It was Chancy Wilson who planted the seed of encouragement that The Burke Stampede Rodeo go PRO. He recognized that our rodeo had been doing everything profes-sionally except inviting the cowboys and cowgirls of the PRCA (Profes-sional Rodeo Cowboys Association) and the WPRA (Women's Profes-sional Rodeo Association) to compete on our arena floor. Chancy had been providing stock for our amateur rodeo for several years. The Burke Stampede Committee took his advice to heart and for the first time in our 32 year history, The Burke Stam-pede was sanctioned by Professional Rodeo in 2021. It was all we had hoped for and dreamed of and more. And this year Chancy and crew known as Muddy Creek ProRodeo will be back to help us continue the Legend that is THE BURKE STAMPEDE RODEO.

Although (like the Stampede), Muddy Creek ProRodeo is young to the PRCA, their legendary stock goes back generations...... in fact, now in their fourth generation of a great bucking horse breeding pro-gram and of producing rodeos all over the Midwest, Chancy and Paige Wilson of Scenic, SD were both born into rodeo. They had great bucking horses....they needed great bulls and they found those in the elite bucking bull program of Andy and Dolores Podio and Circle 9 Cattle Company out of Newcastle, Wyoming. Chancy and Andy partnered up under the Muddy Creek ProRodeo banner in 2019.

Chancy and Paige along with their children Paytin, Rankyn, and Kashtyn, are extremely proud of their equine athletes born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation just a few miles north of Kyle, SD along the White River. For many years the Wilson's supplied the stock for the Burke Stampede and the spring High School Rodeo and are very excited to be re-turning to Burke with the PRCA rodeo. Some of their legendary stock include National Finals bucking horses Braggin Rights, Disco Infer-no, and Suga Boom Boom. Other notable horses over the years include Beetle Bailey, Pioneer Review, and Pejuta Haka, all who have won var-ious awards in several associations.

The Circle 9 Cattle Company and the entire Podio family, now in their 5th generation on their Wyoming cattle ranch, raise some of the rank-est bulls known to man, on the grasslands of the Powder River Ba-sin. Some of their legendary stock include National Finals bucking bulls Black Water, Propaganda, and Freaky Eyes. Other notable bulls include Social Distortion, Spy Glass and Let 'Em Go.

Since joining the PRCA, Muddy Creek has been selected to the Wrangler National Finals, Badlands Circuit Finals, and this year, the NFR Open. They are very proud of having the WPRA Small Rodeo of the Year (The Buffalo Stampede in Kadoka SD) and being nominated WPRA top 5 Stock Contractor of the Year.

Recognizing that he needed to fill every chute with outstanding broncs and bulls, Muddy Creek has asked their friends from Legend Rodeo Stock out of Taber, Alberta, Canada to supply stock to the Stampede. Legend Rodeo Stock was established in 2021, but has roots in and honors the decades of work of Montana and Alberta Canada based Greg and Judy Kesler in breeding, raising, and caring for the premiere bloodlines of bucking horses and bulls in North America. This folks is how a rodeo should be put on!!!

Chancy says, " So sit back----grab your seat and hang on tight cause "The Boys are Back in Town" and they mean business!! The legend that is rip roarin' bronc stompin' Burke Stampede rodeo continues.

Don't you miss a single performance of the Burke Stampede Rodeo July 15th, 16th and 17th. Performances at 7:00 PM each evening at the Stampede Arena Burke, SD. Advance tickets available on-line at www.burkestampederodeo.com and at various business locations in Winner, Colome, Gregory, Burke, Bonesteel, Platte, Pickstown, South Dakota, Naper and Spencer, Ne-braska.