Idaho's Oldest Rodeo - The War Bonnet Round Up

02/04/2025

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01/16/2025

Mark your calendars and we'll see you there ✨️
March 21-23 at Wind River Arena

Idaho's Oldest Rodeo - The War Bonnet Round Up is our newest Bronze Sponsor!!! They will also have a booth with the lovely ladies from War Bonnet Rodeo Royalty! Come see them at our event!!

01/13/2025

He's BAAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKKKKK!!! 🔥

Felt good to blow the dust off last night

01/02/2025

"A third generation rodeo producer and stock contractor, Korkow Rodeos LLC, has been producing rodeos for over 60 years. ~The Brand that Bucks!~"

A third generation rodeo producer and stock contractor, Korkow Rodeos LLC, has been producing rodeos for over 60 years.

Pierre, South Dakota has been home to the Korkow family since the 1920s. And over 90% of Korkow bucking stock is raised at their 20,000 acre ranch, the ANCHOR K, nestled in the rolling hills of the Missouri River. Meanwhile, their stock is branded on the left hip with the Anchor K brand and as Jim Korkow likes to say, “It’s the brand that bucks!”

The Korkow family’s “A-Team” stock has been selected by the top PRCA cowboys to buck at every NATIONAL FINALS RODEO since the rodeo’s inception in 1959 – a claim only two other stock contractors can make. And in addition to the NFR, Korkows also have stock nominated annually to perform at the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo and the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo.

Erv Korkow joined the PRCA in 1958 and formed Korkow-Sutton Rodeo Company with fellow South Dakota stock contractor James Sutton Sr. They had stock in every National Finals Rodeo from its inception in 1959 through the dissolution of their partnership at the end of 1968. Thereafter Korkow and his son, Jim, operated Korkow Rodeos.

Irv Korkow received the 1970 PRCA Award of Merit, was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame in 1992, the PRORODEO HALL OF FAME and was twice honored with an Erv Korkow Day in his home state of South Dakota.

PRORODEO HALL OF FAME
ADAMS COUNTY RODEO Stock Contractor Bio
PHOTO: Wild Rides

12/24/2024

From Our Families to You and Yours, Happiest Holiday Wishes and Prosperous New Year!! 🎆

❄️Idaho's Oldest Rodeo, The War Bonnet Round Up: Your ❄️

12/19/2024

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12/16/2024

Macza Rodeo 118 OLS Tubs Stevie Knicks vs Rocker Steiner at the 10th round of The NFR, creating an 88 point ride! We have the BEST Stock Contractors at our Historic Event who bring phenomenal Bucking Horses like this! 🙌🏼🤩

12/16/2024

We're biased, and we think the is the best in the PRCA. Congratulations, 2024 Champions and Average Winners of the entire PRCA who are part of the Wilderness Circuit!! 🎊

12/15/2024

PRCA World Champions 🏆 2024

12/15/2024

The WRIGHT Way, Indeed! Congratulations, Champ!! Ryder Wright 2024 World Saddle Bronc Champion 🏆🎊

2024 Saddle Bronc World Champion Ryder Wright, $479,957

12/14/2024

Back Story on the Grinch Grand Entry 💚

This is the good Grinch of NFR 2024. He’s gone country, and will not be stealing Christmas. But he did steal the show in the Round 3 contestant grand entry last Saturday night. Rookie bull rider Jeter Lawrence was not green with envy, food poisoning, the stomach flu or even the world-famous NFR crud. He was just paying his dues, and upholding a longstanding NFR bull riders tradition, because hazing doesn’t only apply to the bulldogging here at the Super Bowl of Rodeo.

This tiny teen from Council Hill, Oklahoma—19-year-old Jeter is 5’ 6” and tips the scales at a slight 125 pounds; Council Hill is the neighboring town to the Steer Wrestling Capital of the World in Checotah—was a good sport about paying his debt.

“It’s just a rookie bet,” Jeter grinned. “If you’re a rookie at the NFR, and you don’t make the whistle on your first bull in Round 1, there’s a list. It’s basically a list of dares, and whoever rides the longest gets the least punishment. Whoever gets bucked off the quickest gets the worst of it.”

Think Santa’s naughty-or-nice list with a cowboy-locker-room twist.

“I was lucky and almost rode my bull (Jeter bucked off of Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Bill Fick Surprised at 6.58 seconds), so I got the least punishment,” he explained. “The older guys get to pick your punishment.”

There have been five bull riders inside these yellow NFR bucking chutes for the first time here this year—regular-season leader TJ Gray, Wacey Schalla, Cooper James, Jace Trosclair and Lawrence. To take it from the top in that order, Gray bucked off at 3.53 seconds; Schalla lost contact with his bull rope at 2.92; James twisted Dakota Rodeos’ Trump Train for 86 points to split second and third in Round 1; Trosclair was 84.5 aboard Big Rafter Rodeo’s Silver Bullet to split fifth and sixth; and Jeter darn near made the whistle, making it 6.58 seconds.

Translation: Schalla, who’s this year’s Resistol all-around rookie of the year and also had impressive ba****ck riding earnings this year (he’s won $224,680 riding into Round 10, and is ranked fourth in the world all-around race), had to pay the piper first and endure the worst punishment. Schalla had to get his ear pierced.

Gray was next in line and, as Jeter put it, and “Had to do the Edward 40 hands, where he had two 24-ounce beers taped to his hands and had to pound them” faster than eight seconds right after Round 3.

So you see, Jeter got off easy going green.

“I thought it was pretty fun being the Grinch in the grand entry,” said the 2024 California Rodeo Salinas champ; a feat this pro rodeo freshman considers the highlight of his first-ever regular season (he’s wearing the buckle here this week to back that up). “All the cowboys got a good laugh out of it, so it was just a good time. Cooper and Jace, who’s the class clown in the bull riders’ locker room, stayed on, so they had no price to pay.”

I had to ask…Did The Grinch get fined for playing along as the butt of the bull riders’ inside joke?

“Nope,” Jeter grinned. “I had a collar and a cowboy hat, so was in cowboy dress code. And I was wearing my back number. So it was all good, and all in good fun.”

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good Round 10 night!


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12/14/2024

Tyler Bingham earning 88.5 points and the Round 9 WIN of the National Finals Rodeo 🔥

12/14/2024

Magic In Motion ✨️ Madison MacDonald Thomas, beautiful job Cowgirl!! 🔥