Humps N Horns Bull Riding Magazine - Oct 2022

The Oklahoma Freedom were the first team to win their homestand as they defeated the Carolina Cowboys at the PBR Team Series Freedom Days in Oklahoma City, OK. Photo provided courtesy of Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

Chase Outlaw and Woopaa (Barker Bulls / Hookin W Ranch) teamed up for a monstrous 94.5 points in the Bonus Round of the PBR Team Series Freedom Days in Oklahoma City, OK. Photo provided courtesy of Andy Watson / BullStock Media.

Humps N Horns October 2022

On The Cover - Daylon Swearingen rides 739 Nasty Wishes, owned at the time by Culp Bucking Bulls, to the tune of 91.25 points to win the PBR Unleash the Beast stop in Los Angeles, CA in February 2022.

Photo by Andrea Kaus / Chaos Graphics

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Letter from the Editor

I hope this issue of Humps N Horns finds all going well for you and your family.

We had a chance to catch up with some very interesting people this month. Wayne Wise is a bull rider, rodeo announcer, and leathersmith who has developed some amazing works of art by wrapping bull skulls in leather and tooling custom designs specifically for his customers.

Randy Magers is a bull rider who went head to head with some of the greatest names in the history of the sport. He qualified for the NFR nine times and was the Reserve World Champion Bull Rider twice finishing behind the 8X World Champion, Donnie Gay.

Culp Bucking Bulls is a family affair owned and operated by the Father / Son duo of Lynn Culp and Drew Culp. They are raising quality bucking bulls in Alturas, California and have seen their bulls reach the pinnacle of success in bull riding. I know you will enjoy learning more about them.

Plus, we also have some news from the world of bull riding as the PRCA brings its 2022 season to a close and we get to see who makes the cut for this year’s National Finals Rodeo. The PBR is nearing the finish line for its inaugural season of the PBR Team Series and heads toward the PBR Team Championship in Las Vegas.

As always, I want to encourage you to check out the Where’s The Beef section on page 23 and find some events that you can help support. It will be good for you and also good for the bull riders, the producers, stock contractors, and the communities they support.

Until next time, Terry

Talking “Bull” with Brayden

Hi my name is Brayden Hollywood Brown and I’m a Jr bull rider. Today I’m going to be talking about the Whitney Youth Rodeo that I participated in. As well as Cheno’s rodeo. So let’s get into it.

Kicking things off I rode 94 for 74.50 points. Not all bulls have names; this bull has an ear tag with the number 94 and that is what he is known by. 94 blew out the chute and switched back and forth around the arena. I sat up and drove to the front which kept my feet as far down as possible. I went with him every jump allowing me to get a decent score. Kameron Loud rode bull 158 for 70 points. Kameron did an excellent job and couldn’t have made this bull look any easier than he did. 158 jump kicked down the pen with a couple belly rolls and Kameron gave him the money chops almost the whole ride. Brant Cookston rode bull 64 for 69 points. This red and white longhorn bull was one jump out and around to the left flat spinning. Brant did a good job of controlling his free arm and staying square the entire ride. Colton Phillips took the win on bull 180 for 76 points. This is the biggest and strongest bull of the bunch by far. 180 threw some nasty belly rolls at Colton the entire ride. Colton kept his feet down and chest out for the event win, a buckle, and some pocket money.

At Cheno’s rodeo I was also the first out and I drew bull 94 again and rode him for 77 points to win the rodeo. 94 did the same thing he did the first time I rode him but he had a lot more kick this time which bumped up the score a bit for me to get the “W”. Brock Turtle Brown aka my little brother rode bull 158 for 75 points. 158 made a few laps around the aena with a good bit of kick and a few belly rolls. Brock handled it like a champ and gave 158 the boot towards the end. Brock and I were the only qualified rides, but after the rodeo we decided to have a little more fun and ride some for practice. I rode bull 164 which is a muley bull that I’ve gotten a few wins on before. Everytime I’ve ever been on ol’ 164 he comes out one or two jumps, makes a round to the left and then jumps out of the spin, and jump kicks until the buzzer goes off. Well, that day he came out one jump and “licked his tail off” while cranking it around to the left. I made a few rounds on him until it was time to get off. I jumped off and 164 mowed me down. Luckily the bull fighters were right there to save my tail before anything got anymore western. This was one of my favorite events

of the year. I got to meet a lot of great people and had one heck of a time that’ll never forget.

Thank you for reading. Too find out more about me all of my social medias are BraydenHollywoodBrown.

Thank you, Brayden Hollywood Brown

If You Want to be a Bull Rider, Please Have a Plan

I see so many with some natural abilities and talent get ahead of the process. There are a thousand rodeos across the United States especially this time of year that fit many guys and they are entered at rodeos with bulls way out of their league. If I was a young guy who hasn’t done a lot in the sport (be honest with yourself, what have you really done in the sport? Not talking about where you’ve competed but where you’ve dominated) I’d go to Shad Smith’s series events in Iowa and Nebraska or an amateur association while entering a few PRCA rodeos along the way. They add good $ and have bulls that fit a young guy with potential but not a lot of winning experience.

A great example is Trey Holsten who just cracked the top 15 in the PRCA Standings. I’ve watched Trey struggle, work hard, experience tough times and continue to work hard (The process). Guess what boys, you think you need to arrive at the top quickly but in reality you need to join the process and work your way to the top.

You may not think I know as much as you guys who are young and wanting success but I watch from the outside as a guy who was a REAL BULL RIDER (not just a dreamer happy to hear my name called) and I see the big picture here.

Open your eyes and be truthful with yourself about where you are and what you want to be in a few years then go through the process. Nobody, and I mean nobody skips the process and reaches their full potential.

Being great doesn’t just accidentally happen!!!!!!!

Just an old guy watching. Cody Custer (One time a nobody) to…. Best Bull Rider in 1992 because of the process that I went through.

Cody Custer Bull Riding School

October 21-23

Uvalde, Texas

For all information please call Troy Jewell at 830-688-1310

8th Annual Danny Custer Memorial Bull Riding School 3rd Annual Casey Wells Memorial Bull Fighting School

November 25-27

New River, Arizona - Roadrunner Restaurant & Saloon

Steer Riding 9-12 years old $450 Bull Riding 13years and older $550

This school is a fundraiser for an Arizona Nonprofit. Profits from this School will be donated to Life Changers in Danny and Casey’s names.

For any other info call Cody Custer 580-729-1962

Outside the

Wayne Wise

By Georgia Akers

There are many men and women that have made the sport of bull riding what it is today. They have moved on with their lives after their bull riding career ended and I like to focus on them to show readers that there is a life after bull riding. It has amazed me as I interview various persons how diverse their careers have taken them. Almost all have started a business such as Abe Morris with his cowboy chute out cookies (which are awesome) or Justin McBride, sports announcer and now team coach.

Wayne Wise has incorporated true creative genius in his business. He takes bull skulls and repurposes them into art that could be hung in any home or corporate office. Each is one of a kind. To see more, go to www.bullskullz.com

Tell us about yourself.

I was born in Craig, Colorado. Mom and Dad took me to rodeos and I was enthralled by bull riding. I got on my first bull when I was twelve and would participate in local rodeos. I started college at University of Wyoming but coming from a very small school, the university was overwhelming, and I left. All I wanted to do was ride bulls.

I got my PRCA card, and I was finally a professional bull rider. I figured you had to try as hard as you can. I travelled all over Colorado entering events. My father never mentioned that he had rodeoed. To me he was a

Wayne with his grandson, Monty, in his leather shop.

highway supervisor but, once I was into it, he pulled out a box of old newspaper clippings. He was good.

I went to Florida with some friends to enter an open rodeo. The announcer did not show up, so I filled in. I thought

I would announce high school rodeo and work my way up. Not getting stepped on and getting a paycheck was good. I tried to do both, but I realized I was not going to make it as a bull rider. To try to make it as a big-time rodeo announcer takes connections and politics that I wasn’t into. I continue to announce some very prestigious events but wasn’t going to be a famous announcer.

I have been an announcer for 36 years and still announce.

How did you get into bull skulls?

Since I was a kid in 4H I had worked with leather. In the mid 90’s I met Clint Haverty who was a leathersmith. He showed me the flow of Sheridan Style Carving. It took me quite a while and drawing thousands of circles, but I finally saw it and I started putting my drawings on leather.

In 2020, a neighbor of mine had a saddle that needed repairing and she asked me if I could do it. I repaired the saddle and we bartered for half the cost. I got a bull skull. I studied it and covered it with leather and designed the leather. I took my first skull to a furniture store, and it sold in three days.

COVID had hit and I got an attorney to copyright my idea and used the time to work on technique.

Where do you get your skulls?

My same neighbor gets the skulls for me from a meat packing company. She gets the skulls as is. She boils them down, cleans them up and I buy them from her.

Why skulls versus some other form of leatherwork?

I have done other leatherwork and can do all kinds of leatherwork. Custom saddles, guitar straps, etc. Anything in leather but boots. I am working on a saddle right now.

The one item I was most proud of was I made two pair of chaps for Lane Frost.

Bull skulls are unique and each one is different.

How do you make your skulls?

Each skull is different. I have to study the skull how narrow or wide is the center, how long the overall skull. You have to cut the leather to fit the skull. Cut a pattern then wet the leather and mold it on the skull to dry. Then I start carving.

How long does it take?

Depends on the skull and design. The center can be a design, a brand, a corporate logo or whatever the customer wants. It usually takes 100-125 hours to make one skull.

My latest skull is a bucking horse in the center. Another is a cowboy looking over the fence at a farmer. The floral work is similar to all the skulls, but the center is unique.

Each one is different.

Where do you sell your skulls and how much?

At trade shows and a few galleries have my work. The price is from $4500-5700.

You have to take into consideration how much time it takes to make one. It is labor intensive.

It is a work of art just like a painting hanging on the wall.

Who buys your skulls?

Ranchers who want their brand and have the money to spend. Wealthy persons who appreciate the art and want to accessorize their ranch or country home. Or a corporation looking for a special gift/award for someone.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Go to more of the prestigious shows and although I love announcing cut back. It is a lot of travel.

Trevor Kastner Caps 2022 Regular Season with Pasadena Bull Riding Title

A trip to the 2022 Wrangler National Final Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge was not on Trevor Kastner’s list of goals 12 months ago. A veteran of fifteen years in ProRodeo and earner of $1 million, Kastner was content with life at home with his family and traveling lightly to get on bulls here and there.

But the wins piled up all summer and Kastner is coasting into the final days of the season ranked sixth in the PRCA | RAM World Standings thanks to wins like the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo on Sept. 29.

The final week of Kastner’s regular season included a win in Omaha, Neb., a third-place finish in Oklahoma City, and the 89-point effort in Pasadena aboard Universal Rodeo’s Chanler’s Dream, checks that totaled $10,918 in three eightsecond bull rides.

“This past month’s been good, I can’t complain for sure,” Kastner, 34, said.

After a good showing at the 2021 RAM Prairie Circuit Finals

Rodeo last October, Kastner hit the big winter stock show rodeos, earning third in San Antonio. He plucked around closer to home, winning Woodward, Okla. in June and made a modest Fourth of July run.

But it was in mid-July when the goals began to change.

“I started out just easing around and not planning to try to go to the Finals,” Kastner said. He was enjoying time at home with wife Kate and daughter McKenna, 4, and son Korbyn, 2. “Then I won a good bit out of Spanish Fork.”

In fact, Kastner collected $22,505 for the Xtreme Bulls win there, a huge shot in the arm to his season.

“My wife and I had a good talk after that and decided that I would try it out,” he noted.

The checks kept adding up and Kastner was well over $100,000 won when he arrived in South Texas as the season closed out in late September.

Riding on the final night of the rodeo in Pasadena, Kastner

Trevor Kastner wins the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo with an 89 point ride on Chanler’s Dream from Universal Pro Rodeo. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Phillip Kitts.

got on a bull he didn’t know in Chanler’s Dream.

“I actually didn’t know what he was,” Kastner said. “He was out to the left a couple jumps and then back to the right. It was good.”

As one of only three men to make qualified rides, Kastner picked up a nice check worth $4,010, including the ground money.

Kastner will make his seventh appearance at the Wrangler NFR in December and first since 2020 after missing the cut at 23rd a year ago. He’s got one last out for his 2022 season, the Xtreme Bulls event in Pasadena on September 30, before

he’ll head home to Roff, Okla. for some much-needed time off the road.

“I’ll take a pretty good break and spend time with my family,” Kastner said. “I ride quite a few horses when I’m home, colts, so I’ll try not to change up too much.”

As one of the oldest riders amongst the NFR qualifiers, Kastner notes his motivation to keep going and winning is simple.

“My wife and kids,” he said. “Knowing this is how I provide for them is my biggest motivation.”

Article provided courtesy of PRCA.

Wyatt Rogers wins the final installment of the PBR Challenger Series residency at the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned the victory with a ride on TM 43-G (Southern Cross Bucking Bulls). Photo courtesy of Andre Silva / BullStock Media.

Inspiration Point

by Keno Shrum

Notice the severe difference God highlights between people and His Word. People wither and fall as the grass. God’s Word stands forever! God’s Word never bends, stoops, or loses its glory. Its beauty never fades; it’s “color” never wanes. No season comes that stops God’s Word. It endures, and endures with full dignity – “standing,” as it were! No weather pattern knocks God’s Word down. No disease causes His Word to waste away. No disaster or tragedy causes His Word to twist or weaken. Through every change, through every heart break, through every earth-shattering event, through death itself; the Word of God stands!

Autumn Reminders of an Eternal Kind

‘For “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.”‘ – I Peter 1:24 (NIV)

Fall. It is a season that reminds us of endings. Once thriving leaves now drop from their branches bursting with color, but dying. Beautiful summer flowers have lost their grandeur and now succumb to hues of brown and gray. Colder temperatures flow in and bright, long days full of sunshine move out. We are inundated with change. We are regularly reminded of our helplessness to stop the flow of God’s creation. We are caught between summer and winter in the fleeting uniqueness of autumn. Though the season brings its own joy with fabulous scents and colors of orange, yellow, and red; we know it is the end of summer and the start of a period of dormancy and cold.

As we enjoy the changes of fall, let it remind us of a vital truth. I believe God intends for us to see with physical eyes something that points to a lasting, spiritual truth. When you look at a fallen leaf or disintegrating, summer flower; think this thought:

“All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.” (I Peter 1:24, NIV, 1984)

Let crinkling leaves and fallen blossoms remind us of something God wants always at the base of our thinking – we are finite and fallen and soon to pass. Any glory we claim to have is as transitory as summer leaves. We live and we die. We seek to accomplish much, but in the end we disappear from this earth. We cannot prevent our own demise. We stand helpless before our “fall.” Except for one thing!

I believe God purposefully showed us the drastic difference between our glory and His Word here in I Peter to remind us to stay focused on Him and not our own selves. I believe one of the reasons for autumn is to demonstrate through His creation an important reminder about human nature when compared to God. Our Lord graciously desires us to live with a constant awareness of our impermanent nature and His eternal nature. Of our failing attempts and His trustworthy ways. Of our sinfulness and His holiness. Of our dependence and His self-sufficiency. Of our need for His Word at the deepest and broadest levels.

You see, God reminds us at the end of I Peter 1:25 (NIV, 1984), “And this is the word that was preached to you.” This is no small or incidental statement! The Word that stands forever can be accepted into your own heart! The seed of God’s Word can be planted in your soul so that the death of you is certainly not the end of you!

God expresses this hope very succinctly in I Peter 1:22 (NIV, 1984), “For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.” Do you see it? We can be born again of an imperishable seed through God’s Word! When I put my hope for forgiveness and salvation in Jesus Christ, I am born of a seed that cannot be abolished – a seed that lasts forever and ever. The enduring Word of God gives me eternal, unbending life. Come seasons, winds, storms, difficulties, even death itself; but I will survive and live forever because the everlasting Word of God has been preached to me. And I have gladly and humbly accepted!

Guest article submitted by HNH reader.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

INGREDIENTS

cup graham cracker crumbs

cup melted butter

2 tablespoons sugar

layer:

16 ounces cream cheese, softened

½ cup sugar

2 eggs

¼ cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pumpkin layer:

1 cup pumpkin puree, canned

2 eggs

cup milk

cup brown sugar

cup granulated sugar

teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 envelope unflavored gelatin

cup water

Submitted by Jacob L. - Fairfield, OH

pumpkin pie mix)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 325F, line a 9x13 baking dish with foil lightly spray with non-stick spray, set aside

To make crusts:

1. In a medium bowl combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter until all crumbs are moist

2. Lightly press crumb mixture into prepared baking dish

To make cream cheese layer:

1. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, add in sour cream and sugar and beat again

2. Add eggs, one at a time, to cream cheese mixture, beating well after each addition

3. Add vanilla extract and beat one more time

4. Spoon mixture on top of prepared crust and spread evenly

5. Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until just set

6. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a cooling rack 7. While the crust is cooling prepare the pumpkin layer

To make a pumpkin layer:

1. In a medium saucepan set over medium low heat, combine pumpkin puree, eggs, brown sugar and granulated sugar, milk, pumpkin spice and cinnamon

2. Cook and whisk every few minutes for 10 minutes

3. Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract

4. In a small sauce pan, sprinkle the gelatin over the water and allow 5 minutes to soften

5. Turn heat to low and stir to melt gelatin completely and then remove to heat

6. Add gelatin mixture to pumpkin mixture and combine until smooth

7. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the cooled cream cheese layer and place in the refrigerator to chill for several hours or overnight

Cut into bars

Serve with whipped cream if desired

RANDY MAGERS

By Kelly B. Robbins

“I often get asked why I never won a PRCA World Bull Riding Championship,” former great bull rider Randy Magers shared. Then he laughed as he continued, “I always tell them the answer is two words: Donnie Gay! I was Reserve World

Champion to Donnie twice. I call that the Donnie Gay era of professional bull riding!”

Randy went on to reveal, “I saw Donnie do an interview a while back on the Legends show on the Cowboy Channel. They were talking about some of the great bull riders Donnie competed against. Riders like Ted Nuce, Denny Flynn, and Bobby Delvecchio. Donnie told the audience that there was one guy that was tougher than nails and got the least recognition. That guy was Randy Magers. It surely made me proud to know that Donnie Gay said I was tougher than nails!”

Randy was a nine-time NFR qualifier and the Reserve World Champion twice. He was inducted into the Bull Riders Hall of Fame in 2017. He was also inducted into the Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2006, the Tarleton Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2013, and the Walk of Fame Town Square, Stephenville, Texas in 2013. “Being inducted into the Bull Riders Hall of Fame was a real honor,” Randy shared. “Especially because I was inducted with Denny Flynn.”

Randy grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and was always around good horses. After high school, he attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. He had a

champion Palomino roping horse and competed in calf roping and heading and heeling (which was called team tying back then). He loaned his horse to a friend to use in competition, and the horse was killed.

“My horse got killed, so I started riding bulls,” Randy said. “I rode good from the first time I got on one. I could just ride bulls! I guess that’s why I liked it so much! And I really liked it! That adrenalin rush was like a dope head hung up on drugs and couldn’t turn it loose! Back then a bull rider paid his own way. Back in the Donnie Gay era, you had a glove, a pair of spurs, and a rope.”

“It’s a different ball game today,” Randy continued. “These bull riders today need to learn to pull on that bull rope. You should be stuck to that bull rope like the driver of a car gets up under the steering wheel. You have to ride from your crotch all the way down to your ankles! Some of these guys only ride about 20% of their bulls. Back in my day, if you only rode 20% of your bulls, you’d be flipping burgers at the hamburger joint!”

In his first year as a professional bull rider in the Rodeo Cowboys Association (forerunner to the PRCA, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association), Randy rode in 101 rodeos, and was only bucked off 19 times! That’s a 71% riding percentage. He finished the season in fifth place in the world standings.

Randy rode bulls until he was 48 years old in 1992. “I really loved riding bulls,” Randy declared. “I probably should have retired in 1983. Riding bulls is an adventure for the youth, not for old people. The last good year I had was in ’83. I was 38 years old. The PRCA used to invite the 16th through the 21st place bull riders to the Wrangler Protection Competition for the bull fighters. I won that event in ’83 and ended the year with $47,000.”

I asked Randy to give me his greatest accomplishment as a bull rider. “Being runner-up to Donnie Gay twice, qualifying for the NFR nine times, and having all the guys I rode with consider me a tough bull rider,” he answered.

Randy also rode the famous bull, Oscar. Oscar, owned by RCS Rodeo Company, had over 300 outs in his career, and was only ridden to the eight-second buzzer eight times. Randy Magers made two of those successful rides. Oscar was later inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Bull Riding Hall of Fame.

Giving back to the sport he loved, Randy was the volunteer rodeo coach at Tarleton State University from 1989 through

1992. The program needed help and Randy stepped in. “I got them pulled up by their bootstraps,” he said. “They started winning. They won the regionals two years in a row and came in second in the nationals in 1992.”

Randy and his wife Sue live on the Running M Ranch in Comanche, Texas. There they breed and raise champion quarter horses. They have been married for 54 years. Both of their families were well established in the quarter horse business of breeding top horses. Randy and Sue started breeding quarter horses in the late ‘60’s. Randy was honored to receive the AQHA (American Quarter Horse Association) 50 Years Breeders Award in February. This award is given for 50 continuous years of breeding quarter horses.

Randy and Sue are continuing the bloodlines of their parent’s champion quarter horses, two of the most famous quarter horses. Poco Tivio, who belonged to Randy’s dad, Cliff, was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in March of 2013. Royal King, owned by Sue’s dad, Earl Albin, was inducted into

the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1997. “We have nine brood mares and our stud Royal Boonsmal. An offspring of Royal King, he has the pedigree to produce the kind of horse to suit any interest, whether it be cutting, reining, snaffle bit, or roping. Sue and I invite anyone who’s interested to visit our website at runningmquarterhorses.com.”

“I still believe that I’m going to have a world champion horse,” Randy predicted. “And I am prouder of that 50 Years Breeder Award than all of my nine NFR qualifications.”

Photos provided courtesy of Randy Magers.

culp bucking bulls

By Tracye Dethero and Jerry Howell.

Culp Bucking Bulls humble beginning started in the winter of 2015 in Alturas, California when the father and son team, consisting of Lynn Culp and Drew Culp, attended Benny Binion’s Bucking Horse and Bull Sale at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. At the sale, father and son brought home their first four bulls, Painted Pudge, Money, Applewood, and a bull named Black Ice.

The younger Culp’s grandfather introduced him to John Growney in 2011 while Drew was riding bulls for the California High School Rodeo Association District One team. Growney took him under his wing and helped him haul bulls to different events. In 2016 Culp was able to haul bulls with Growney to Klamath for a six-event series. Following the event in Klamath, Culp also took three bulls to the Clovis PBR (Professional Bull Riders) event with Dustin

Culp’s first BFTS (Built Ford Tough Series) event was in 2017 in Nampa, Idaho in which he took a little black bull; named 204 Money along with a few other bulls in his trailer.

“Money laid down in the chute and Edwardo Aparecido got a re-ride,” said Culp. “Aparecido was able to have a rematch with Money in early 2020 before Covid, riding him for 88.5 points in Anaheim, California”.

In 2018, Culp Bucking Bulls LLC made their first trip to the PBR in Little Rock, Arkansas, with Painted Pudge being chosen to buck at the PBR Finals in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. At the finals, bull rider Nathan Burtenshaw bucked off Painted Pudge at 6.53 seconds with a bull score of 38. Painted Pudge was retired in 2019 and now resides at the Culp Ranch in Alturas enjoying a life in the green pastures. The 2019 season also saw Culp hauling bulls with John Growney

to Logandale, Nevada and Clovis, California PRCA and PBR events as well as West Coast Rodeo joining the Culp Bucking Bulls family.

Culp continued to haul bulls to different events until Covid hit, when the industry was forced to take a break. Which lead to a six-event series in beautiful Palo Cedro, California at Silver Bridge Rodeo, with Jesse Aitken winning the series and Alex Guzman winning the event buckle.

2021 brought more events for Culp to haul bulls to, including PBR events in California, Washington State as well as Idaho. Culp Bucking Bulls LLC currently has eleven bulls on the trailer, but at one point had twenty of them.

In the 2022 season, Culp has taken bulls to three PBR events including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Anaheim in California. After two years of being hauled by Culp, a bull by the name of 739 Nasty Wishes was sold to Chad Berger for the sum of $35,000 in February of this year. Nasty Wishes had an average bull score of 43.22 with a buck off percentage of 49.

When I asked which rider was the most inspiring to him, Culp replied, “Ryan Dirteater. I can remember watching him

ride when I was a kid. Dirteater got on Money in Nampa but got bucked off. I really like his riding style.”

As a stock contractor, Culp finds that he gets both nervous and excited at PBR events as he wants his bulls to perform top notch in the arena. The future continues to look bright for Culp Bucking Bulls LLC as they continue hauling to PBR events, working towards qualifying for the finals, producing different events including bull ridings and junior rodeos as well as raising elite bulls and taking them to top level events. Culp’s father, Lynn runs the family’s ranch in Alturas, California where the bulls are kept part of the year, he also helps to raise the hay crop which is used to feed the bulls year-round. Culp Bucking Bulls LLC is a family affair, as they all work and travel together to different events.

Painted Pudge is one of Culp’s favorite bulls as far as personality is concerned. Some of the other bulls in the Culp string are Hummer’s Gold, 839 Filthy Wish, and 432 Judgment Day.

Drew Culp was born in Chico, California and adopted at an early age by Lynn and Cindy Culp. He attended Modoc High School, graduating in 2013 and resides in Red Bluff, California.

Photos by Jim Anderson Photography, Andrea Kaus Photography, and Go Left Photography.

Wish

220 Hummers Gold

204 Money

046 Painted Pudge

By Justin Felisko

PBR Team Series Trade Deadline & Roster Lock Date Fast Appraching

PUEBLO, Colo. – The 2022 PBR Team Series Championship in Las Vegas is a month away, and time is dwindling for any teams looking to make one final major splash and adjust their roster in time for the postseason (Nov. 4-6 at T-Mobile Arena).

The PBR Team Series trade deadline is set for Oct. 6, and teams will have until 11:59 p.m. MT on Thursday to make a trade. The League Office extended the trade deadline two days following requests from team general managers.

As of Monday morning, the PBR Team Series has seen three trades occur since the league was founded.

The first trade remains the most significant, with the Carolina Cowboys making a blockbuster deal at the 2022 PBR Team Series Draft, presented by ZipRecruiter, to acquire 2022 World Champion Daylon Swearingen and Mason Taylor from the Texas Rattlers in exchange for Joao Ricardo Vieira and Cody Jesus. The teams also swapped third-round draft spots, leading to Texas selecting Brady Fielder at No. 26 overall and Carolina taking Ramon de Lima with No. 30.

Coincidentally, the Cowboys ended up trading Lima over Labor Day Weekend to the Austin Gamblers for a 2024 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.

The other trade so far also involved Carolina General Manager Austin Dillon and Texas GM Mark George when Carolina sent Junior Patrik Souza to Texas for Ednelio Almeida at the end of August.

We will see if the anticipated trade deadline leads to any further moves this week before Rattler Days in Fort Worth, Texas (Oct. 7-9).

In addition to the trade deadline, teams have until 6 p.m. MT on Monday (Oct. 3) to attempt to make an offer to sign any rider off another’s team’s practice roster.

Following Monday night, teams will not be permitted to sign another team’s practice roster riders until the offseason under the roster lock rules (see below).

Roster Lock Date & Transactions for the rest of the season

Not only is Oct. 6 the trade deadline, but it is also the roster lock date for the final two regular-season events (Rattler Days in Fort Worth, Texas, & Ridge Rider Days in Glendale, Arizona) and the 2022 PBR Team Series Championship in Las Vegas.

A team’s roster will be locked as of 11:59 p.m. MT on Oct. 6.

What does this mean?

Teams will still have seven protected riders, five practice roster riders and two available injured reserve spots for the remainder of the season, but teams will not be allowed to drop a rider to sign a free agent unless there is an injury affecting its roster, with a new IR designation by the team.

Teams are still permitted to drop a healthy rider from their roster if they so choose, but they will not be allowed to replace that rider with another rider until the offseason.

Therefore, the rosters teams have on Oct. 7 will likely be the final rosters they use come Las Vegas and the postseason. All eight teams in the league qualify for the PBR Team Series Championship, with the top two finishers in the regular season standings receiving a first-round bye.

There is only one way a rider who is not on a team’s locked roster on Oct. 7 can join a new team:

If a team places a protected roster rider on injured reserve and fills that spot by elevating a rider from its practice roster,

then the team can opt to sign a free agent to its practice roster.

There will be only select transactions allowed beginning on Oct. 7:

Teams can drop a rider from their protected roster and replace them with one of their own practice roster riders.

A protected/practice roster rider can be placed on Injured Reserve if injured during a PBR Team Series event.

If the rider placed on IR came from the protected roster, the team can only fill that protected roster spot by elevating a rider from the team’s practice roster.

As noted above, if the rider placed on IR came from the protected roster, the team can only fill that protected roster spot by elevating a rider from the team’s practice roster. If these two rider transactions happen, resulting in an open roster spot on the practice roster, a team can sign a free agent.

A rider can be taken off IR and placed on the protected roster if they have been on IR for the minimum of two events.

A rider injured riding in the PBR Challenger Series Final in Las Vegas on Nov. 3 at South Point Hotel Casino & Spa can be replaced on a team’s event roster and/or starting lineup.

Article courtesy pf PBR

Photo courtesy of Josh Homer/Bull Stock Media

Professional Bull Riders’ Hall of Fame to be Exhibited at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The PBR (Professional Bull Riders) and National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum today announced a new partnership creating the PBR Hall of Fame at the historic Oklahoma venue. As part of the new relationship, PBR will relocate the organization’s prestigious Heroes & Legends induction ceremony to Oklahoma City starting in 2023.

As PBR readies to embark on its 30th anniversary season, the plans to construct the organization’s Hall of Fame mark the first effort to collect and exhibit artifacts from throughout the sport’s storied history in a compelling and unified format.

The PBR Hall of Fame will be unveiled in Spring 2023 in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s American Rodeo Gallery, with an expansion planned soon after as part of a major reconstruction and reimagining of the Gallery.

A fitting home for the living tribute to the PBR, the American Rodeo Gallery celebrates the history, people and events of the West’s original sport. Exhibitions in the space explore the sport’s evolution from turn of the century round-up competitions to high-stakes professional competition in the Museum’s colorful and dramatic interpretive gallery.

Beginning in September 2023, the PBR Heroes & Legends ceremony, previously held annually in Las Vegas to honor individuals who have made a substantial contribution to the sport of bull riding, will now be held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, prior to the PBR Team Series event in Oklahoma City.

“From its beginning, our institution has honored and celebrated rodeo athletes, and we’re thrilled to expand on this tradition as the new permanent home of the PBR Hall of Fame,” said Natalie Shirley, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum President & CEO. “PBR represents one of the fastest-growing sports in America, and we look forward to telling the story of their rich history and exciting future for generations to come.”

“As PBR readies to embark on our 30th anniversary season, we couldn’t think of a more fitting location and institution to house our first-ever Hall of Fame, paying tribute to the trailblazers and visionaries, iconic moments and events, that

have been steppingstones along our path to revolutionizing bull riding into a sport now entertaining millions each year around the globe,” said Sean Gleason, PBR CEO and Commissioner. “Through the compelling storytelling, and hyper attention to detail, that is being integrated into every phase of the planning, the PBR Hall of Fame will bring to life our history like never before.”

The PBR Hall of Fame will include artifacts that pay homage to both the early days of the organization, as well as more modern initiatives, including the revolutionary PBR Team Series, which launched in July 2022.

Relics that museumgoers can expect to see when the PBR Hall of Fame opens include the PBR Bud Light Cup, the original PBR World Championship trophy that features the names of the first nine PBR World Champions, commemorative paintings of both legendary riders and bovine athletes, historical event posters, and more.

Following the initial unveil of the PBR Hall of Fame in Spring 2023, the PBR and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum will embark on the second phase of the newly launched partnership.

Anticipated to be completed in 2024-2025, the PBR Hall of Fame will expand to a 1,200 square-foot space within the remodeled American Rodeo Gallery.

The expanded installation will highlight the story of the American Cowboy, the founding of rodeo as a sport, and its evolution, including the founding of PBR by 20 legendary bull riders and the growth that PBR has brought to western sports on an international scale

Stay tuned to PBR.com and NationalCowboyMuseum.org for the latest information on the PBR Hall of Fame and 2023 Heroes & Legends ceremony.

Article provided courtesy of PBR

WHERE’S THE BEEF?

Date Location Added $ Open Time Call-In # Assn/Event

BULL RIDING EVENTS

OCTOBER

Oct 1 Ruidoso, NM

PBR Challenger Series

Oct 1 Yakima, WA PBR Challenger Series

Oct 1-2 Marietta, GA $3,000 9/26 4pm 864-682-9578 American BullRiders Tour

Oct 5 Seguin, TX

Oct 7 Columbus, OH

$5,000 Mon prior call/text 281-684-2477

Backyard Bull Riders

PBR Challenger Series

Oct 7-8 Siloam Springs, AR $2,500* 9/26 Call/text 479-393-8282 BOA / BullRiding Nationals

Oct 7-9 Fort Worth, TX

PBR Team Series

Oct 7-9 Waco, TX PRCA Permit Finals

Oct 8 Lincoln, NE PBR Challenger Series

Oct 8 Kinmundy, IL

$1,500 10/3 5-9pm 618-267-1782 NFPB

Oct 8 Jackson, MS PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Oct 8 Bellville, TX

Oct 14-15 Fort Worth, TX

$3,500 Mon prior call/text 281-684-2477 Backyard Bull Riders

PBR Challenger Series

Oct 14-16 Glendale, AZ PBR Team Series

Oct 15 Llano, TX PBR Challenger Series

Oct 15-16 Cumming, GA

$3,600 10/10 4pm 864-682-9578 American BullRiders Tour

Oct 19 Liberty, TX PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Oct 21-22 Bismarck, ND PRCA Xtreme Bulls, Broncs, & Bares

Oct 22 Palo Cedro, CA

$1,500 Text 530-520-1372 Shasta County 4-H Bull Riding

Oct 22 Tyler, TX PBR Challenger Series

Oct 22 Phoenix, AZ PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Oct 22-23 Aiken, SC

$3,000 10/17 4pm 864-682-9578 American BullRiders Tour

Oct 29 Midland, TX PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Oct 29 Evansville, IN PBR Challenger Series

Oct 29 Mercedes, TX

$5,000 Mon prior call/text 281-684-2477 Backyard Bull Riders

Date Location

Oct 29 Osseo, MI

Oct31-Nov3 Ladson, SC

NOVEMBER

Nov 3 Las Vegas, NV

Nov 4-6 Las Vegas, NV

Nov 5 Osseo, MI

Nov 11-12 Round Rock, TX

Nov 12 Osseo, MI

WHERE’S THE BEEF?

*-Added Money Amount Is For Each Night Information Subject to Change Without Notice

Added $ Open Time Call-In # Assn/Event

$1,000 Mon prior 6-8pm 517-260-0492 txt NFPB (every Sat - Apr 15, 2023)

$5,200 10/24 4pm 864-682-9578 American BullRiders Tour

PBR Challenger Series

PBR Team Series Championship

$1,000 Mon prior 6-8pm 517-260-0492 txt NFPB (every Sat - Apr 15, 2023)

PRCA Xtreme Bulls

$1,000 Mon prior 6-8pm 517-260-0492 txt NFPB (every Sat - Apr 15, 2023)

Nov 18-19 Monroe, LA PBR Challenger Series

Nov 19 Osseo, MI

Nov 25-26 Quenn Creek, AZ

Nov 26 Osseo, MI

Nov 26-27 Tuscon, AZ

$1,000 Mon prior 6-8pm 517-260-0492 txt NFPB (every Sat - Apr 15, 2023)

PRCA Xtreme Bulls

$1,000 Mon prior 6-8pm 517-260-0492 txt NFPB (every Sat - Apr 15, 2023)

PBR Unleash the Beast

DECEMBER

Dec 1-10 Las Vegas, NV

PRCA National Finals Rodeo YOUTH BULL RIDING EVENTS

OCTOBER

Oct 1 Carthage, TX

Tue 9am-Thu 9pm 903-754-1034

Built God Tough Roughstock Series

Oct 3-8 Mesquite, TX EC 9/19 saddlebook.com WCMB World Finals

Oct 8 Bandera, TX Mon prior txt 830-777-7129 IMBA/ Cowboy Capital Bull Bash

Oct 15 Bandera, TX Mon prior txt 830-777-7129 IMBA/ Cowboy Capital Bull Bash

Oct 21-22 Floresville, TX $500 903-747-2256

Oct 22 Tyler, TX

Dirty South Junior Bull Battle

Tue 9am-Thu 9pm 903-754-1034 Built God Tough Roughstock Series Finals

THE BEEF?

Date Location Added $ Open Time Call-In # Assn/Event

BUCKING BULL EVENTS

SEPTEMBER

Sep 3 Bakersfield, CA EC 8/27 661-346-9169 ABBI Sanctioned

Sep 3-4 Ft. Lupton, CO 8/20-27 abbireg.com ABBI Sanctioned

Sep 4 Erick, OK $10,000 580-819-0628 ABBI Sanctioned

Sep 9 Tonganoxie, KS 9/6 660-441-3088 Amped Up Pro Bull Riding Teams

Sep 10 Fort Gibson, OK TBA 660-441-3088 Amped Up Pro Bull Riding Teams

Sep 10 Lloydminister, Canada 780-872-8667 ABBI Sanctioned

Sep 10 Kendallville, IN 9/3 478-960-6432 ABBI Sanctioned

Sep 10 Elko, NV ABBI Sanctioned / WSBBA

Sep 10 Duncan, OK 8/22-9/2 abbireg.com ABBI Sanctioned / EBC Finale

Sep 16-17 Mt. Orab, OH 9/9 513-256-1225 ABBI Sanctioned

Sep 17 Sandstone, MN abbireg.com ABBI Sanctioned / Champion Series Finale

Sep 23-24 Texarkana, TX 9/5-12 abbireg.com ABBI Sanctioned

Sep 24 Brownwood, TX 432-296-0671 ABBI Sanctioned/ Ultimate Team Challenge

Sep 24 Fredonia, PA 9/12-18 9a-5p 724-421-5601 ABBI Sanctioned / Kevin Shamblin

OCTOBER

Oct 8 Kendallville, IN 10/1 Call / txt 478-960-6432 ABBI Sanctioned

Oct 8 Merced, CA 9/5-23 209-347-7305 ABBI Sanctioned

Oct 22 Glen Rose, TX TBBA Finals

NOVEMBER

Nov 1-5 Las Vegas, NV Enter Online via www.ABBIreg.com ABBI World Finals

CLASSIFIEDS

Practice Pens

PISGAH, AL - TIM COX, TCB, ANYTIME, CALL FIRST, 256-996-9426

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

WOODBINE, IA - Tom & Kristina Kelley, every Sun. (weather permitting). Beginner - rank bulls. Call 712-5922493

KENDALLVILLE, IN - B Bar A Bucking Bulls, Heidi Speicher, 7pm Every Thur, Call First, 260-564-5864/Troy

JACKSONVILLE, IL - Lazy C Rodeo, 10am-3pm Sun., Rain or shine, Call First, 217-245-8280

JACKSONVILLE, NC - Aleck Barnard, Elite Cowboy Rodeo Assoc., Onslow Rodeo Arena, 6pm Every Other Sunday, Call First, 910-381-8597

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

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

CLARKSVILLE, TX - Brian Agnew, BA Livestock, 903-669-9189

DUBLIN, TX - Mike Godfrey, Godfrey 4X Cattle, 817-235-2852

MANSFIELD, TX - JC Knapp Ranch, JC Knapp Rodeo, 817-223-3692

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

CLASSIFIEDS

Livestock Layovers

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Western Wanderings

a cowboy’s dreams

Some cowboys dream of women fair And whiskey by the case They’d rather have a life of ease Than giving cows the chase

Others like a smoke-filled room And an all-night poker game Where they just keep on winning And there is no loser’s shame

Some long for foreign adventure In an unknown far-away land Where big game hunting is easy And the “rough-it” life is grand

But this ole cowboy ain’t like that My head is screwed on right I just bought myself a nice little spread

My future with cows is in sight

I dream of a cabin and windmill With a little stream runnin’ through A barn filled with hay for the horses And grass that will capture the dew

Someday perhaps a pretty wife

And a couple of strong, tall sons too An abundance of firewood already cut A big garden with stuff to make stew

I call myself a cowboy And cowboyings what I do But it’s more about who I really am A cowboy through and through

Some argue that I am short-sighted And missing some of life’s pleasure But I’ll have it all on my very own land And my life will be a treasure

For I also dream of a woman fair And I take a drink now and then I gamble on whether winters and drought Will wipe out my ranch in the end

And though it’s not a foreign land This land I claim is my land I “rough it” through the good times and bad This cowboy life is sure grand!!!

By Kelly B. Robbins