CCRC Bull-a-Rama

Coyote Country Rodeo Club started in 1993 when a few rodeo enthusiasts went out on a limb with the intent to bring rodeo back to Vermillion. Hosting up to 5 rodeos a year in Clay County, Vermillion was once known for being one of the largest rodeo communities in South Dakota. In the early 80’s, rodeo had soon been forgotten in this area.

Starting the Bull-a-Rama was a new experience for us. Being involved in rodeo as a "Little Britches" contestant was a lot different than producing one from scratch and then pulling it off in just three months. Fundraising became our number one priority. The community came through with flying colors as we kicked into overdrive the sponsorship drives and money raising events. The event was an overwhelming success! The decision was soon adopted to make it an annual event.

Home to the Bull-a-Rama was the 4H grounds in Vermillion. After several years of renting the arena for our event, we soon turned to the Clay County Park Board with the idea of refurbishing the Clay County Park Arena and to have a multi use facility for other rodeo events. The old arena was built in 1967 and held the College National Finals. Through the years, the old arena had decayed. With the park board’s help, the new arena became under construction in 2000 and became the new home for the Bull-a-Rama. Team roping, team penning, barrel racing and 4H events have all adopted the new arena as well.

We have seen a lot of changes in our events over the past few years, including watching the local contestants the first few years and now we are watching our own children ride. And now, Bull-a-Rama  has booked The Extreme Bull riding Tour! For some of you, this may be the best group of up and coming bull riders you’ve seen and each and every one of them will be doing their best to get to the next level - The National Finals in LasVegas or the PBR! So watch close, you may be watching a future world champion!

The Coyote Country Rodeo Club would like to thank the sponsors, the fans and all of the dedicated and hard working members who have brought these rodeo events back to our community! Without you, we would not be here today giving back to the community. As a nonprofit organization we have donated money to many local charities as well as to local families in need of help.