Jacob Deer Rut Committee helps disabled hunters

Every deer hunter looks forward to the opening day of deer season. Every year hunters get ready to go out into the woods to chase after those elusive whitetails. But what if you could not go out every year or never had the opportunity like most of us have to even go deer hunting? There are many people in this world, especially young kids who will never get to experience the joys of deer hunting. There are a few programs out there and Joey Thurston, the sight manager for the Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area has set up a special hunt for children with disabilities and life threatening illnesses. This year the Jacob Deer Rut Committee got involved in donating some product for the five lucky hunters. Steve Young and Brian Vanpelt (two members of the Jacob Deer Rut Committee) went down to hand out the donations to the kids. The five kids were thrilled on what was donated and could not wait to go hunting the next day. Each child has a guardian or parent along with a guide to help them out. Blinds are easily accessible for the hunters. Special thanks go out to all of the volunteers that donated their time to help these special children. The organization that really gets this program going is the United Special Sportsman Alliance. They are the ones that provide a cost free outdoor experience the critically ill and disabled youth. The President of the advisory group also attended. Mr. Ron Johnson. Also a special thanks to Jon Adams of NATGEAR for his donations. If you are interested in donating or helping this fine organization please check out their website. www.childwish.com. Here are the names of the five children that got to go on the hunt. From left to right are Cole Ruppe (age 10) from Suffolk,Va. Wesley Johnson(age 22) from Spencer,WI. Jayden Mayfield(age 8) from Owensbor,KY. Chase Kupferschmid(age 19) from Fairberry,IL. Dawson DeCapp(age 7) from Geneseo,IL. This was a hunt of a lifetime for these young hunters. The Jacob Deer Rut Committee will continue to be involved to the fullest extent for this great event.