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April 4, 2018 The influence of the British White Park Cattle on the American Bucking Bull breed can be seen in the black points on ears, eyes and nose that are common in many of the bucking stock breeding programs. The British White Park Cattle were a rare breed
Bob Wilfong got started raising bucking bulls in the 1970’s. He’d grown up in ranching and he was a rodeo man. “I rodeoed for 30 years,” Wilfong told us. “I rode broncs and bulls. And the ranching business was in my blood.” So, raising bucking stock just came naturally.
March 29, 2018 The recent transitions and changes going on in the bucking bull world are, for most of us I imagine, a little unsettling. Sitting back to ponder these changes, it’s important to keep things in perspective. There have been some big announcements, and some of them
March 10, 2018 David Bailey’s passion was to build a lifelong legacy in the bucking bull industry. He planted the seeds by himself and people have come and gone out of his life. He’s been called a “Man’s Man” who can be compared to John Wayne. And it was
March 6, 2018 For any breeding program in the bucking bull industry to stand out, there has to be a legacy of outstanding bucking bulls with outstanding bucking bull stats. For the Coffey breeding program, that legacy happened, in a large part, thanks to the partnership with Sammy Andrews. Andrews
Photos by Homegrown Photography Idaho February 12, 2018 When it comes to loving what you do, junior rodeo stock contractor Kevin Hensen has found that niche. He runs Rodeo Fever Contracting out of Caldwell, Idaho. Hensen has been involved in rodeo for the past three decades and there is
February 9, 2018 When Charlie Coffey and his father Gene, brought up some cattle from South Texas in the late 1960’s, they were looking to build a herd of rodeo cattle. What they did was develop a breeding program that would serve as one of the genetic foundations for the
January 29, 2018 It’s January, and in the colder weather spots, it’s time to think cattle lice. (We’ll get to you warmer weather folks next issue.) These pests thrive when the temperatures drop and are most prominent in December, January and February. Unchecked, they can lead to, at the least,
January 27, 2018 Bucking bulls are an addiction. At least that’s the way a good many in the business describe their obsession with the big, powerfully athletic animals that have captured the hearts – and wallets – of people proud to call themselves bucking bull breeders. For those of
Tahonta relaxing at the Big Bend Ranch January 28, 2018 Tahonta is ranked one of the top ten bucking bulls of all time. No small feat in a sport rich in great bovine athletes. He’s a two-time PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year – 2003 and 2004. That puts him
