ProRodeo Sports News - April 3, 2020

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Cole Elshere delivering beef as stores run short

BY THE NUMBERS 14 Bull riders Wacy Cathey (1976, 1978-79, 1981- 91) and Ted Nuce (1982- 95) each qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 14 times, an event record. 24 The number of times steer wrestler Roy Duvall qualified for the Wrangler NFR, 1966-86, 1990-91, 1994, an event record. He won world championships in 1967, 1969 and 1972. Duvall was inducted with the inaugural class to the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979 in Colorado Springs, Colo. 73 The record number of career round wins for Trevor Brazile combined McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. Brazile’s last round win came in Round 10 of the 2018 Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas. That round win propelled him to his PRCA-record 14th all- around world title and 24th gold buckle. Brazile made it 25 career gold buckles after winning the 2019 NFSR in November in Mulvane, Kan. from the Wrangler NFR and the Clem

Stores near South Dakota saddle bronc rider Cole Elshere were running out of beef because of the COVID-19 epidemic. But Elshere, a ProRodeo saddle bronc rider, is doing his best to keep his neighbors well fed. “With this epidemic going on, the stores aren’t keeping up,” Elshere said. As of March 30, it remained uncertain when things would return to normal. “We will try to keep growing and run more cattle through our program and have our supply meet the demand,” Elshere said. “It feels like a blessing to be able to help out.” The 30-year-old cowboy started selling packaged beef from his herd last fall at elshereranch.com under the name Elshere Ranch Beef. “We raised cattle forever and decided that the beef we get to enjoy is something a lot of people don’t get to experience, and so we hold some steers back to feed out and sell locally,” Elshere said. “Once COVID-19 hit, the stores sold out of beef, so I put a Facebook ad out there and we sold everything we had. We’re booked out through May.” Elshere estimated he’s delivered beef to 40 homes and has about a dozen more families in line. His beef gets processed in Sturgis, S.D., and USDA inspected before he can deliver. “You get peace of mind knowing you have your freezer stocked to last all year and knowing where the beef was raised and how it was treated is something

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you don’t always get,” Elshere said. “In the store you don’t know where it comes from, but I know which pasture the steers were fed in. South Dakota has outstanding grassland for cattle and beef.” Elshere is a three-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (2012-14). “We’ve just started calving out here, so I guess I normally stop rodeoing this time of the year anyway,” Elshere said. “It hasn’t affected us too much yet. We have 800 calves coming. It will be a busy couple of months around here for sure.”

Broussard keeping busy with horses, crawfish

PRCA rodeos might be at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, but bareback rider Taylor Broussard has a back-up plan. While competing in ProRodeo is the primary way many cowboys make a living, Broussard is back working at Acadia Crawfish Co. in Crowley, La. “I worked there off and on for quite a while, and whenever I’m home, when they are needing me over there, I go over

“Whenever I sit down to eat, I eat a bunch of crawfish,” Broussard said. “I can eat 10 pounds for sure.” Broussard made his Wrangler National Finals Rodeo debut in 2019. He earned a coveted bid to the Finals on Sept. 29, the last day of competition of the regular season. Aboard Diamond G Rodeo’s Fifty Shades of Bay, Broussard won the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in San Bernardino, Calif., and earned $4,611,

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there,” he said. “I haven’t had to go there in a while, but with all this downtime, I have just been riding a bunch of horses and going over there and working.” Broussard’s father, Scott, has been the sole owner of Acadia Crawfish for more than two decades.

locking up a spot in Las Vegas in December. Broussard placed in one round at the Finals – Round 2 – where he was sixth with an 87-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Scarlet Fever. Broussard finished 15th in the world standings with $93,502.

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