Bunky Boger was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, May 28, 1930. At age 6 he began spending summers with family friends in Wyoming where a love of the West took hold of him. Wanting to be a cowboy, as a teenager Boger began riding bulls — and then steer wrestling — at local rodeos to earn money. Soon the bullfighters caught his eye; Boger figured he could make more money if he fought bulls every performance instead of competing.
Over time, Boger began training his own animals, and his bullfighting evolved into an animal and comedy act. He trained dogs, a miniature Brahman, a blanket appaloosa, and even a buffalo to perform tricks for his show. Traveling to rodeos throughout North America, Boger became a mainstay in the rodeo world, and was even chosen to work the barrel at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1975.
In the late ‘70s, Boger began to travel with the circus and, in 1994, the fair business. Though Boger is no longer in rodeo, the world of rodeo is still with Boger, as his act has evolved to include an educational aspect that teaches children lessons about agriculture, farming, and the rural lifestyle.
