We want to share a story of inspiration with you. We were approahed to do a adapted hunt during the PA Game Commisions Mentor Program. Of course, we were extremely excited. Chaz Finkenbinder and Shawn Frick knew that Steve Shaffer and his son Daniel would love to have the opportunity to go on a turkey hunt.

Daniel was born with muliple birth defects, one being Charge Syndrome. Daniel loved to be with his father when he went outdoors. Chaz contacted us to help them and Daniel's mother, Sue, surprise Daniel and his father Steve at Christmas with a turkey hunt.

After Christmas we met with the Shaffer family and we knew it would be a challenge, but we were up for the adventure. Early on a Saturday morning in April, the Shaffer family arrived at our home and we headed to the hunt. Daniel was so excited you could hear his feet kicking in the truck when the arrived at the hunting location.

Daniel would giggle and laugh when Dan would call. But then it happened - four jakes came in to view, and Dan told Daniel to get the one strutting and to our amazement he did.  Down the turkey went at 20 yards.  It could not  have been a more perfect day; it is an experience we will not soon forget.

Special thanks to Big Spring Fish & Game for donating a engraved gun, engraved by Putt Rohm of D & A Private Labels, Chaz Finkenbinder of Country Butcher Shop and Shawn Frick of Carlisle.

If you want to enrich you life, spend a day with a child in the outdoors and you will never regret it. Our motto is :  "...inspired by the past, encouraging the future."

Thanks for the following publications for running this story:
Voice of the Wild
PA Turkey Talk
PA Outdoor News
Valley Time Star,Newville