DULUTH, Ga. – Three-time World Champion Bull Bushwacker grew into a worldwide superstar six years ago. His consecutive premier series buckoff streak reached an all-time record of 42 in a row until another superstar by the name of J.B. Mauney rode him for 95.25 points in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

That stardom has stayed with Bushwacker ever since.

Just two weeks ago, the bovine was in downtown Los Angeles for the PBR’s Iron Cowboy Dirt Carpet party outside of the Staples Center.

Fans flocked to Julio Moreno’s trailer to get a picture with the 12-year-old bull.

Then, over 2,300 miles away in Mount Orab, Ohio, there is Bad Touch.

The white 8-year-old bull with hints of black in his coat may not even be the most popular bull on his own ranch among the PBR fan base. That nod probably goes to K-Bar-C Bucking Bulls four-time PBR qualifier Mississippi Hippy.

However, Bad Touch is quietly becoming the unsung challenger to one of the most prestigious PBR records.

Bad Touch heads into the U.S. Border Patrol Invitational with 30 consecutive buckoffs on the premier series. His streak is tied for the seventh-longest in PBR history.

There won’t be a celebrity entrance for the rising star in Georgia, but Bad Touch will bring his lunch pail to work, put his hard hat on and continue to be a pure nuisance for the Top 35 bull riders in the world.

“He is a great offensive lineman that never gets noticed,” said PBR Director of Livestock Cody Lambert. “He is a great, great guard that does his job every single day. Never scored a point in his life and never gets his name in the paper, but never fails.

“He is the hero of the offensive line. The offensive lineman is just as important a player but he is never going to get noticed. The only people are ever going to appreciate him are his teammates.”

Just like a swinging guard that can also maul defensive lineman in the trenches, Bad Touch continues to be a grinder and bruiser in the arena against his bull riding opponents.

Bad Touch is 3-0 this season, and only three riders have made it past the 6-second mark on him since he debuted on January 3, 2015, in Baltimore.

The bovine athlete bucked for a year in Canada before Kenny McElroy bought him from Lorne High of Flying High Rodeo after his out at the 2014 ABBI World Finals – the same year in which Bushwacker retired.

“That bull kind of really moves forward a bit and he really rocks those guys back,” McElroy said last week in Arkansas. “He then he follows it up with a great, big kick. He is just strong. Everybody you talk to is like, ‘Man, when he comes around the corner it is like hitting a wall.’ That shows he is bringing a lot of power.”

Cody Nance has come the closest to riding Bad Touch, making it to 7.13 seconds against him in August 2015 in Nashville.

Dakota Buttar was able to warm up Bad Touch this season in the Windy City, but he wound up bucking off in 6.33 seconds.

2016 World Champion Cooper Davis lasted 6.06 seconds in Chicago in 2017.

In fact, Davis is one of six PBR or PRCA champions (Cody Teel, Guilherme Marchi, Kaique Pacheco, Silvano Alves and Mike Lee) that have been bucked off a combined nine times by Bad Touch.

Nearly one-third of Bad Touch’s buckoffs have come against World Champions.

Teel has been bucked off three times.

“The forward motion he has and not following it up with a lot of kick just wants to keep you on your pockets,” Teel said. “From my few experiences, his first long stride out is very difficult and awkward to pick up rhythm and timing with right from the start.”

Heartbreak Kid (D&H Cattle Company) is the next active bull in line with 28 consecutive buckoffs on the premier series, but he is not bucking in Duluth.

The thing about Bad Touch that makes him so puzzling is that his bull scores do not reflect his record either because so many of trips are so unmethodical.

Bad Touch averages only 42.2 points per out on the premier series, but so far in three outs in 2019 he is averaging 43.42 points.

He is not the stereotypical 45- or 46-point eliminator.

Lambert makes sure that any bull he brings to an Unleash The Beast event can allow a rider to win. Bad Touch’s degree of difficulty positions him in the championship round compared to standard long-round bulls.

Lambert cannot help but laugh when discussing Bad Touch.

“Bad Touch makes my life miserable,” Lambert said. “The bull riders hate him. They do not want to draw him. He is not mean or anything. His style of bucking is so strong, and really, very few guys have even come close to riding him or warmed him up.”

Lambert then added, “He makes me scratch my head. The bull riders would be happy as hell if I left him at home. I wouldn’t be delivering what we promise. We promise the best bull riders on the toughest bulls.

“Bad Touch is definitely one of the toughest bulls.”

Bad Touch will buck in the championship round on Sunday afternoon (CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. ET; RidePass 1:45 p.m. ET) at Infinite Energy Arena, and he will likely once again be the final or next-to-last selection of the championship-round draft.

He bucked off Taylor Toves last week in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in only 3 seconds.

The most recent bull to get to within striking distance of Bushwacker’s record was former World Champion Bull contender Mick E Mouse, who passed away in 2015, with the third-best streak in PBR history (34).

Stone Sober had a streak of 31 buckoffs before Mauney rode him in 2016 for 92.5 points in Nampa, Idaho.

Lambert does not believe Bad Touch will break Bushwacker’s record, but he admits he may continue to prove fitful for his opponents.

“I think somebody rides him before he beats Bushwacker, but it would be cool if he could because he definitely is an underdog,” Lambert concluded. “Bushwacker was a superstar and Bad Touch is anything but a superstar.”

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