Please come out to the Sandhills Pointing Breeds Club and join us for a Wounded Warrior Hunt on Saturday, December 7, from 8am to 3pm.
Soldiers from the Fort Bragg Transition Center will be joining us for a day of chukar hunting.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided and served by the local American Legion, Aberdeen, NC Post 72 District 16.
This club event is my favorite. Watching these men and women have a good time is so rewarding. Most have never spent any time with hunting dogs and chukar and are most appreciative for the opportunity. It is great way to spend a day and show appreciation for the job they do. I hope you can help.
We need a lot of help. We will have groups in Fields #2, #3, and #4. Each group will have one dog with a handler, two soldier/gunners each with a club coach, and bird planters on ATVs. We would like to have enough dogs to put a fresh dog down every 40 minutes. For your dog’s safety, the dog should be steady to flush, wing, shot, and fall. Your dog should reliably retrieve. This event is not a training exercise. Dogs with AKC Master and Senior titles or a NAVHDA Utility title are dogs with the proper behaviors. The soldiers will not have shotguns so we need to have members let the soldiers use their guns. Double barreled guns in small gauges (20 and 28) are preferred. A semi auto or pump is too complicated for a first timer trying to shoot a chukar. Making the event safe, but fun, is the goal.
We also need monetary donations to cover food and birds for the event. In addition, we are asking for drink and baked goods donations. Please email or call me by Wednesday, December 4 and let me know what role you would like to play and what you can bring (dogs, guns, drinks, ice, baked goods). Do you want breakfast and lunch? Donation checks should be made out to the Sandhills Pointing Breeds Club (SPBC for short). I will take checks at the event or you can mail them to the club Treasurer, Ray Equi, PO Box 581, Southern Pines NC 28388.
Lou Racick
Chair, Wounded Warrior Hunt
910-237-0080
gunthie@aol.com