Hunt of a Lifetime hunt

[denvas]

I know that it is deer season but is anyone hunting exotics now? My company, Blue Wonder Gun Care Products will be hosting a young man with leukemia on his dream hunt Dec 1-4 on the Rio Bonito ranch near Junction, Texas. Even though the hunt is scheduled to be for a mature whitetail buck the Youngman told me last night that he really wants to take an axis buck instead. Gwen, the Rio Bonito manager has decided to allow him to take either a whitetail, axis, sika, fallow, blackbuck or one of her rams. Along with the excellent bass fishing the ranch is known for, this should be a good hunt.

[DesertRam]

Sounds like he's in for a good time.  Wish him the best of luck (on the hunt and in life) from all of us here.  

I'll be down there in April to chase pigs and maybe an axis or blackbuck doe.

[denvas]

Who will you be hunting with in April?

[markc]

thats a good work you are doing for that young man.  Thank you for being there for all those young folks you take hunting.   I will be taking my oldest son after some sheep the day after Christmas.  Right now I am trying to get a whitetail for my wife.  So far  nuttin.
markc

[denvas]

Well it was a bit warmer than I really like for hunting but our young hunter was finally able to connect with the buck of his choice late Wednesday afternoon. Coby and his dad enjoyed a 3 day hunt on the Rio Bonito under the able guiding of Donnie Pope. While at the ranch they were able to view the regular inhabitants of the region such as whitetail deer, Rio Grande Turkeys, feral hogs, porcupines and various varmints. In addition to these locals they enjoyed the opportunity to view such strange new comers as scimitar horned oryx, axis deer, fallow deer, sika deer, blackbuck antelope, eland, Corsican rams and their various cousins, aoudad, impala, bison, and many more species that call the Rio Bonito home. At first Coby wanted to take that whitetail buck of his dreams but as he saw more and more of the different exotics which inhabit that part of the Lone Star state he changed his mind and began hunting for an axis or sika buck instead. Coby found the sika buck of his choice with barely an hour of daylight left on the last day of his hunt. After making a clean one shot kill, we had to really hold onto the ropes as we tried to prevent him from floating away on the clouds. After pictures and congratulations, ranch manager Gwen Hughes invited Coby to stick around for an extra day and try his hand at feral hog hunting. All in all we had a good trip and enjoyed the hospitality of the folks at the Rio Bonito. Here is a link to a picture of Coby, his dad and his buck. http://www.hunt101.com/img/077213.jpg

[HappyHunter]

This was a very good thing you did.

[willis5]

yes kudos to you.

[denvas]

So far the Texas division of Hunt of a Lifetime has these hunts planned for this hunting season;

Phillip MacFarland Muscular Sclerosis
Kyle Ranch, Bandera, TX 10/8-10/10
 
Donald Meshell (6 yrs. Old) Muscular Dystrophy
Triple JJ Ranch, Center, TX in October
 
Amanda Graham Muscular Sclerosis
Seals Ranch, Kerrville, TX Dec 17-20/04
 
David Formica 13 - Leukemia
Whitetail Junction Ranch, Junction, TX Nov 18-21
 
Zachery Neil – Duchene’s Muscular Dystrophy
Mabry Ranch, Catarina,TX Nov 27-30

If you know of any other youngsters that are suffering from or have suffered from a life threatening illness please contact us so that we can help make their dreams come true too!

Also if you know of a handicapped person, young or old, that wants to go hunting or fishing please let me know and I will put them in touch with a group that can help them. Thanks.