Gavin Knutson, the two-time Big Sky Region bull riding champion for Montana Western, has been drafted by the Nashville Stampede of the PBR Teams Series.
BUTTE — Things have been moving fast for Gavin Knutson, a Montana Western bull rider and Polson native.
And not just in the last week since he was drafted by the Nashville Stampede in the Professional Bull Riders Teams New Rider Draft with the 23rd overall pick. But even the past six years or so since Knutson first started riding bulls has been a whirlwind.
So, when he found out his selection was official by seeing Montana native and PBR legend Flint Rasmussen announce his name, Knutson wasn’t quite sure how to react.
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With the CNFR and then the PBR season looming, the whirlwind will likely continue for Knutson.
But luckily for the Montanan bull rider, he loves every second of it. While he started rodeo as a way to keep busy, it’s turned into a lifestyle.
About six years since hopping onto the back of a bucking bull for the first time, there is nothing that Knutson would rather be doing.
“I don’t really consider having any bad days at the office. I get to do what I love all day, every day, and everything I do is about it,” he said.
Gavin Derkatch is a sports reporter for the Montana Standard. Follow him on Twitter @GDerkatch or email him gavin.derkatch@406mtsports.com
