Sports & Recreation — Hunting

All year around, the great outdoors beckons. As thousands of outdoorspeople take to the wild to hunt, many people with disabilities who have the desire to take part may think those activities aren ’t open to them.

However, as groups like Buckmasters American Deer Foundation (BADF) Disabled Services have shown countless times, hunting is very accessible to people with disabilities. And they’re only one of the many organizations available to help a disabled sportsperson head outdoors.

All it takes is the desire, the support of some like-minded friends, and maybe some adaptive equipment. If you supply the desire, you’ll find the rest of the ingredients are readily available.

Just about everyone, including those with quadruple amputations, vision loss, and stroke survivors, is able to experience the thrill of being part of a hunt.

RESOURCES & UPCOMING EVENTS

RESOURCES Buckmasters American Deer Foundation Web site: http://www.badf.org/ Colorado Division of Wildlife Mobility-Impaired Hunting and Fishing Access Website: http://wildlife.state.co.us/ Handicapped Hunting Resource Guide Web site: http://www.disabledhunting.net/ Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Website: http://fwp.state.mt.us/insidefwp/ctb/huntingopp.html   National Wild Turkey Federation Publisher of Wheeling Sportsman Magazine Web site: http://www.nwtf.org/ Outdoor Buddies Web site: http://www.outdoorbuddies.org/ Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Website: http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/disabled/hunting.html Wheelin Sportsmen Magazine Web site: http://www.wheelinsportsmen.org Wyoming Department of Game and Fish Website: http://gf.state.wy.us/index.asp UPCOMING EVENTS Please check back soon!