Here is an orginazation that’s sole purpose is to establish fellowship with disabled sportsmen and women and help them to get outdoors and enjoy it as much as possible.  The orginazation has a website www.outdoorbuddies.org .  It also has a dedicated group of director’s that work tirelessly and without pay on thier own time to make these outdoor adventures happen. The disabled sportsmen and women that come forward and express interest in getting back into the outdoor’s after their injury or illness are welcomed by the group.  It has a Colorado and a Kansas group but people from all over the country are welcome to join.   Groups like this and people like this need to be recognized for their efforts and sponsor’s need to get on board and help them with their efforts.  Outfitter’s and guides do step forward and donate hunts on their properties and as you can see from their website it has all be a great success.  The HUNT is not about the kill, and people that do not hunt just don’t understand that concept.  It is the fellowship of the hunters, sharing stories and the comradarie of being outdoors with other people.  There is nothing like a frosty sunrise while sitting there on stand and just being in the outdoors.  Being in a wheelchair does not make it any less exciting for the disabled participants.  Being in a truly remote area and seeing the sights and the magnificent animals in their natural setting would not be possible for these disabled outdoorsmen and women without the help of the Outdoor Buddies.  To be able to harvest an animal is just an added bonus for the participants as it will provide meat for the year and a memory to never be forgotten.  The look on a person’s face who thought they would never get to be outside or to hunt or fish in a setting like the Outdoor Buddies enables them to be in again is priceless.  I have seen that grown man and child get emotional after getting to share in a special outdoor moment that they had given up on as something that would just never happen due to their medical condition.  Thank you Outdoor Buddies for the work you all do so unselfishly!

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