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2011-07-24
Fishing with the Fish Doctor
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Fishing with the Doctor, soldiers enjoyed a 2 day event of fishing with Fish Doctor Charters in New Mexico, NY.
Nice catch!
2011-06-08
HFH Family Event at Francis Walter Dam with Army Corp Engineers
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Hunts for Healing along with help of The Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District hosted a wounded warrior and family for five days and nights camping at Francis E. Walter Dam located in Pennsylvania.
Juan Rivera and his wife, Maria and three children, Justin, Oseas and John, arrived at the Francis E. Walter Dam June 8. Camping in tents, fishing, white water rafting, geocaching and biking where some of the events they took part in during the week.
Rivera, who was wounded in 2004 in Iraq while deployed as a gunner with the 1st Infantry Division. He enjoyed the opportunity to fellowship with other service members and time with the family.
Thank you to the The Army Corps of Engineers and Francis Walter Dam operators for collaborating with us (Hunts For Healing) that made this event such a success.
2011-05-06
2011 Spring Gobbler Event
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Hunts For Healing hosted six wounded warriors. They traveled from Freedom Outdoor Adventure, Fort Benning, GA; the HOOAH (Healing Outside A Hospital) Fort Campbell, KY and Rhode Island to participate in our Spring Goobler Turkey event held at Ringneck Ridge In Laceyville, PA.
The warriors hunted turkey and fished for trout with co sponser Back Mountain Sheriff's Association from Back Mountain, PA at Francis Solcum State Park. The warriors also fished at local ponds located at the Ringneck Ridge Hunting Preserve area.
Five turkeys were harvested in three days. Special thanks to Top Calls for providing turkey calling 101 and helping to mentor the event. Local community groups and neighbors like the Beaver Meadows Ladies Group, local Boy Scouts, local 4H and New Hope Ministries helped with mentoring and added the touch of homemade food for the event. Thank you all for help and support.
2011-03-04
Pheasants & Coyotes
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Hunts for Healing provided and outdoor adventure of Pheasant and Coyote hunting for four wounded warriors. Pheasant hunting was a sucess and a six hour chase took place on a coyote with the PA Fox and Coyote Association. While no coyote was captured the hunting party did see action coming across bear and deer during the chase.
2011-01-05
Flintlock
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Hunts for Healing hosted three wounded soldiers for our flintlock event held at Ringneck Ridge Hunting Preserve in Laceyville, PA. Arriving from the south were three Army Rangers, Matt, Daniel and Michael to participate in a three day hunting expedition that created some lasting memories for all involved.
Flintlock experts gathered Wednesday afternoon to assist with weapons training and the strategic planning of the hunting locations. The Paternal Order of Purple Hearts arrived to assist with the hunting events and meet the soldiers. Wednesday evening community and mentors gathered together for a “meet and greet” dinner for all to get acquainted and help launch the event. What a blessing to have all these guests.
Rising early Thursday morning embracing the cold weather mentors, guides and Rangers headed out for a challenging day of hunting deer with flintlock guns. Tackling the brush, terrain, snow and very cold weather, the Rangers all harvested their deer by day two and it was on to pheasant hunting Friday and a dinner to meet with the members of the Pennsylvania Fox and Coyote Association to plot their coyote hunt for the next day.
The local forecast was predicting about two inches of fresh snowfall and temperature in the teens to start Saturday’s morning hunt. As we all awoke Saturday morning, it did snow, as we all hoped. The snow was critical for locating coyote tracks in the morning. As we gathered for breakfast, a mentor found tracks not too far away from the hunting lodge. We paired up into teams, two mentors for each warrior, and were strategically placed around the mountain in which the coyotes were travelling.
The hounds were released from the dog boxes and before long, the hounds sounded off in cadence. The chase was on. The echo from the hound’s voices bouncing off the opposite ridges was incredible to hear. Initially, for an hour, each hound was running its own coyote.
Opportunities abound for the warriors to see and harvest a coyote within this hour. It was estimated that four different coyotes were seen and shot at. The coyote’s left the initial ridge and focused their escape on the next mountain. The mentors/warriors were trailing the pursuit to the next mountain, but quickly got in strategic locations on the mountain. The hounds continued to chase the coyotes for the next five hours, running from ridge to valley and valley to ridge. As the day progressed, the coyotes seem to appear and disappear with ease, just playing with the hunters and hounds. A quote from one of the warriors: “The hounds are running ghost. Hounds were being seen, but the coyotes were not. I even walked up and confirmed the tracks; the dogs were running a coyote”.
The seventh hour, with night approaching, a coyote leaves the big woods and enters into a smaller wood lot (app 500 acres). Once again, the mentors/warriors make the move and enter the perimeter of the woodlot. This time, the coyote, makes the final miscue. A shot was heard and the vet said “coyote down”. A beautiful grey, forty pound coyote laid 20 yards away. A cheer erupted and high fives all around. The hunt ended, but not the memories. The day’s events were discussed back at the lodge into the night. Friends and memories were made this day.
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