrel racing competitions. Kylie is a barrel racer and a former champion pole bender. She still manages to compete in a barrel racing event about once a week.
Bull 743 - Wreck It Ralph
Riding Championship my sophomore, junior and senior years.” “I rode in the PRCA and went to the NFR once,” Cooper continued. “I rode some in the CBR and the PBR as well. I only had one serious injury in my career. I broke my leg when I was riding in high school. My dad, Mark, and my Humps-Horns.com · 22 · July 2021
granddad, Ed, helped me develop my riding style, which became a self-preservation style. You have to be able to get away from a bull as well as ride him. I think bull riding is 90% mental. I always tried not to over-think it.” “We are a ranch-based family, and deeply involved in rodeo,” Cooper added. “Our son, Talan, who is a couple of weeks away from turning 14 years old, started riding bulls last year. We haul some junior bulls now, and we spent all last week at the Kansas State Junior High Bull Riding Finals. We are trying to build the younger generation. We want to help junior riders to learn how to ride. Kids need to step up, and we are helping them to do that. My wife is teaching our six-year-old daughter, Katherine, how to barrel race. We also have a daughter, Lexi, who is one and a half years old.” Kanngiesser Cattle Company has a couple of really good bucking bulls right now. One is fouryear-old 643 Home Wrecker and the other is his full brother, three-year-old 743 Wreck It Ralph. “Blake Sharp hauls Home Wrecker to PBR events for us,” Cooper disclosed. “We try to haul Wreck It Ralph to as many classics as we can, but we also have him covering the cows right now. We also just sold Old School, another three-year-old bull, to Sam Mitchell of the M Rafter E. Keep your eyes on Old School, because he is going to be one of the big-time bulls!”
Bull 781 - Asteroid Photo by Andy Watson / BullStock Media
“We just had a sale and got rid of a bunch of twoyear-old bulls,” Cooper declared. “We are down to about 20-30 bulls. We’re trying to sell our bulls a little younger now, to get them out there. We try to raise good bulls and prove them before we sell them. If there is a question, we tell the buyer that this bull is merely ‘a prospect’.” “This year we have the best set of yearlings that we have ever raised,” Cooper concluded. “They are ‘Futurity Ready’. We have at least one really good bull that stands out every year. Our bull program is as good as any. We are trying to breed another Bull of the Year!” Photos provided courtesy of Kanngiesser Cattle Company.
Bull 643 - Home Wrecker
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Saturday, June 19th, 2021 Red Laces Arena - Granbury, TX DERBY #
Del Bull Name
J1. BUSBEE
Contractor
1
1813
L
1813
2
930F
R
Not Yet
3
815
R
Cool Hand Casanova Red
Starnes Cattle Co - Terry Starnes
J2.
Score
22.5
44.5
22.25
22
44.25
21.75
21.75
43.5
22
Barney Beavers June 19th, 2021 Saturday, 5AR CattleArena Co / McCombs- Granbury, TX Laces
REED
Earnings
$
675.00
FUTURITY #
Del Bull Name
1
949
L
Pee Wee
Southern Cross Bucking Bulls
2/3
904
R
Cash on Black
2X / Bucking Bulls
2/3
904
L
Cocoa Pop
Wild Cactus Ranch / 2H
4/5
17
R
Ruger
4/5
933
L
Bad Bubba
6
909
RPRE-FUTURITY No Fear
J&L / 2H
7
936
L
Wilfong / Wilson
8 1 9/10 2 9/10 3 11 4-6 12 4-6 13 4-6 14 7 15 8/9
#
BAD Sons / Mike Massey / 2H19th, 2021 Saturday, June Tomaski Rodeo Co / Lazy Hole Cattle Red Laces Arena - AGranbury, TX
936
Del Bull Name
8/9 1 10-14 2/3 10-14 2/3 10-14 4/5 10-14 4/5 10-14 6 15
120 901 0721 915 2027 901 2070 903 8570 908 225G 88X
16/17
018
16/17 1 18 2 19
#
16X 911 2049 951 005
Del Bull Name
L R R L R L R L R L R R L L
Contractor
Straight Nights Barney Beavers Storie's Wild Side Storie Sharp / S&M Cattle Co. 0721 5AR Cattle Co / McCombs / Allen 915 8-K Bucking Bulls 2027 Lonnie & Amy Austin Trailer Trash Wall Street Ranch / Big Gun Bingo Lonnie & Amy Austin Clementine Jennifer Green 8570 Ward / D&H Cattle Starnes 908 Starnes Cattle Co - Shelley Starnes Saturday, June 19th, 2021 Doom Slayer BAD Sons / Mike Massey / 2H Baba Yaga Red Laces Madison Tomaski Arena - Granbury, 88X Goetz / Lidgard
YOUTH Peanut
16X Heart Burn 2049 951 Crown D 005
TX
Contractor
Goetz / Lidgard Payson & Madison Tomaski Lonnie & Amy Austin 19th, Saturday, June YoungDanny CattleLopez Company / Dalton Byrd
2021 Red Laces Arena - Granbury, TX
REED
Score
Earnings
$ 1,290.00
22.5
44.75
22
22
44
$
855.00
21.75
22.25
44
$
855.00
21.5
22.25
43.75
22
21.75
43.75
21.5
22
43.5
21.25 22.25 21 21.75 21.25 21.75 21 21.25 21.25 22 20.25 21.75 19.75 21.5 19 21.25 J1.
BUSBEE
Stacy Hatcher
Del Bull Name
R L R R R
TX
J2.
22.25
21.25 J1. BUSBEE
Contractor
901 R 901 Ward / Young Cattle Company 03H R 03H Ward / D&H Cattle G28 R Inferno Roll Barthold / Wilson 039 L 039 Walking D / Wilson 952 L 952 Wilfong / Wilson 2051 R Pearl Snap Lonnie & Amy Austin 19-4 L Black Diamond Wall Street Ranch / Big Gun 207 L Secret Sauce Bar Seven Bucking Bulls 43G R Buster Southern Cross Bucking Bulls 2095 L Legs Lonnie & Amy Austin 19th, 2021 Saturday, June 903 R Freedom J&L / 2H 173 R Hunker Down Red Laces J&LArena / 2H - Granbury, 194 L Main Event Phoenix Marshall 4030 L 4030 Barthold / Wilson WOMEN'S FUTURITY 901 R 901 Kade Chapman 2011 L Holstein Wall Street Ranch / Big Gun #
J1. BUSBEE
Contractor
21.5 21.5 20.75 21 21.25 21.25 21.25 21.25 21 21 21.25 20.25 21 20.75
J1. BUSBEE 20.5
20.25 21 8 20.75
J2.
22 REED
21.5 22.5 21.5 22.25 21.25 21.75 21.25 22 20 21.25 19.75 21.5 19.25 21.5 16 21.5 J2. REED
21.25 21.5 21.75 21.5 21.25 21.25 21.25 21 21.5 21.25 21.25 21.25 21.25 21.25
J2.
REED
21.5 21.25 20.75 5 20.75
43.25
Score
42.75 44.75 42.5 44 42.5 43.5 42.25 43.25 41.25 43.25 40 43.25 39 43 35 42.75
Score
42.75 43 42.5 42.5 42.5 42.5 42.5 42.25 42.5 42.25 42.5 41.5 42.25
Earnings
$ 1,660.00 $ 1,420.00 $ 1,260.00 $
851.00
$
851.00
$
851.00
$
400.00
$
290.00
$ $
290.00 540.00
$
180.00
$
180.00
Earnings
42 Score
42 41.5 41.75 13 41.5
Earnings
$
350.00
TEXAS 85 #
Del Bull Name
Contractor
J1. BUSBEE
J2. REED
Score
21.5
21.25
42.25*
$
965.00
21
21
42
$
745.00
20.75
21
41.75
$
135.00
21
20.75
41.75
$
135.00
Earnings
1
57g
R
Deja Blaze
Damn Skippy Ranch
2
0X
L
0X
Jeffery Kern
3-6
92X
R
Showtime's Main Event
5AR Cattle Co / McCombs
3-6
9-21
R
Pretty Boy Joe
Shannon Strange
3-6
913
R
Truth or Dare
Tomaski Rodeo Co / Lazy A Hole Cattle
20.75
21
41.75
$
135.00
3-6
914
L
Live Wire
Tomaski Rodeo Co / Lazy A Hole Cattle
21.25
20.5
41.75
$
135.00
7/8
909
R
Hou's This
Ike Diehl & Damn Skippy Ranch
20.5
21
41.5
7/8
913
L
BSMS 913
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21.75
21.75
41.5*
9
W901
L
W901
Starnes Cattle Co - Marty Starnes
21
20.25
41.25
WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021
*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date
Location
Added $
Open
Time
Call-In #
Assn/Event
BULL RIDING EVENTS JULY Jul 1
Red Lodge, MT
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jul 2-3
Paris, TN
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 2-3
McHenry, MD
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
Jul 3
Prospect, PA
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
Jul 8
Elgin, OR
Jul 8
Laramie, WY
Jul 9-10
Gallup, NM
Jul 9-10
Shipshewana, IN
Jul 10
Amarillo, TX
Jul 10
Hope, AR
Jul 10
Warrenton, MO
Jul 15
Mitchell, SD
Jul 15 Jul 16
PRCA Xtreme Bulls PRCA Xtreme Bulls $7000
6/24 (9a-12p) 6/25 (9-10a)
505-863-5402
WildThing Championship Bull Riding PBR Touring Pro Division PBR Touring Pro Division
$200
Mon/Tue 870-299-8159 or 870-703-2416
Rafter J Buckle Series
$1,500
7/5
6-10pm
618-615-8542
NFPB
Waseca, MN
$2500
7/5
6-9pm
320-226-0949
NFPB
Cortland, OH
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
$4500
7/5
6-9pm
320-226-0949
NFPB
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jul 16
Edgerton, MN
Jul 16-17
Springdale, AR
Jul 17
Livingston, MT
Jul 17
Bandera, TX
$3,000
Jul 17
Sacred Heart, MN
$4000
7/5
Jul 17
Manchester, WI
$2,500
Jul 18
Benton, PA
$1,000
Jul 20
Spanish Fork, UT
PBR Touring Pro Division PBR Touring Pro Division Bring Your Own Rider
432-296-0671
Ultimate Team Challenge BR Series
6-9pm
320-226-0949
NFPB
7/12
6-9pm
320-226-0949
NFPB
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Jul 21
Anoka, MN
$4000
Sun prior
TBA
320-226-0949
NFPB
Jul 21
Monroe, WI
$3,000
7/12
6-9pm
608-412-0799
NFPB
Jul 21
Anoka, MN
$4,000
7/5
6-9pm
320-226-0949
NFPB
Jul 22-24
Big Sky, MT
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 23-24
Estero, FL
PBR Touring Pro Division
Jul 23
Preston, MN
Jul 23-25
Bangor, ME
Jul 24 Jul 24
$200
7/12
8a-5p
641-784-6024
T&C Rodeo Co. / CPRA
La Valle, WI
$3,000
7/19
6-9pm
608-412-079
NFPB
Flora, IL
$1,000
7/12
5pm
573-823-2569
NFPB
$200
7/12
8a-5p
641-784-6024
T&C Rodeo Co. / CPRA
PBR Velocity Tour
Jul 24
Portage, WI
Jul 26-27
Cheyenne, WY
Jul 28
Bedford, PA
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
$1,000
7/19
5pm
573-823-2569
NFPB
PBR Unleash the Beast Tour
Jul 28
Owensville, MO
Jul 28
Rifle, CO
Jul 29
Troy, PA
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
Jul 30
Artesia, NM
$5,000
7/16-28
Text
575-703-5455
Eddy Co. Fair Smokin Hot Bull Riding
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
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WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021
*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date
Location
Added $
Open
Time
Call-In #
Jul 30
Mendon, IL
$3,000
7/21
6-10pm
573-875-1348
Assn/Event NFPB
Jul 30
Fredonia, PA
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
Jul 30
Rochester, MN
$3500
Sun prior
TBA
320-226-0949
NFPB
Jul 31
Monahans, TX
$3,000
7/16-28
< 9pm
432-202-1119
Butterfield Festival Inv. Bull Riding
Jul 31
Memphis, TN
Jul 31
Benson, AZ
Jul 31 Jul 31
PBR Velocity Tour
$1500
7/26
4-10p
915-974-9867
Battle in Benson Bullbash
Montevideo, MN
$3000
7/11
6-9pm
320-226-0949
NFPB
Charleston, IL
$5,000
7/19
6-9pm
417-924-3591
NFPB
Jul 31
Palmyra, MO
$1,000
7/12
6-10pm
618-615-8542
NFPB
Jul 31-Aug 1
Tulsa, OK
PBR Unleash the Beast Tour
AUGUST $1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
$3,000
7/11
6-9pm
320-226-0949
NFPB
Aug 3
Martinsburg, WV
Aug 3
Lovington, NM
Aug 3
Brainerd, MN
Aug 3
Dodge City, KS
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Aug 5
Castle Rock, CO
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Aug 6-8
Sacramento, CA
PBR Unleash the Beast Tour
Aug 11
Missoula, MT
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Aug 12
Wellsboro, PA
Aug 14
Goliad, TX
Aug 14
Centreville, MD
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
Aug 16
Manassas, VA
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania
Aug 19
New Milford, PA
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
Aug 20-22
Denton, TX
PRCA North Texas Fair & Rodeo
Aug 21
Grand Rapids, MI
PBR Velocity Tour
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
BullRide Mania PBR Touring Pro Division
BullRide Mania
Aug 21-22
Nashville, TN
PBR Unleash the Beast Tour
Aug 22
Gardiner, MT
PRCA Xtreme Bulls & Broncs
Aug 26
Coeur D’Alene, ID
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Aug 26-28
Denton, TX
$6,000
8/16
7-10pm
936-539-3852
Aug 28
McConnellsburg, PA
North Texas Fair & Rodeo Bull Blowout
$1,000
48 hrs prior
Call/text
717-334-7724
Aug 28
Eureka, MT
PBR Touring Pro Division
Aug 28
Bremerton, WA
PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Aug 28-29
Fort Worth, TX
PBR Unleash the Beast Tour
Aug 28-29
Fresno, CA
PBR Velocity Tour
BullRide Mania
YOUTH BULL RIDING EVENTS JULY Jul 3
Mt. Pleasant, TX
Jul 4
Hope Mills, NC
Jul 10
Gordonsville, VA
Tue 9am-Thu 9pm
903-754-1034
Built God Tough Roughstock Series
336-707-8135
WCMB / E.W. Mini Bucking Bulls IMBA / BLM Bull Ride
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WHERE’S THE BEEF? 2021
*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice Date
Location
Added $
Jul 10
Hope, AR
$200
Jul 11
Hope Mills, NC
Jul 16
Warrenton, VA
Open
Time
Call-In #
Mon/Tue 870-299-8159 or 870-703-2416
336-707-8135
Assn/Event Rafter J Buckle Series Junior Bulls WCMB / E.W. Mini Bucking Bulls IMBA / True Grit Rodeo
Jul 16-18
Texas Outlaws Youth Bull Riding Finals
Jul 17
Colorado City, TX
Jul 24
Powhatan, VA
Jul 24
Whitney, TX
Jul 24
Colorado City, TX
Jul 29-30
Leesburg, VA
Jul 31
McAlester, OK
325-436-8535
7N Mini Buckers Summer Series IMBA / Longbranch Rodeo
7/18
6-9pm
254-715-7402
Central Texas Jr Bull Riders
325-436-8535
7N Mini Buckers Summer Series IMBA / True Grit Rodeo
Tue 9am-Thu 9pm
903-754-1034
Built God Tough Roughstock Series
AUGUST Aug 4-7
Abilene, TX
YBR World Finals
Aug 7
Colorado City, TX
325-436-8535
7N Mini Buckers Summer Series
Aug 15
Hope Mills, NC
336-707-8135
WCMB / E.W. Mini Bucking Bulls
Aug 19-22
Monahans, TX
Aug 21
Valley Mills, TX
Tue 9am-Thu 9pm
903-754-1034
Built God Tough Roughstock Series
Aug 24-25
Denton, TX
8/15
6-10pm
936-539-3852
North Texas Fair & Rodeo 21 & under Rodeo
Aug 28
Whitney, TX
8/22
6-9pm
254-715-7402
Central Texas Jr Bull Riders
Aug 28
Colorado City, TX
325-436-8535
7N Mini Buckers Summer Series
Aug 28
Decatur, TX
TOYBR Invitational
CYBR- Cowboy Youth Bull Riders
BUCKING BULL EVENTS JULY Jul 3
Porum, OK
TBA
ABBI Sanctioned / LJ Jnekins
Jul 3
Sandstone, MN
TBA
Jul 10
Vinita, Ok
TBA
Jul 10
Colome, SD
TBA
605-842-5089
ABBI Sanctioned / Randy Shippy
Jul 17
Elk River, MN
TBA
612-991-7814
ABBI Sanctioned / Ethan Skogquist
Jul 17
Kings City, CA
6/28-7/1
209-761-2817
ABBI Sanctioned / Kelly Au
Jul 17
Redmond, OR
EC 7/2
805-591-0927
ABBI Sanctioned / Kaley Blasdell
Jul 17
Bandera, TX
432-296-0671
Ultimate Team Challenge Bull Team Series
Jul 17
Archdale, NC
6/28-7/6
ABBI
Jul 24
Granbury, TX
7/5-12
ABBI
Jul 24
Sandstone, MN
TBA
Jul 30
Dierks, AR
Jul 31
Tulsa, OK
Jul 31
Bennet, CO
Jul 31
Newton Falls, OH
320-279-1871
320-279-1871
ABBI Sanctioned / Breanna Carlson
918-960-1476
Mid States Bull Team Challenge
7/12-19
ABBI Classic
TBA 7/19-25
ABBI Sanctioned / Breanna Carlson ABBI Sanctioned / Cheyenne Owens
ABBI Sanctioned / Buckers Unlimited 724-421-5601
ABBI Sanctioned / Kevin Shamblin
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NEW MARKET, AL - EC Hunt, 5:30pm Sun., 256-683-8169 BATESVILLE, AR - James Bechdoldt, Anytime, Call First, 870-307-9923 CONWAY, AR - Mark Lindsey, Ride & Shine Cattle Company, Anytime, Call First, 501-730-4557 ELFRIDA, AZ - D Davis Bucking Bulls, 4pm Sat., Call First, 520-642-3737 LINCOLN, CA - B Bar Ranch, B Bar Indoor Arena, Rain or Shine, All Rough Stock, 916-206-4059 MARYSVILLE, CA - PacWest, 5pm Wed., Steers & Bulls, Call First, 530-751-6643 FRESNO, CA - Toro Bravo Arena, Thur. by appt., Call First, 559-577-2445 ELIZABETH, CO - Tuff Garcia, Tuff E Nuff, 6pm Mon., Rain or Shine, 970-846-0788 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO - Tuff E Nuff, 6pm Wed., Apr-Nov., 970-846-6828/3354 ALDEN, IA - Circle C Rodeo, 6pm Wed., Rain or Shine, Call for alternate dates 641-373-3625
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CHANDLER, OK - JAM Bulls, 2pm Sun., 7pm Wed., Call First, 405-570-9010 SOPER/HUGO, OK - RBL Rodeo Bulls, Anytime with 4-6 hour notice, Rain or Shine, 307-461-1741 EAGLEVILLE, TN - BF Cattle Company, 2pm Sun., Jackpot, Call First, 615-336-4313 EMORY, TX - Oakes & Greene’s, 7pm Wed., 903-348-8630 LORENA, TX - Rocking S Ranch, Tue., Jackpot, Call First, 254-716-0779 MANSFIELD, TX - JC Knapp Ranch, 4pm Sun/6pm Wed., $5 at the gate to ride as many as you want, 817-223-3692 SIMMS, TX - Wilburn Bucking Bulls, 7pm Every Other Thur., 903-543-3025 PETROLIA, TX - Norris Dalton, 7pm Wed., 940-733-3020 DECATUR, TX - Cullen Calame, Denton Creek Farms, Call First, 940-393-3730 NOCONA, TX - 4x Arena, Call First, 501-944-1907 NOCONA, TX - Locke Bucking Bulls, Call First, 940-872-0733 WILLS POINT, TX - Austin Arena Bulls, Barrels, & Poles. $10 per ride/run or $25 for all you can ride. Bulls for all ages. 214-7265799
Livestock Layovers BATESVILLE, AR - James Bechdoldt, White River Rodeo, 870-307-9923 RAYMOND, IL - Randy Littrell, Shop Creek Cattle, 217-556-0551
CLASSIFIEDS Livestock Layovers MARYSVILLE, KS - Gary Hershey, 4H Bucking Bulls and Marysville Sale Barn, Call First, 785-292-4952 LAKE CHARLES, LA - Keith Strickland, Deep South Rodeo Genetics, 337-304-1493 SALEM, MO - Hwy 32 & 72, Salem Livestock Auction, 573-729-8880 HELENA, MT - Jim Horne, Bull Horne Ranch, 406-459-5706 FERNLEY, NV - Nathan Pudsey, Circle P Bucking Bulls, 775-750-2168 CLAYTON, NM - Justin Keeth, Lazy J 3 Bucking Bulls, 575-447-0877 BETHESDA, OH - 15 Miles off I-70, TCB Ranch, 304-281-4530 SOPER/HUGO, OK - RBL Rodeo Bulls, Anytime with 4-6 hours notice, 307-461-1741 BOX ELDER, SD - Gus “Duane” Aus, Lazy Heart O Ranch, 605-923-3426 BUCHANAN, TN - Parsons & Milam 731-642-8346
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2021 Schedule
MIDLAND, TX - Ted Norton, Norton Bucking Bulls, 432-413-8433 DECATUR, TX - Cullen Calame, Denton Creek Farms, 940-393-3730 SIMMS, TX - Near I-30 Texarkana, Wilburn Bucking Bulls, 863-381-2799 CHEYENNE, WY - Floyd & Ann Thomas, TTnT Ranch, 307-778-8806
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Western Wanderings a cowboy’s fishin’ line and hook I took some time quite recently To set by the stream with a book As I sat there enjoying the sun and the breeze I sat back and took time to look
I flung baited hook in the water To wait for a tug on the stick It didn’t take long for a fish to bite I pulled him ashore right quick
This spot that I found was really nice I relaxed as I took in the scene And while I enjoyed this pure nature A fish jumped real high in the stream
I jumped to my feet and flipped him back That fish was a good sized bass I took off the hook and layed that fish out And fileted him there on the grass
I got up and went to my saddlebags To get fishin’ line and a hook And I cut me a branch off a big old tree I sure wanted some fish to cook!
Before very long, I was all fixed up With that bass roasting over a fire I read my book and ate my fish What more can a cowboy desire?
I took my knife and dug in the ground To find a nightcrawler or two I baited the hook and was ready To do what fishermen do By Kelly B. Robbins