2012 SCI Wounded Warrior Deer Hunt - Day Two

A happy Wounded Warrior and guide Capers Cauthen 

A Patriotic banner adorns the Nemours sign and gate

The morning hunt on October 16 saw a cool 50-degree morning produce good deer movement, but less opportunity for sporting shots on deer. A total of 12 deer on Day Two were added to the Day One total of 32 deer - making 2012 hunt one of the most successful to date. Hunters and volunteers dined on Elk burgers donated by Safari Club International and everyone enjoyed telling their hunting stories. What kind of stories? One fellow harvested a nice buck, but he shot at and hit a better buck that he was not able to recover. Another soldier was placed on a dike where a big buck was known to cross, but with water all around a kill shot would be necessary, and he delivered just that! Pretty much all of the usual scenarios played out in the deer stands of the Lowcountry for these Wounded Warriors to experience. Thanks to pre-planning, every hunter who wants to take home venison from this hunt will do so. Members of the SCI Lowcountry chapter hunt hard well before the event in order to have the venison processed and packaged beforehand. Hunt organizer Mark Peterson was pleased with the overall participation and success of this year's event, and Nemours Plantation is to be commended for once again hosting the gatherings in between hunt sessions. As the Wounded Warriors return to base we wish them safe assignments ahead in their military career, and extend our gratitude for their admirable service to America.

A crack shot by a Wounded Warrior stopped this fine buck

Jason Ellis, Mike McShane and Sgt. Major Gary Buck

To view past blog entires about the SCI Wounded Warrior hunt click here.

To read my feature article click on Colletonian.

To view a brief video click here.