Who rides into danger? A rodeo pickup man. During roughstock, - bucking stock - events, a pickup man’s job is to make sure both man and animal exit the arena safely. At the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo, these events are Bull Riding and Ranch Bronc Riding. Whether the cowboy stays on for eight seconds or gets bucked off, the ride ends with a dismount. That’s when the pick up men go to work.