When cowboys began to put on shows and eventually rodeos in towns in Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming, bulldogging became popular. Bill Pickett was considered the best. From the earliest days of trail driving it was sometimes necessary to rope steers which broke away from the herd. Roping a running steer was not easy. The cowboy often threw many misses, and the steer could be a long way from the herd before it was brought down. At times a cowboy forgot his rope and had to bring down a steer by hand.

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