Arizona Elk Society "Hunts for Heroes" wounded warrior Program

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The Arizona Elk Society started a wounded warrior Arizona hunt program, Hunts for Heroes, 8 weeks ago. With help from many outfitters, guides and volunteers we have taken many Arizona Disabled Veterans on hunts here. We have been very successful in fulfilling many dreams and helping these warriors “Heal through Hunting”. The comments we have received from the warriors are very rewarding, the changes we see in these men from the time they spend with the guides and volunteers is priceless.

 

Many of the pictures and letters from the warriors are on our website, www.arizonaelksociety.org/hunts-for-heroes.

 

Dave Holbrook, longtime volunteer and donor to the AES is the Hunts for Heroes Program Director. Dave has been a godsend in helping us get this program off the ground. Helping wounded warriors has been a passion of Dave’s for many years. In Dave’s outfitting camps everyone if treated like family and goes away being best friends. Many of the warriors have returned to help with other hunts. We can’t thank Dave enough for all he is doing for Arizona’s Veterans.

 

The Coueswhitetail.com community has been instrumental in helping the Program through the purchase of raffle tickets for the fundraising that goes towards helping with the hunts. Thank you for your support.

 

If you would like to get involved in this program we always need volunteers for camps, guides and outfitters that are familiar with different Units in AZ. We have many hunts coming up and we are receiving new tags all the time. If you know wounded warriors that qualify for the tag transfers here in Arizona please have them go to the website and fill out our application. information about contacting Dave and signing up at - www.arizonaelksociety.org/hunts-for-heroes

 

Thank you to all the raffle ticket buyers, volunteers, guides and especially Dave Holbrook for stepping up and helping us start his program.

 

Here are a few comments from our past warriors:

 

“My experience of being in the woods with a team of experts was more than humbling, and to me, an absolute vital step in becoming reacquainted with normal life.”

 

“What can we do to thank you guys for what you have done?”……. A question I’ve been asked a few times and never can come up with a solid answer. After all, we all enlisted mostly knowing what we were getting ourselves into. However, the Arizona Elk Society and Hunts for Hero’s have the answer figured out. Whether you’re a first time hunter, or have been in the woods your entire life, taking us on hunts like these is an extraordinary gift.”

 

“The hunt also got me out of my house and routine that keeps me to just myself. Met some good fellow veterans and other good men, that really care. And that by far speaks/shows respect that not a lot of people do.”

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I got a tag thru another organization this year and am excited to give it a go. Some of us have a ton of surgeries and usually you cannot plan the surgery dates. Sucks to miss that tag you have been dreaming about or just not be able to physically handle hunt when dates arrive.

 

Thanks aes for getting involved and getting us broken vets out there.