Teams competed in categories including ranch bronc riding, stray gathering, team sorting, wild cow milking and branding.

Photo by Devin Pettigrew / courtesy Center for Big Bend Studies A hunter was looking for deer on a West Texas ranch last season when he came across an unusual object sticking out of a dry creek bed.

The West Texas Ranch Rodeo Extravaganza returns this week for its third year with an even bigger celebration of Western heritage and skill. This year’s event, to be held Wednesday through ...