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Special dove hunt gives mobility impaired hunters a shot
MDC
7/11/03
Hunters with mobility impairments are invited to take part in a dove hunt specially tailored to their needs. The hunt is set for Sept. 7 at Ten Mile Pond Conservation Area in Mississippi County. Cosponsors of the event are the Missouri Department of Conservation and the National Wild Turkey Federation. For more information, call Larry Neal, 573/334-8881, or Tim Hendershott, 573/335-9350.
(Missouri Dept. of Conservation photo)
Participants will have some of the Show-Me State's hottest dove hunting action all to themselves.
JEFFERSON CITY--A handful of hunters who use wheelchairs will be in the catbird seat--or maybe the dove seat--Sept. 7. That's when the Missouri Department of Conservation and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) will team up in the third annual dove hunt for mobility-impaired hunters.
The event takes place at Ten-Mile Pond Conservation Area in Mississippi County. The Conservation Department reserves a hunting area for the event, and NWTF volunteers serve as guides, helping hunters get to and from the field and retrieving downed birds.
Last year only three hunters took advantage of the event. That was good for them. They had an entire sunflower field to themselves. Two shot limits of 12 doves each.
In the past, hunters have come from as much as 200 miles away to get in on the action.
"It's well worth driving several hours to get here," said NWTF Regional Director Larry Neal. "With this kind of setup, the hunting usually is excellent. This year I can pretty much guarantee it's going to be terrific."
Participants check in at Ten Mile Pond CA headquarters at 5:30 a.m. The hunt ends at 1 p.m. For reservations, call Neal, 573/334-8881, or Tim Hendershott, 573/335-9350.
- Jim Low -
MDC
7/11/03
Hunters with mobility impairments are invited to take part in a dove hunt specially tailored to their needs. The hunt is set for Sept. 7 at Ten Mile Pond Conservation Area in Mississippi County. Cosponsors of the event are the Missouri Department of Conservation and the National Wild Turkey Federation. For more information, call Larry Neal, 573/334-8881, or Tim Hendershott, 573/335-9350.
(Missouri Dept. of Conservation photo)
Participants will have some of the Show-Me State's hottest dove hunting action all to themselves.
JEFFERSON CITY--A handful of hunters who use wheelchairs will be in the catbird seat--or maybe the dove seat--Sept. 7. That's when the Missouri Department of Conservation and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) will team up in the third annual dove hunt for mobility-impaired hunters.
The event takes place at Ten-Mile Pond Conservation Area in Mississippi County. The Conservation Department reserves a hunting area for the event, and NWTF volunteers serve as guides, helping hunters get to and from the field and retrieving downed birds.
Last year only three hunters took advantage of the event. That was good for them. They had an entire sunflower field to themselves. Two shot limits of 12 doves each.
In the past, hunters have come from as much as 200 miles away to get in on the action.
"It's well worth driving several hours to get here," said NWTF Regional Director Larry Neal. "With this kind of setup, the hunting usually is excellent. This year I can pretty much guarantee it's going to be terrific."
Participants check in at Ten Mile Pond CA headquarters at 5:30 a.m. The hunt ends at 1 p.m. For reservations, call Neal, 573/334-8881, or Tim Hendershott, 573/335-9350.
- Jim Low -
