Native Smoke

🚨Late post🚨

First competition of the year is officially in the books, and man… what a way to start it. We rolled into Panther Island Pavillon in Fort Worth for the long‑awaited return of the Cowtown Cookoff & Music Festival, hosted by the Fort Worth Cops 4 Kids, and this competition did NOT disappoint, drawing 56 championship caliber teams.

The vibe was electric — music, crowds, smoke rolling in the air — exactly the kind of atmosphere you want when you’re kicking off a new season. We locked in, cooked our cook, and here’s how it shook out:

🐔 4th Place Chicken
🐖 13th Place Ribs
🐮 No‑Call Brisket (she stayed sleeping this weekend)
🔥 8th Place Overall

Not the perfect cook, but a damn strong start to the year and a great way to knock the dust off.

Huge shoutout to the FWPOA, the Outlaw BBQ Association, and Laura and Judy for running a smooth judging area. Also huge congratulations to Aj George with Okie Folks Barbecue on his GC and the birthday boy Brian Colter with Rope and Choke Competition Bbq Team on his RGC. Also congrats to everyone who heard their numbers called! Season’s officially underway — let’s go!

Big love to the sponsors who believe in us:

Burns Surveying LLC
Big Phil's Smokers & Metal Works


And the companies that help us get those walks:

Texas Oil Dust LLC
Royal Oak Charcoal
H‑E‑B
Texas Pepper Jelly
Gulf Coast Smoke
Prairie Fresh
Blues Hog
Head Country
Chicken Fried BBQ
LC BBQ
Bubba's Blue Plate BBQ Supply
Twisted Oliver Bbq

Was blessed to get the chance to go cook this weekend at El Dorado Chevrolet McKinney Texas. Huge thank you to James Page with Patriot BBQ 903 for suppling us with drums and everything to cook, even being the real reason why we were able to take home 4th in the Rib Cook Off Association competition on Friday night. Thank you to Laura, Judy, Walker abd Terry for running such a smooth judging area. Kevin Perry and company host such a great competition. I still have no clue what judges in McKinney want haha here’s how we placed

🐔 - No call
🐷 - 1st Place 🏆🥇
🐮 - No call

Finished 12th overall. Huge congratulations to our Aj George with Okie Folks Barbecue on that GC and Bryan Parker with his RGC.

Thank you to our sponsors who support us!!

Gourmet Wood Products, Inc.
Texas Oil Dust LLC
Big Phil's Smokers & Metal Works
Papa Joes BBQ Pro Shop
Burns Surveying LLC
Twisted Oliver Bbq

Also huge thanks to the companies who make great products that contribute to us walking.

Prairie Fresh
Royal Oak Charcoal
Texas Pepper Jelly
Chicken Fried BBQ
ThermoWorks
Cimarron Doc's Bar-B-Q & Chili Co.
Blues Hog
LC BBQ
H-E-B
Head Country
Bubba's Blue Plate BBQ Supply