Gooding Pro Rodeo Stock Contractors

Hal Burns, Burns Rodeo- Main Contractor

2007 RODEO CONTRACTOR
Burns Rodeo Co.

In 2006 Hal and Barb Burns with the Burns Rodeo Company of Laramie, Wyoming brought their best to Gooding. Many of the Nation’s best and the top-circuit cowboys combined with the stock equaled scores in the 80s to place in all three rough stock events.

The Burns Rodeo Company realizes the fans are a pivotal portion of the rodeo lifestyle, which is why they bring their best stock to give the best show to the fans.

The Gooding Pro Rodeo is proud to have the Burns Rodeo Company return as their primary stock contractor. The Burns rodeo company was started by Pete Burns, Hal’s father. Their stock is kept on their ranch 26 miles out of Laramie, Wyoming some of which top 8,500 feet in elevation. In the years since Hal started his bucking bull breeding program using the blood lines of Mr. T and Mardi Gras, (two well known Burns NFR bulls ) he has some of the most sought after blood lines in the industry. His bulls are known for their large size, athletic ability and hook. Some of the most recognizable bulls that were raised on the Burns Ranch are; Blender Head, Black Sabbath, Sky High, Smokeless T along with Vertical Limit and Texas now owned by Harlan Robertson both of which were at the 2006 WNFR. The young Burns bull, Cooper was voted the 2nd runner up Bull of the Finals at the 06 WNFR .

Back Row: TJ & Bria Korkow
Front Row: Cade, Hal & Barb Burns

In 1947 Erv Korkow produced his first rodeo in his home town of Blunt, South Dakota. He continued to add land and started a bucking stock breeding program. In 1958 Erv joined the PRCA and had stock selected for the very first NFR in Dallas in 1959. For over 45 years Korkow Rodeos has had stock at every NFR, a claim only two other contractors can make.

Jim, Erv’s son, bought the Korkow Rodeo Company when his dad passed away in 1993. The ranch is located 20 miles east of Pierre, South Dakota where Jim and his wife Carol & son, TJ, raise fifth and sixth generation bucking horses. It is truly a family affair as you will find Carol timing or handling the music production at many of their rodeos.

Son TJ is know as one of the best flank men going and is knowledgeable about all of the bucking stock and their individual bucking styles.

Jeff Faulkner of J3T cattle is the Gooding Pro Rodeo Timed Event Contractor. Jeff, a Gooding resident and former contestant, knows what it takes to bring the cattle that contestants and stives to make the cattle as even as posssible. Jeff supplies roping and dogging cattle to numerous PRCA rodeos across the northwest. At his home base in Gooding he runs several hundred cattle to choose from to help insure "Luck of the draw" is less of a factor in Gooding.