HE doesn't have a red cape or any of the flounces of a traditional bull fighter, but Owen Clauson is on his way to joining the next generation of daring rodeo clowns.
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The Mount Isa butcher said a friend convinced him to give it a go as a test and he hasn't turned back since.
?The North West Star spoke to Mr Clauson when he was in Camooweal preparing for his second big rodeo.
He said growing up on a station between Winton and Camooweal prepared him for a life working with cattle, but who knew he would be on the ground going head to head with a raging bull rather than mustering a docile mob from paddock to paddock.
``I just wanted to have a go at it, I did my first show in Boulia and I'm here now,'' he said. ``It [Boulia] was good fun.''
The bull fighter was adamant he hadn't been hurt by the bulls he was up against, but was brought back to earth by his mates who threatened to show a video of one bust-up he had in Boulia.
?``I got hit a few times but I was alright,'' he admitted.
``I do it for a bit of adrenaline but more for the fun.
``I don't really train, I just play a bit of touch footy and that's it.''
He can recall one bull that put him and bull rider Leaim ? Shaw, on notice.
``There was one called Jeepers Creepers that got my teammate a couple of years ago and it's kept us away,'' he said.
??``It was a bit grumpy that one.'' ?Mr Clauson said anyone aspiring to be a bull fighter or rodeo clown only needed two things _ no brains and enough smarts to get away in a hurry.
