Anyone a Wounded Combat Veteran interested in a Deer Hunt?

SGT Eric Pauly — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:36:11 -0500

I'm looking for a combat wounded veteran to take on a high country mule deer hunt this fall. I want to find an individual that has a passion for the outdoors and wants to put in the effort to do a genuine western mule deer hunt and put in the necessary work to be successful and relive the satisfaction that only comes from giving your all. I will provide everything needed for the hunt including tags, travel, gear and whatever is needed to help overcome the limitations of disability.
My goal is to develop a process and a means for this individual to continue enjoying big game hunting with minimal assistance.
My requirements for the individual are as follows:
1. Must have served in a combat MOS.
2. Must be driven and willing to put in the effort to be successful.
3. Must be combat wounded.
4. Must be nominated by someone other than self. I don't want this to be a contest amongst deserving vets with one winner and many losers, so of you'd like to pursue this, have a buddy or family member nominate you.

Hunt will be October time frame but the training regimen will start immediately.

You can reach me via email @ [login to see] or search message me on my Facebook page.

From one veteran to another, thank you for your service.

Eric Pauly

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Mar 4 at 2015 11:42 PM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:42:27 -0500

Sounds like a great opportunity for some deserving wounded warrior ... thanks for making it possible. Semper fi ...

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2015 12:31 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:31:44 -0500

Great idea, SGT Eric Pauly. Good luck with the hunt!

Response by SGT Jim Z. made Mar 5 at 2015 6:09 PM

SGT Jim Z. — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:09:28 -0500

SGT Eric Pauly is there a specific reason you are only looking for combat arms MOS? I mean there are plenty of combat support and combat service support folks that were wounded also that may want to hunt. I do not have a dog in this but just wondering that.

Response by SMSgt James Williams made Mar 5 at 2015 10:10 PM

SMSgt James Williams — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:10:40 -0500

This is probably one of the best things I've tea on the net, in a long time. Good on you for doing this.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 9 at 2015 8:47 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 08:47:19 -0400

Great thing you are doing.

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Response by SSG Timothy McCoy made Apr 11 at 2015 10:48 PM

SSG Timothy McCoy — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 22:48:49 -0400

Eric Pauly,
Thank you for making this adventure available to a lucky warrior. I have worked with a few different events for the wounded warriors.
I must quote SGT Ronald Audas, above as I too don't make the cut for your permeators.
I hope that you have a mountain of applicants and willing participants, too many to count.

I have emailed with abilities, as one vet Grunt to another well done light fighter.

Tim

Response by SGT Richard H. made Apr 13 at 2015 1:01 PM

SGT Richard H. — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:01:44 -0400

What qualifies as a Combat MOS? I can think of someone I'd nominate, but he was a Blackhawk Crew Chief and got shot down.

Response by Col Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2015 9:27 PM

Col Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:27:51 -0400

That is awesome!!!! Thank you for doing this!

Response by CPT Bruce Rodgers made Apr 13 at 2015 9:32 PM

CPT Bruce Rodgers — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:32:43 -0400

That's awesome brother

Response by 1SG Kim Fox made Apr 14 at 2015 2:54 AM

1SG Kim Fox — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 02:54:09 -0400

I am retired 1SG Kim Fox 19D 2 tours to Iraq and now I am a pure mentor and a pure facilitator for the wounded warrior project, I run a support group of about 24 warriors, here is my email and number if I can get a few warriors to hunt it would be great, [login to see] [login to see] thank you for your time.

Response by SGT Eric Pauly made May 19 at 2015 11:49 PM

SGT Eric Pauly — Tue, 19 May 2015 23:49:56 -0400

Thank you everyone for your input, comments and encouragement. I have found the veteran that I am selecting for this hunt. SSG Michael Burns decided to enlist after 9/11 at the age of 32. He did three tours in Iraq before being hit by shrapnel from a mortar round. After enduring 8 surgeries and constant pain, he decided this year to amputate and get back to living his life for himself and his family. They performed an above the knee amputation this past February, and this hunt is a perfect goal for him to work towards.
you can follow his progress on his FB page "It's not about ME." If you want to follow the progress of the hunt, you can "friend" me on FB.

I have a list of gear and expenses needed to pull this off. I am running the donation process through a 501c3 non profit organization so there are no tax implications for the soldier and so that all that donate will receive a donation receipt for their tax purposes.

If you would like to help, please go to fieldofdreamsinc.org and click on the "Donate" tab. On the following screen,it will ask if the donation is in honor or memory of someone. Click "yes" and then enter "SSG Burns Mule Deer Hunt" in the box that pops up.

Thanks again and feel free to hit me up if you have questions or need more info!

Response by SPC Adam Shaw made Dec 4 at 2015 3:13 AM

SPC Adam Shaw — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 03:13:21 -0500

I know it late in the season but id like to hear how the hunt went and maybe see some photos .

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Dec 4 at 2015 2:16 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:16:14 -0500

Would you like a good jerky recipe?

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Dec 10 at 2015 3:20 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:20:04 -0500

I admire you for doing this. Good luck!

Response by SSG Brian Carpenter made Apr 7 at 2018 8:05 PM

SSG Brian Carpenter — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 20:05:04 -0400

Wow Combat MOS only? Even though I hold one, several of us served in combat units during war and were wounded while serving in non combat MOS. That's kinda bullcrap there soldier.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 9 at 2018 12:55 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:55:16 -0400

Can we nominate each other? A buddy of mine is also met the criteria. Thank you.