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

Date: July 27th 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 2
Location: Huffman, Texas

Date: July 26th 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 2
Location: Huffman, Texas

Date: July 19, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 2
Location: Huffman, Texas

Details: We received a call from one of our alumni members who stated they could really use a trip to get out and recharge. Withing 48 hours of that call WHHC staff, and that Hero, were out on the water filling coolers with fresh fish and getting some much needed "Healing On The Hunt". A huge thank you to Zack and Heather from Zack Attack Fishing for ensuring the Hero had a fantastic experience. 

​Date: July 8-9, 2023 
Number Of Heroes Attending: 4
Location: Huffman, Texas 

​Date: June 10th-11th, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 4
Location: Rockhall, Maryland

​Date: May 28th-29th, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 3
Location: Belville, Texas

Details: In a small town of Texas, Wounded Heroes are sitting in blinds and are each outfitted with an AR10 mounted with a thermal scope. They are patiently waiting for wild pigs to surround the feeders nearby. The Heroes joining us for this hunt will be with their Brothers and Sisters in spirit as we begin to remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom.

Thank you to Speed Limit Outdoors LLC for making this special hunt possible. We would also like to thank Retrievers For Warriors for supplying some fantastic chow for everyone in camp.

​Date: May 14 - 17, 2023
Number Of Heroes Attending: 1
Location: Mayport, Pennsylvania

Details: Patrick Garrett arrived at The Kelley Farm around 4pm Sunday afternoon. After getting Patrick settled into his room, Jack Stanizzo, one of our long-time loyal volunteers, and board member Paul Culley took Patrick outside to pattern his WHHC loaner shotgun. Patrick put a few rounds through the shotgun and he was ready to go. Our guide Cody Ishman and his wife Angelica stopped bye to be introduced to Patrick, our Purple Heart Hero. We sat down to a good pot roast meal. Everyone shared some funny turkey stories. Cody has done his homework and laid out the game plan for Monday morning, and Patrick was ready to go at 4am.
By 6:30am the men were back to the farmhouse with a beautiful Pennsylvania Wild turkey. The bird had a 9 ½” beard and 1 3/16” spurs. Patrick shared a lot of interesting stories about all is tours and combat experiences. In closing we all really enjoy the experience we had getting to know our Hero Patrick Garrett and look forward to the next hunt with a WHHC Hero. 

​Date: May 3 - 6, 2023
Number Of Heroes Who Attended: 2
Location: Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania

Details: On May 3rd, Heroes Jon B. and Randy H. arrived at the TB Wilderness Lodge around 4:00PM. They were welcomed by the TB Wilderness Lodge crew and a few others who were in camp to enjoy the hunt alongside the Heroes. The following morning the Heroes and their guides were setup before sunrise and patiently waited for the Turkeys to answer their calls.  Due to some great guiding and incredible property management Hero Jon B. harvested his first turkey shortly after sunrise. On day two, Hero Randy H. didn't have to wait long to connect on a beautiful bird that couldn't resist his guides calling. Both Heroes had a great time at the TB Wilderness Lodge and spent their last day in camp surrounded by new friends reminiscing about the experiences they had in the field. We would like to thank everyone who has been involved with this event, this is our 12th year at the TB Wilderness Lodge and we can't wait to bring out some more Heroes in the fall for our annual deer hunt! 

Date: December 8-11, 2022
Heroes Served: 2
Location: Casey, Illinois

Details: WHHC has been sending 2 Heroes to Casey Illinois during their late muzzleloader season for many seasons now, each year the Heroes selected for this special event all report they had the hunt of a lifetime and were surrounded by great people. This year was no different!
Heroes Doug Woods (Texas) and Neil Foster (Washington State) were the two selected for the 2022 hunt in Casey, both of these Heroes were novice hunters and learned muzzleloading for the first time. We wrapped up the event earlier today and both Heroes are flying back home to share their trip and hunting stories with their families. They are also flying home with coolers full of wild game!
WHHC would not be able to conduct this trip year after year without the help and support of the folks listed below. We truly appreciate your dedication to serving the Wounded Heroes.
Host/Property Owner - Lonnie Yobst, Tommy Belinda
Property Owner - Chuck Main
Food/Support - Laura and Brandon Baston
Camp Cook - Ricky Beck
Guides - Jared Oakes, Dillon Swarmer

​Date: December 2-4, 2022
Location: Dorchester County, Maryland
Heroes served: 1

Details: Nick King and WHHC guide Steve Jackson arrived at Deer Cinch Camp in Crapo, Maryland on Friday 12/2 right at dark. It wasn’t long before ribeyes were on the grill. Deer camp stories and jokes were abundant.
Saturday morning came fast and so did the rain… but not before Nick got on the board. He shot a hind (female Sika) before coming in to dry off. Although the rain stopped mid day, the evening was quiet due to high winds.
Sunday morning was like something out of a movie. The temperature was perfect. The wind was perfect. Nick and Greg Fornaro took the guys DEEP into the marsh to one of their favorite spots. It was close to an hour long Argo ride through the nastiest, sloppiest mud known to man.
The Sika decided to start moving late morning and Nick put a perfect shot on a 5 point stag. If you are unfamiliar with Sika deer, they're one of the hardest animals on the planet to hunt and the biggest stags only reach 6 points. This is an absolute trophy for Nick King and a trip nobody will ever forget!
Huge shout out to Nick and Greg Fornaro for making all of this possible. You are truly amazing hunters but even more amazing people!

Date: November 30th - December 3rd 2022
Location: Holidaysburg, PA
Heroes Served: 1

Details: This was our 11th year at the T.B. Wilderness Lodge with the Belinda Family and friends. We had two Heroes selected for this event but do to a last-minute family emergency only one Hero arrived in camp this year. Hero Jon Babauta was greeted with open arms and immediately felt the support he would experience during his next three days in camp. Wounded Hero Jon Babauta harvested his very first Whitetail Deer during this trip and left T.B. Wilderness Lodge with memories and new friendships that will last a lifetime. As always, we truly appreciate the hospitality shown to us and the Heroes we serve by the Belinda family.

Date: November 25-December 2, 2022

Heroes Served: 1 

Location: Mayport, Pennsylvania

Details: The Kelley Farm hosted Wounded Hero Tim Young who is from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Tim arrived around lunchtime on the November 25th, the day prior to the open day of gun season. Jack, Big Ed and Micah Kelley were all in camp to support Tim during his hunt with WHHC. Tim fit in like one of the guys. One of Tim’s comments at dinner on opening day was " I thought I was back in Vietnam. I never heard so many gunshots on opening day of deer season. "  Tim had multiple opportunities to take a Doe during his week of hunting at the farm. He saw 1 legal buck but elected not to take the shot. Tim went home with a cooler of venison shared by the guys at The Kelley Farm.
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Date: November 20-23, 2022
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Heroes served: 2

Details: WHHC had our first deer hunt in South Carolina at the Phillips Plantation. We were fortunate enough to partner up with Unit To Back Outdoors for the first time to bring 2 of our Veterans together with 2 Law Enforcement officers for a 3 day deer hunt. Our 4 hunters were BJ Taylor, Jody Blackwell, Patrick Chavez, and Abram Marvin. Everybody got settled into the Pondview Lodge and were on the way to their deer stands within an hour. The first evening hunt had deer spotted but no shooting. Our Hunters returned to the lodge for a hot dinner and to enjoy some Sunday Night Football.
The next morning everybody was up at 0430 for breakfast and on the way to their deer stands by 0530. The first morning was eventful with all of our hunters getting a shot at a deer. Jody and Abram each harvested a doe. After the morning hunt everybody returned to the lodge for lunch and a little siesta before the evening hunt. Deer were spotted on the evening hunt but none were harvested. The hunters returned to the lodge for dinner and an evening of relaxation around the fire pit.
Abram decided that for the second full day of hunting he would stay out all day. As luck would have it, he harvested a beautiful wide racked 8 point at 0715 that morning. The other hunters saw deer but no shots were taken. The evening hunt concluded without any more deer being harvested and our hunters again returned to the lodge for dinner and an evening around the fire pit.
Some deer were spotted on the final morning hunt but no shots were taken. Our hunters returned to the lodge to pack up and return home to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. Our hunters had a great hunt, but more importantly they had a chance to relax and make some lasting memories and new friendships while healing on the hunt.

Date:  October 17-22, 2022

Location:  Long Bottom, OH

Heroes served:  1

Details:  Another amazing and healing event was held at our annual Hupp Outfitters whitetail hunt.  Hero Travis arrived on Sunday, and didn't waste any time - he went right into a blind for an afternoon sit.  Our group had deer all over them all week and every sit was exciting!
On Tuesday, Travis suddenly spotted a mature 10 point buck at 20 yards.  Travis sent an arrow his way, and the buck mule immediately kicked - so we know it was a hit.  Unfortunately the blood trail dried up pretty quickly, and the buck lived to fight another day.  The buck was seen again on camera but only at night.  Regardless of the outcome, it was a once in a lifetime experience for our Hero Travis . . . great hunting, great food, great camaraderie, and great people. 

Date:  September 14-21, 2022

Location:  Chinook, MT

Heroes Served:  2

Details:  ​WHHC sent two Heroes to Montana on the trip of a lifetime at the Montana Dream Ranch.  On the second day, our Heroes woke up early and headed to the prairies in pursuit of filling two antelope tags on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. As good fortunate would have it, the Heroes spotted a mature antelope early and chased him all morning, covering over three miles primarily on foot before harvesting the trophy.
With one tag remaining, the Heroes found high ground come evening and soon realized they were surrounded by antelope. After spotting a mature buck, our last Hero set his sights to fill the final tag. After putting on a stalk to get into position, the Hero harvested another trophy antelope. The Heroes then headed back to the Dream Ranch to process their meat.
A big thank you to ranch owner Dave Tallman for hosting our Heroes at the Montana Dream Ranch and guides Frankie and Toby Werk for making this a successful hunt for our two deserving Heroes. Another WHHC adventure complete, accomplishing the mission, and creating both memories and friendships that will last a lifetime.