EXHIBIT 31.1
                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Daniel L. Hodges, certify that:


1. I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of Bronco Energy Fund,
Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
misleading  with respect to the period  covered by this  report;  3. Based on my
knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report,  fairly present in all material  respects the financial  condition,
results of operations,  changes in net assets,  and cash flows of the registrant
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's  other
certifying  officers and I are  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining
disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
      a)  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
      disclosure  controls and procedures to be designed under our  supervision,
      to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,  including
      its consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
      entities,  particularly  during the  period in which this  report is being
      prepared;

      b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions  about  the
      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,  as of the end of
      the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

      c)  disclosed  in this  report  any  change in the  registrant's  internal
      control over  financial  reporting that occurred  during the  registrant's
      most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's  fourth fiscal quarter in the
      case of an annual report) that has materially  affected,  or is reasonably
      likely to  materially  affect,  the  registrant's  internal  control  over
      financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent  evaluation of internal  control over  financial  reporting,  to the
registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of the  registrant's  board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
      a) all significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
      operation  of  internal   control  over  financial   reporting  which  are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's  ability to record,
      process, summarize, and report financial information; and

      b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
      employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
      over financial reporting.



Date: March 16, 2006

/s/ Daniel L. Hodges
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Daniel L. Hodges, Chief Executive Officer

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