Well, on a cold Wednesday evening the day before Thanksgiving in Illinois, my daughter Kenzi harvested her first deer, a great doe to "fill the freezer" as she says! She hunted with the Holy Pursuit's Dream Foundation (www.holypursuitsdreamfoundation.com), who provides hunting or fishing trips for children with life threatening illnesses. She hunted for 2 1/2 days, getting up at 4:15 each morning and hunting the morning and going back out in the afternoon; she shot her doe during the last 30 minutes of the hunt. To say that they do unbelievable work for these kids is an understatement! The accommodations, hunt, equipment, and experience are beyond reproach; they have a track chair that Kenzi was able to use to get to the blind and she activated the trigger on a crossbow to fire by sucking on an air activated hose actuator. We stayed at Holy Pursuit Outfitters (if you are a deer hunter and haven't heard about the bucks their clients are harvesting, where have you been) and it was all top notch. Thank you to Holy Pursuits Dream Foundation and if you are looking for an organization to become involved with, check this one out!
As a father, I can't quite fully explain the emotions, getting to be with and see your child, who you thought could never achieve something like this, gets to do something that they have wanted to do. The picture of me kissing my daughter, a picture that was taken in the moment, has such an impact on me each time I see it. It brings back a flood of emotions, from seeing her persevere during the cold and staying after it, seeing her determination to follow through with what we had talked about during the fall, and seeing the raw emotion of her success made this hunt the greatest hunt that I have been a part of.
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That's awesome, good for her. What a great experience and organization that supports it.
Yes, the foundation that does it is unbelievable; this was actually a fill in hunt where a child was scheduled to go that week but got sick and could't go. They asked if Kenzi wanted to come during that week and they would still have her hunting trip that she wants to go on next year.
I have no words for the feeling I have in my heart. Kenzi, THANK YOU for allowing Dad to share this story. You are MY idol. I'll bet you that Dad's chest measurement has outgrown his shirts. Thank you for sharing this with us, and a BIG congratulations on your hunt.
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That is awesome! Congratulations to the young lady and to you for helping to make it happen! Thanks for sharing the story and pictures and best wishes for more memorable hunts together.
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I have no words for the feeling I have in my heart. Kenzi, THANK YOU for allowing Dad to share this story. You are MY idol. I'll bet you that Dad's chest measurement has outgrown his shirts. Thank you for sharing this with us, and a BIG congratulations on your hunt.
I will tell you that it was probably the greatest hunt I have been a part of. I am proud beyond words.
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I have no words for the feeling I have in my heart. Kenzi, THANK YOU for allowing Dad to share this story. You are MY idol. I'll bet you that Dad's chest measurement has outgrown his shirts. Thank you for sharing this with us, and a BIG congratulations on your hunt.
I will tell you that it was probably the greatest hunt I have been a part of. I am proud beyond words.
And THAT is what it is all about.
NRA Endowment Life Member (and proud of it)
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. - Plato
This thrills my heart to know this young lady got her deer. Congratulations to her and to dad. Wonderful dream come true.
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Weidmanshiell to the young huntress! A hearty congratulations to her family. My heart soars to see a new hunter bring home meat for her family. May she be blessed!
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