Wheelin' Sportsmen - NWTF
02-04-2010, 11:13 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Indiana
Posts: 19
Wheelin' Sportsmen - NWTF
Hey guys! 
I was wondering if anyone has worked with this NWTF outreach program.
http://www.wheelinsportsmen.org/whee...UBSITE=wheelin
I saw a hunt on "Turkey Call" a couple of week's ago that highlighted this program and it really inspired me... It showed hunters taking Military Vets out for hunts who had been injured protecting our freedom.
Although I'm not in a position to help other's turkey hunt YET... It is a hope of mine, to do so, once I become more experienced.
Appreciate your thoughts, comments or feedback!!!
Is it April 21st yet??? (Indiana Opener) LOL
Kim
I was wondering if anyone has worked with this NWTF outreach program.
http://www.wheelinsportsmen.org/whee...UBSITE=wheelin
I saw a hunt on "Turkey Call" a couple of week's ago that highlighted this program and it really inspired me... It showed hunters taking Military Vets out for hunts who had been injured protecting our freedom.
Although I'm not in a position to help other's turkey hunt YET... It is a hope of mine, to do so, once I become more experienced.
Appreciate your thoughts, comments or feedback!!!
Is it April 21st yet??? (Indiana Opener) LOL
Kim
02-04-2010, 05:09 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 125
I videoed a Handicap hunt sponsored by the NWTF on 1/21/10 in Flemington NJ and it was such a success. A few weeks ago I talked to a guy on the site named Jim and he told me about this hunt they were hosting for handicap wheeling sportsman and handicap Wounded Warriors. It sounded like such a great cause that I made sure to PM him right away.
Yesterday was the opening day of their 3-day event, and it's the only time throughout the whole year that they offer this program. It was great to meet the guys and it turned out that each one at yesterday's hunt was a Wounded Warrior. The stories these guys told were really crazy, and I got to be honest, it was hard to hear some of the stuff that these guys have been through while in the line of duty. It really makes you appreciate how much our soldiers sacrifice for our country.
We all ate lunch, then they set me up with a great guy named Eddie as my hunter and Jim Long as our guide. We got into the blind and I did an interview with Eddie and was shocked to find out that he had never been hunting before! He grew up in New York City and was never exposed to the outdoors while growing up (except for summer camp - how sad!!) After he returned from the war and was back on his feet, the Wounded Warriors Program helped him out by organizing all kinds of fun events , a lot of which were outdoor adventure types. Eddy said that this is where his real love for the outdoors was finally sparked and he was lucky enough to make a few new friends who got him shooting again, brought him to get his test and geared him up with everything he would need for his first hunt.
Well after a few great stories and a couple of sandwiches, we had one deer come cruising in at about 4pm. When the deer fist came in, it was only about 20 yards away, but there was a ton of brush. After about five minutes of waiting, it finally stepped out into an opening and Eddie raised his shot gun up... and boom! He dropped his first deer right in its tracks! After about ten minutes of celebrating we settled down because it was prime time for more deer to come in.
At about 4:40pm here comes some more does! So we had Eddie take his safety off and raise his gun up. After about 20 minutes of the deer milling around towards us, they finally came into range and Eddie fired... but the first shot was a miss! That didn't stop Eddie though! To his luck, one of the scared deer didn't know were the shot came from and it ran right at the blind, stopping at 10 yards -- perfect range for Eddie to drop it!
I couldn't believe it -- Eddie's first time hunting and he got two deer! It was such an awesome day to be apart of and I'm glad that I got the opportunity to show my appreciation first hand to one of our brave soldiers.To top it all of the video came out great!
Here is another handicap hunt we video last year in Maryland during the turkey season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP9qnyLk7IU
Yesterday was the opening day of their 3-day event, and it's the only time throughout the whole year that they offer this program. It was great to meet the guys and it turned out that each one at yesterday's hunt was a Wounded Warrior. The stories these guys told were really crazy, and I got to be honest, it was hard to hear some of the stuff that these guys have been through while in the line of duty. It really makes you appreciate how much our soldiers sacrifice for our country.
We all ate lunch, then they set me up with a great guy named Eddie as my hunter and Jim Long as our guide. We got into the blind and I did an interview with Eddie and was shocked to find out that he had never been hunting before! He grew up in New York City and was never exposed to the outdoors while growing up (except for summer camp - how sad!!) After he returned from the war and was back on his feet, the Wounded Warriors Program helped him out by organizing all kinds of fun events , a lot of which were outdoor adventure types. Eddy said that this is where his real love for the outdoors was finally sparked and he was lucky enough to make a few new friends who got him shooting again, brought him to get his test and geared him up with everything he would need for his first hunt.
Well after a few great stories and a couple of sandwiches, we had one deer come cruising in at about 4pm. When the deer fist came in, it was only about 20 yards away, but there was a ton of brush. After about five minutes of waiting, it finally stepped out into an opening and Eddie raised his shot gun up... and boom! He dropped his first deer right in its tracks! After about ten minutes of celebrating we settled down because it was prime time for more deer to come in.
At about 4:40pm here comes some more does! So we had Eddie take his safety off and raise his gun up. After about 20 minutes of the deer milling around towards us, they finally came into range and Eddie fired... but the first shot was a miss! That didn't stop Eddie though! To his luck, one of the scared deer didn't know were the shot came from and it ran right at the blind, stopping at 10 yards -- perfect range for Eddie to drop it!
I couldn't believe it -- Eddie's first time hunting and he got two deer! It was such an awesome day to be apart of and I'm glad that I got the opportunity to show my appreciation first hand to one of our brave soldiers.To top it all of the video came out great!
Here is another handicap hunt we video last year in Maryland during the turkey season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP9qnyLk7IU
Last edited by bushnlo; 02-04-2010 at 05:19 PM.
02-05-2010, 12:20 PM
#3
Spike
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Indiana
Posts: 19
Bushnlo,
Wow - I really commend you for doing this and it sounds like you got just as much out of it as Eddie did!!! Congrats to you and to Eddie for knocking down 2 deer!
Thank you so much for your story, for the pictures and the video! It really did turn out great!!! Your story inspired me even MORE to get involved in something like this.
Thanks again! The journey towards making the world a better place starts within ourselves... Way to go!!!
Kim
Wow - I really commend you for doing this and it sounds like you got just as much out of it as Eddie did!!!
Congrats to you and to Eddie for knocking down 2 deer!Thank you so much for your story, for the pictures and the video! It really did turn out great!!! Your story inspired me even MORE to get involved in something like this.
Thanks again! The journey towards making the world a better place starts within ourselves... Way to go!!!
Kim
