Fundraiser for First Time Hunters Aiden and Haven

[WyoDoug]

I have agreed to sponsor two teens of a single mother family who are hunting for their very first time. As you all know this costs $$$ to do and initial contacts I made indicate a lot of people wanted to help so I created this fund raiser. Any money remaining at end of hunt will be given to Hunting with Heros. Please consider donating even a little bit to make this hunt possible. Gear when you first start out can be expensive so goal is to raise $5000 and pay for everything involved in these teens hunt. I might even have a butcher to donate processing for their first time.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/first-hunt-of-a-lifetime-for-military-teens

@Big Fin this is the fundraiser you messaged me about.

 

[Sheltowee]

I have agreed to sponsor two teens of a single mother family who are hunting for their very first time. As you all know this costs $$$ to do and initial contacts I made indicate a lot of people wanted to help so I created this fund raiser. Any money remaining at end of hunt will be given to Hunting with Heros. Please consider donating even a little bit to make this hunt possible. Gear when you first start out can be expensive so goal is to raise $5000 and pay for everything involved in these teens hunt. I might even have a butcher to donate processing for their first time.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/first-hunt-of-a-lifetime-for-military-teens

@Big Fin this is the fundraiser you messaged me about.

Hey Doug, I'm getting a dead link?

 

[WyoDoug]

Hey Doug, I'm getting a dead link?

I am working on that. They put a hold on it right away because you can't use funds to pay for "weapons or ammo". I might be using my PayPal account which does not have any restrictions on that.

 

[CRJR45]

I’m in , when you get it up and running.

 

[Sheltowee]

I am working on that. They put a hold on it right away because you can't use funds to pay for "weapons or ammo". I might be using my PayPal account which does not have any restrictions on that.

I might have a fix. Check your PMs.

 

[trb]

Will happily chip in once it is up and running.

 

[WyoDoug]

Neat, got a gift certificate on the way to buy one rifle for them. Now I just need to figure out the GoFundMe or change it to my PayPal account. I appreciate the donation for sure.

 

[WyoDoug]

OK. Here is what is going to happen soon. The GoFundMe will be live in a few as soon as they change the settings so I can edit. I have to add the following disclaimer: “No funds will be used towards knives, explosives, ammunition, firearms, or other weaponry or accessories”. I will use my PayPal account to receive donates for that part. It's an inactive account I had when I was selling things from my woodcraft website so it will work. I will donate the ammo myself once the rifles are picked up. I will pust a note when the GoFundMe is unpaused.

 

[Addicting]

Good for you Doug for helping.

Having done several of these, I do have some questions.

How do you come up with 5k? Literally everything they need do a pronghorn hunt can be borrowed besides the license.

I can send you loaner optics.

 

[WyoDoug]

Good for you Doug for helping.

Having done several of these, I do have some questions.

How do you come up with 5k? Literally everything they need do a pronghorn hunt can be borrowed besides the license.

I can send you loaner optics.

That is a rough estimate to do a hunt for first time with no initial gear on hand. My budget for me myself is around $500 since I am in the area we will be hunting anyways. Plan is to get them their own gear since the family does not have the budget to handle it themselves. That is why I put any leftover funds will be donated to Hunting With Heroes. Preference is to supply enough gear to get them started. Nothing fancy. If I don't achieve goals I got several binos and spotting scopes they can use. Borrowing is not my preferred way to operate.

 

[Addicting]

That is a rough estimate to do a hunt for first time with no initial gear on hand. My budget for me myself is around $500 since I am in the area we will be hunting anyways. Plan is to get them their own gear since the family does not have the budget to handle it themselves. That is why I put any leftover funds will be donated to Hunting With Heroes. Preference is to supply enough gear to get them started. Nothing fancy. If I don't achieve goals I got several binos and spotting scopes they can use. Borrowing is not my preferred way to operate.

What if they don’t like it? I’ve had one who said I would rather just shoot it with a camera in the future. What you going to do with a gun they don’t want. Not to mention whose name will the gun be in.

Borrowing for the first time is a lot safer option.

 

[WyoDoug]

What if they don’t like it? I’ve had one who said I would rather just shoot it with a camera in the future. What you going to do with a gun they don’t want. Not to mention whose name will the gun be in.

Borrowing for the first time is a lot safer option.

I am NOT going to dwell on the negative. I have known the mother for some time and the two boys took the initiative to do the Hunter Safety Course and after talking with the mother, I decided to sponsor them and make a hunt possible. Goal I hope to achieve is they learn something and pass it on down the road when they reach my age. I prefer not to borrow anything. Always have been that way.

 

[WyoDoug]

Ok: GoFundMe has been approved and reactivated with the required disclaimer. https://www.gofundme.com/manage/first-hunt-of-a-lifetime-for-military-teens

I got one rifle donated. Part of the event will be taking them to the range and letting them shoot.