Date: November 20th-25th, 2024
Heroes Served: 5
Location: Tiskwilla, Illinois
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Details: Heroes James Hawks, Brandon Long, Jarid Clapp, Richard Bell, and Jay Youngblood, arrived safely at the Wyndham Hotel in Princeton Illinois and were greeted by WHHC staff members David Faville, Jeffrey Kelley, Anthony Gray, Bernie Altman. Also in attendance was Franca Fasano who represents the Faville Family, the owners of the 1,250 acre ranch the Heroes would be hunting on. After brief introductions each Hero was issued their hotel room key, and everyone was taken out for a welcome dinner.
The next morning the Heroes enjoyed breakfast at the hotel and were picked up at 9:00AM and taken to the Cloverleaf Ranch. Upon arrival, the Heroes were given a safety briefing by Officer Brook Stanbary and issued their complimentary Illinois hunting license and tags and proceeded to the gun range. After the Heroes returned, they were greeted by Mr. Phillip Foster, a representative from the office of Senator Tammy Duckworth. Mr. Phillip presented each Hero with an appreciation letter for their service that was personalized and signed for each Hero. After introductions each Hero was presented with a brand new Tactacam 6.0 camera to record their hunt and experience while at the Cloverleaf Ranch. The day ended with another great meal at a local restaurant.
The next morning the Heroes arrived at the Ranch very early and were placed at their hunting locations. Hero Jay Youngblood was the first to shoot and harvested a nice 8-point buck. Each Hero had encounters with deer, but no other deer were harvested on this day. Once the hunting was over the Heroes were taken out for dinner before being returned to their hotel rooms.
The following 2 days of hunting would prove to be a challenge as the deer movement was slow. Heroes Richard Bell and James Hawks were fortunate enough to fill their tags on the last day of hunting. After camp was cleaned up and the deer were processed, Mr. Faville took everyone to a local 5-star restaurant for a farewell dinner.
This event would not be possible without the support of the Faville family. This was our second year at the Cloverleaf Ranch and the Heroes had another phenomenal experience. We appreciate everyone who continues to support WHHC and the Heroes we have the honor of serving. We can't wait to bring more Heroes to the Cloverleaf Ranch next year!

Details: Hero Heather and her husband Travis arrived on Sunday October 13th at Hupp Outfitters in Long Bottom, Ohio. The weather was great all week with a cold front moving in on Monday night. Deer were moving all week, but the old mature bucks were lying low during daylight periods. On Thursday, that all changed! At 6:30PM Heather successfully harvested a beautiful 8-point buck at 30 yards.
As always, the food and accommodations were amazing. We truly appreciate the Hupp family continuing to support WHHC and the partnership that has formed to ensure those we serve get the best experience possible!

Date: September 14, 2024
Number Of Heroes: 19 
Location: El Campo, Texas

Date: August 31st - September 5th, 2024 
Number Of Heroes: 2
Location: Gold Beach, Oregon ​

Details: During the Hero selection process for this hunt, we learned of two brothers that resided in Oregon, and qualified for an all-expense paid hunt with WHHC. After speaking with Tim McLaren and Andrew McLaren, they were ecstatic and were selected as this year’s participants for our annual Elk hunt in Gold Beach, Oregon.
Heroes Tim and Andrew arrived at base camp and were greeted by Ron and Steve, our hosts and guides. The group got to share a delicious homemade taco dinner cooked by Donna, Ron's beautiful wife. Our generous landowners, Lyle and Diane, came by to join in welcoming the two heroes. After dinner, the Heroes and the guides went on reconnaissance and saw around 30 Roosevelt Elk in the area the Heroes would be hunting the next morning. After their encounter with the herd of Elk the Heroes and their guides returned to camp and shared stories by the campfire.
The next morning the Heroes woke up to a roaring campfire and hot fresh coffee. Shortly after 6am, Steve and Ron arrived at camp to meet up with the Heroes. As tradition, the USA flag was hoisted in base camp and the Heroes were taken to their hunting blinds. On the way to his blind, Tim and his guide bumped into a herd of Elk and decided to take a shot. Tim took his time and ended up making a very good shot and harvested his very first Elk, and it was a spike!
On day two, the Heroes woke up to Elk within range of base camp. Hero Andrew decided that he would like to take a shot at one of the spike Elk and took a shot. After the encounter, Andrew was reflecting on every detail about his shot and shared that his legs were shaking due to the adrenaline rush. After reviewing the camera footage, the team decided it would be best to give the Elk time since the shot looked low. The Heroes returned to camp and distracted themselves by playing Cribbage and the volunteers prepared baby back ribs for dinner.
After four hours of waiting, the team entered the woods and followed the blood trail to find Andrew's spike Elk standing and alive. Andrew took another shot at the Elk, and it was spot on. Andrew had just harvested his very first spike Elk! After a photo session the Elk was taken back to base camp and field dressed. Both Heroes were officially tagged out by mid-day on day two and everyone was extremely pleased with the results. The Heroes enjoyed a fantastic lunch provided by the neighbors and afterwards the Elk were quartered and stored at the neighbors to keep cool.
Congratulations to Heroes Tim and Andrew on their successful hunt. The time they got together in the field is priceless and we are very thankful for our donors and sponsors that continue to help Heroes “Heal On The Hunt’!

​Date: May 8th-11th, 2024
Number Of Heroes Attending: 2
Location: Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania

Details: WHHC sent 2 Heroes to T.B wilderness Lodge in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania to attend our annual Spring Turkey hunt. Heroes Jimmy King and Calvin Thomas arrived Thursday afternoon where they were greeted by the Belinda family and friends. This hunt is not only about trying to harvest a turkey but is truly the definition of "Healing On The Hunt". The Forecast for the few days did not look to good but it did manage to hold off from raining the first and last morning. The heroes tried their best to harvest a mature Tom and heard turkeys over the few days. They even had a few shots fired but were not able to tag out.  During the Heroes stay, they enjoyed great food, conversation and lots of laughs! Both heroes enjoyed their time spent at T.B. Wilderness Lodge and are looking forward to staying in touch with their new lifelong friendships that were made. Both Heroes have been invited back by the Belinda's to attend a fall Whitetail Deer hunt. A huge thank you to the Belinda Family!

Date: April 18th-21st, 2024
Number Of Heroes Attending: 2
Location: Ashland, Virginia
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Details: Heroes Doug W. and William S. were flown from Texas and landed in Ashland, Virginia on April 18th to join our friends from Unit To Back Outdoors for the 8th Annual Old Dominion One Shot turkey hunt. This event is always a great time, and the Heroes enjoyed every second of their time in Virginia.

Date: March 23rd, 2024
Location: Baytown, Texas
Number Of Heroes: 2

​Date: December 10, 2023
Location: Huffman, Texas
Heroes Served: 3

Details: While the warm weather was still around, we decided to plan our last White-Bass trip of the year. The Heroes had an action-packed night of fishing and filled their coolers. ​

Details: Hero Jay Cab and his two sons enjoyed an evening of Fishing in Baytown, Texas with Heather and Zack Scott from Zack Attack Fishing. Shortly after launching, the coolers began filling with fish and by the time the evening was over Jay had plenty of fish to share with his family. It was another great day on the water with a Hero and his family.

Date: November 16, 2023
Location: Baytown, TX
Number Of Heroes Served: 1

​Details: All 5 heroes Chad Rozinski, Patrick Wickens, Daniel Barnes, John Drinkard, and Bernie Altman arrived safely and was greeted by Wounded Heroes Staff Members Jeffrey Kelley & Anthony Gray along with The Faville family who hosted this hunt on their 1,250 acre farm the Cloverleaf Ranch. After settling in, everyone was taken out to a nice restaurant for dinner.
The following day all of the heroes were picked up after having breakfast at their hotel and driven to the ranch where they all sighted in their weapons and also was met by Brook Stanbary, a conservation police officer, who gave everyone there Hunting license and Tags and went over all of the procedures. Each Hero was also presented with a Brand new Tactacam 6.0 Camera. We all had lunch at the Cloverleaf ranch and later on went to another fine restaurant for dinner.
On day 2, everyone got up bright and early and left for the ranch at 4:00 AM, we then ate breakfast and the Heroes were taken to their hunting spots. It was a chilly 26 degrees and everyone saw plenty of deer. Hero Chad Rozinsky harvested a mature buck with his Crossbow.
On day 3, nice bucks were taken by Daniel Barnes who was using a muzzleloader and Bernie Altman who was using a shotgun. On the last day of the hunt John Drinkard harvested a nice big doe. Patrick Wickens had several opportunities to harvest a buck but he passed and was hoping to get a shot at one of the monster trophy bucks he had seen. On the final evening Mr. Andy Faville treated everyone to another fantastic meal at a fine dining restaurant. Mr. Andy Faville and his entire family and staff went above beyond to make this event was an unforgettable experience. Our thanks goes out to them and we look so very forward to making this an annual event.

Details: WHHC staffers and veterans Steve Jackson and Anthony Gray were treated by Jeff Kelley to a Veterans Day weekend archery hunt at his beautiful farm in Pennsylvania.
On Friday evening, the bucks were chasing and running does all over the property. No shooters gave either vet a shot.
Veterans Day was on fire. Anthony saw a few shooters and connected around 4:30 PM on a nice 8 point. The buck decided to bury himself in extreme thick terrain down the other side of a mountain. It took Anthony and Steve 2 hours to pull him out!
The guys parted ways on Sunday morning after a relaxing weekend at a beautiful farm!
Huge thanks to Jeff Kelley for sharing his beautiful farm!

Details: We met our friends Zack and Heather Scott from Zack Attack Fishing at the Thompsons Marina for an evening of fun on the bay. Wounded Hero Jeff, and his wife Sheabrie were such a pleasure to have aboard, they both have incredible stories of survival, and it was an honor to be able to serve both of them. The fishing started off slow but after the sun went down the Heroes started hooking into Bull Reds and the fight was on.
Thank you to everyone who continue to support WHHC, these trips would not be possible without you!

Details: Hero Mark and guide Steve arrived at Hupp Outfitters on Sunday evening. They settled in and had an amazing home cooked dinner in anticipation of WHHC’s 4th annual Hupp hunt.
They had an amazing first sit. They saw plenty of deer and at around 8:30, a nice, unique rack buck came in. Mark let one fly with the crossbow. Unfortunately, the shot was a tad low and the buck lived.
During the search, they utilized the services of a thermal drone to assist. The technology is absolutely amazing and is a perfect alternative to a tracking dog. Huge shoutout to Air-Rowe Drone Recovery & Ag Services for donating their time and services!
Mark harvested his first ever deer on Thursday at around 9:00. The shot was perfect on a big doe! They dropped the doe off at Rose's Deer Processing. Another huge shoutout for processing his deer for no charge. They had the deer processed, vacuum sealed and frozen solid in less than 24 hours!
As always, huge shoutout to Hupp Outfittersfor allowing us the opportunity to keep doing this hunt every year! Always amazing people, food and giant bucks!

Date: September 23rd - 25th, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 5
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana ​

Date: September 14, 2023
Location: Palacios, Texas
Number Of Heroes: 18 

​Details: We got the invite from Speed Limit Outfitters LLC to come down south for a Dove hunt. We quickly made a call to our friends at Retrievers From Warriors and invited them to bring some of their Heroes along for the trip. A few days later, we had 18 Heroes in Palacios, Texas sitting along a fence row harvesting Dove left and right. It was non-stop action! Dove hunting was new for us at WHHC but after seeing how the Heroes got to interact and build friendships while hunting we have decided to offer more Dove hunts very soon.

Date: September 1-6, 2023
Location: Gold Beach, Oregon
Number Of Heroes: 2

Details: WHHC was once again invited to bring 2 Heroes out to Gold Beach, Oregon to join an Elk hunt with Mr. Hanks, and his team of volunteers for 2 wounded Heroes. When the Heroes arrived in camp they were immediately welcomed into the WHHC family and got settled in. After a few encounters with Elk each day both Heroes successfully harvested Cow Elk. The two Heroes that attended the hunt this year had a great time and left camp with fresh meat to share with their family back home.

​Thank you very much Ron Hanks, Lyle Dishner, Steve Pollock, Deena, Ron Carlson, Jim Cogley, Phil McCracken, Paul, Tyson Kreger, Bean, Bill, Geff.

Date: August 31, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 1
Location: Waterside Marina, Texas

Details: Last-night we met Heroes Sean Jordan and Adam Linke at the Waterside Marina in Huffman. Both Heroes are local to Houston and served our Country with honor. These warriors have incredible stories and are still continuing to improve upon themselves today. We are thankful for the time we got to spend with them and welcome them both to the WHHC family. ​

Date: August 26, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 3
Location: Waterside Marina, Texas

Details: Yesterday we met Wounded Hero Michelle and her wife Amanda at the Waterside Marina in Huffman, Texas. Michelle served in the 720th MP BN and was part of the initial invasion force into Iraq in 2003. It was an evening of laughs, comradery and filling the coolers with fresh fish for them to enjoy at home. As always, thank you to both Zack and Heather Scott for continuing to help WHHC complete our Mission. 

Date: August 18, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 4
Location: Waterside Marina Huffman, TX

Details: Yesterday we met Wounded Hero Sue and her husband Tim at the Waterside Marina in Huffman, Texas. Sue served in the Army as a Military Police Officer and was wounded in action while on deployment. Tim served in the Air Force as an Air Crew Chief Mechanic. It wasn't long after launching the fish box began to fill. Zackary Scott and Heather Scott did another fantastic job of getting the Heroes on fish the entire evening. It was such a wonderful evening on the lake with the Heroes! A special thanks to dock owners Cary Bass and Bobby Behrend for continuing to support our Mission!

Date: August 9, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 3
Location: Huffman, Texas

​Details:​ We met Hero James and his wife Beth at the Waterside Marina in Huffman, Texas for an evening of exploring the lake and filling the coolers with fish. Not long after the sun went down the fish box began to fill. We had an incredible evening with both James and Beth and we look forward to getting them out on another WHHC adventure soon.

​Date: August 8, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 2
Location: Huffman, Texas

Details: Last night WHHC had the honor of taking wounded Marine LaShonda and her family fishing on Lake Houston. We met at the Waterside Marina in Huffman and we’re on our way to the fishing grounds at 6:45PM. After a few hours of trolling the coolers began to fill with fish for LoShonda and her family to take home. By 11pm we reached our limits and started our journey back to the marina. It was an absolute pleasure getting LaShonda and her wonderful family out on the water. We can’t wait to see them again.
Once again, our gratitude not only goes to the Heroes and their families, but also to the people behind the scenes that make these trips possible. Zackary Scott and Heather Scott are a few of those people, these two have never turned down the opportunity to take our Wounded Heroes out on the water. Thank you to everyone who supports WHHC and its mission to get Wounded Heroes out "Healing On The Hunt".

​Date: August 4, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 3
Location: Huffman, Texas