Rich Cori Memorial Sight-In at Green Mill Sportsman s Club July 28 th By Wally Hunt. Contents. 555 Highlands Road Westcliffe, CO 81252

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4 Car Show in Center, Colorado 5 Actiontrack Chair for Sale 6 Outdoor Buddies Board of s 6 Special Thanks to Banquet Sponsors 7 Outdoor Buddies Fundraiser Shoot Information 8 Outdoor Buddies

1 555 Highlands Road Westcliffe, CO NEWSLETTER July 2018 Vol 34, No 7 Contents 1 Sight-In at Green Mill Sportsman s Club 2 Sporting Clays Shoot at Colorado Clays 3 Do you want to be an Outdoor Buddies Volunteer? 4 Car Show in Center, Colorado 5 Actiontrack Chair for Sale 6 Outdoor Buddies Board of s 6 Special Thanks to Banquet Sponsors 7 Outdoor Buddies Fundraiser Shoot Information 8 Outdoor Buddies Fundraiser Shoot Registration Form 9 Upcoming Events Calendar Rich Cori Memorial Sight-In at Green Mill Sportsman s Club July 28 th By Wally Hunt Green Mill Sportsman s Club is hosting an Outdoor Buddies sight-in at their facility to honor the memory of Richard (Rich) Cori who passed away on July 28, Rich was a staunch supporter of Outdoor Buddies and served on its Board of s for several years. The event will be held on Saturday, July 28 th. Only 30 persons can be accommodated at this event so make your reservations soon. To reserve your spot at the sightin please contact Wally Hunt at (303) or wdhunt1716@outlook.com. There is no charge for the event and soft drinks, water, doughnuts, etc. will be provided. There is electricity at the ranges and hot coffee will be available. Location Go three miles west of I-25 (Exit 232) to Bonanza, take first left at Green Mill Road (dirt road) and continue for ¾ mile to the facility. Eligibility Handi-Buddies (disabled persons) and Able-Buddy helpers. Youth (under age 18) who possess a hunter safety card are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult relative or guardian. Handi-Buddies will be given an opportunity to shoot first before others. Check-In Check-in will begin at approximately 8:00 AM and shooting will start at approximately 9:00 AM. A valid driver s license, passport, or other photo identification is required and a liability waiver must be completed by all attendees. Ranges Rifle ranges with 25, 50, 100, and 200 yard targets are available. A pistol range is also available. Range qualified personnel will provide assistance. Targets, spotting scopes, shooting benches, and sandbags are provided. Eye and ear protection are required! If you do not have eye and ear protection devices they will be available at the range. Sporting rifles, handguns, and black powders guns are okay. No fully automatic weapons will be allowed. Outdoor Buddies Newsletter Publisher: Outdoor Buddies, Inc. Editor: Larry Sanford works with blind hunter, Ernest Teeter, at a previous sight-in. If any shooter plans to use the rifle in an Outdoor Buddies hunt or hunts the Outdoor Buddies Big Game Hunt Committee is requesting that the following information be provided at the site-in: Rifle model and caliber Ammo brand and grain used This is being done so that it is assured that a hunter has sighted in the rifle to be used on hunt(s). A form will be available to collect this information. Don t forget to register in advance as this event is limited to thirty (30) participants. To reserve your spot at the sight-in please contact Wally Hunt at (303) or wdhunt1716@outlook.com. 1

Register Now! Please Join Us for the 2018 Outdoor Buddies Sporting Clays Shoot Saturday, August 4 th The cost is $75 per shooter or $300 per team of four.

Individual shooters are also invited and very welcome to participate. Pastries and coffee will be provided at the start of our day.

It is guaranteed to please the most discriminating palate! For the fourth consecutive year, Outdoor Buddies is honored to hold the annual Sporting Clays Tournament at Colorado Clays Shooting Park.

2 Register Now! Please Join Us for the 2018 Outdoor Buddies Sporting Clays Shoot Saturday, August 4 th The cost is $75 per shooter or $300 per team of four. Shooters may register as an individual or as a group of two, three, or four. Teams are made up of four shooters each; groups of less than four will be paired with other shooters. Individual shooters are also invited and very welcome to participate. Pastries and coffee will be provided at the start of our day. Participants can register and begin practice at 9:00 am and the shoot begins at 10:00 am. Lunch will be provided free of charge for all participants. It is guaranteed to please the most discriminating palate! For the fourth consecutive year, Outdoor Buddies is honored to hold the annual Sporting Clays Tournament at Colorado Clays Shooting Park. We are looking for volunteers to help out on the day of the event. Whether you have a disability or are ablebodied, we need your support to make the clay shoot a success. Volunteers will help run the stations and guide participants through the course. Please contact our volunteer coordinator at stevemedberry@gmail.com to sign up. Conveniently located just 30 minutes northeast of Denver, only 6 miles from Denver International Airport, an easy drive from the entire Colorado Front Range, Colorado Clays Shooting Park offers the region s most complete shooting range experience. Please Come Join Us at Colorado Clays We would love for you to join us for this fun-filled day in the outdoors. Try it; you will love it! Disabled shooters are encouraged to participate. Outdoor Buddies volunteers have experience in helping disabled persons use adaptive equipment when necessary. Please do not let your disability prevent you from enjoying this Outdoor Buddies event! Register for this great event and show your support for Outdoor Buddies! Please go to the Outdoor Buddies website and register now! You can register using the form on page 9 of this newsletter or online at: 2

Fun activities after shooting! When the shooting is over participants will be treated to a free lunch and cold beverages.

00 Luxury Adventure Trip for Two in Cordoba, Argentina. There will be a minimum stating bid of $1,650.00 for this item.

The winner will be drawn after all playing card halves have been placed in the bucket. You will win if the other half of your playing card is drawn from the bucket.

This lightweight rifle features a synthetic stock tailored to smaller-framed individuals and a 20-inch buttonrifled barrel that provides pinpoint accuracy.

Bid on this dove hunt at Posta del Norte Lodge in Cordoba, Argentina for 2 hunters for 4 nights and 3 full hunting days (6 guided hunts).

Bucket Raffle - You will be able to purchase bucket raffle tickets for a chance to win a wide variety of items. Place your raffle ticket stub in any of the buckets for items you would like to win.

Autoloading Shotgun. Win a Remington 11-87 Sportsman 12 gauge Autoloading Shotgun.

3 Fun activities after shooting! When the shooting is over participants will be treated to a free lunch and cold beverages. And that s not all; there will also be a silent auction, bucket raffle, and games. Silent Auction - There will be several silent auction items available including a $3, Luxury Adventure Trip for Two in Cordoba, Argentina. There will be a minimum stating bid of $1, for this item. Card Game - You will have an opportunity to play a card game for a chance to win a firearm. Purchase a playing card for $20, tear it in half and place one half of the card in a bucket. The winner will be drawn after all playing card halves have been placed in the bucket. You will win if the other half of your playing card is drawn from the bucket. Play the card game and you can win this Savage AXIS XP Camo Compact.243 Rifle. It is the ideal rifle for new shooters; a rifle built to fit them and ready to shoot, right out of the box. This lightweight rifle features a synthetic stock tailored to smaller-framed individuals and a 20-inch buttonrifled barrel that provides pinpoint accuracy. It's topped with a factory-mounted, boresighted 3-9x40mm Bushnell scope. Bid on this dove hunt at Posta del Norte Lodge in Cordoba, Argentina for 2 hunters for 4 nights and 3 full hunting days (6 guided hunts).you will enjoy gourmet cuisine, impeccable service, and of course the endless flights of darting dove. Is your shooting shoulder ready? Bucket Raffle - You will be able to purchase bucket raffle tickets for a chance to win a wide variety of items. Place your raffle ticket stub in any of the buckets for items you would like to win. Ammo Can Game You can purchase an ammo can for $100 which contains $100 worth of bucket raffle tickets and other items including a ticket for a chance to win a Remington Sportsman 12 gauge Autoloading Shotgun. Win a Remington Sportsman 12 gauge Autoloading Shotgun. No matter the season, the Sportsman answers the call with the lethal blend of speed, reliability and smooth operation that have made the Model a standout since its introduction. These are workhorse shotguns, built to Remington s legendary and uncompromising standards for autoloader performance Includes a box of ammo. Register now and come have a fun time with us at the Colorado Clays Shooting Park on Saturday, August 4 th. You can register online at: Outdoor Buddies Needs Volunteers and Access to Hunting Properties Outdoor Buddies continually strives to increase capacity to assist disabled persons and youth. To do that it takes increased numbers of qualified volunteers to carry out Outdoor Buddies programs. In addition to qualified volunteers, Outdoor Buddies needs additional hunting properties where qualified helper/guides can assist disabled members and youth hunters in their pursuits of outdoor adventure experiences. If you have interest in being a volunteer please contact Outdoor Buddies Volunteer Coordinator, Steve Medberry, for information on how to get started. You can reach Steve at or stevemedberry@gmail.com. If you have information regarding potential hunting properties please contact at , Larry Sanford at , or Nick Filler at We would appreciate your help! 3

Outdoor Buddies Represented at Car Show in Center, Colorado The eighth annual classic Poor Boy Car Club Show was held in

The show was open to all makes and models of any era or year, including motorcycles, trucks, rat rods, tractors or

Todd and Kim are both military veterans and have volunteered to help Outdoor Buddies seek hunting opportunities in their

other information about Outdoor Buddies.

4 Outdoor Buddies Represented at Car Show in Center, Colorado The eighth annual classic Poor Boy Car Club Show was held in Center, Colorado at the Center Schools parking lot on Saturday July 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show was open to all makes and models of any era or year, including motorcycles, trucks, rat rods, tractors or works-in-progress. Outdoor Buddies was represented at the event by Todd Rohr and Kimberly Specht who live near Del Norte. Todd and Kim are both military veterans and have volunteered to help Outdoor Buddies seek hunting opportunities in their area. They set up a booth at the car show where they displayed an Actiontrack wheelchair and distributed brochures and other information about Outdoor Buddies. The Outdoor Buddies presence at the car show was intended to increase local public awareness about Outdoor Buddies and our programs in the San Louis Valley. Todd is ready to talk about Outdoor Buddies at the car show. The Actiontrack Stander on display attracted a lot of attention and generated much discussion. Many people were given an opportunity to take the chair for a test drive. This proved to be a popular activity and paved the way for discussions about Outdoor Buddies programs, 4

Of course, there were many vintage vehicles on display. Shown below are just a few of those at the event. Action Track Chair for Sale By Mark Honea I am selling an Action Track Chair made around 2014.

5 20 amp battery charger, tilt switch,, camo painted frame, camo seat, Right hand joy stick, LED head lights, 3 point seat belt, head rest, flip up foot rest. Gen II track.

Accessories that come with it are: gun scabbard, gun rack, utility tray, utility box w/brackets, rod holder, umbrella holder, and arm pockets. Chair retails for approximately $17,000.

I also have an enclosed Red 7 X 14 Stealth Liberty Trailer that I will be offering for sale at a later time this year.

5 Of course, there were many vintage vehicles on display. Shown below are just a few of those at the event. Action Track Chair for Sale By Mark Honea I am selling an Action Track Chair made around It is a Model ST20, total width 39, Height 39, Length 48 (with the rear idlers), Weight approx. 350 lbs. seat is 18 wide and 20 deep,,ground clearance amp battery charger, tilt switch,, camo painted frame, camo seat, Right hand joy stick, LED head lights, 3 point seat belt, head rest, flip up foot rest. Gen II track. I only used it half a dozen times, and then got sick. It has been in storage since then (batteries have been plugged in). Accessories that come with it are: gun scabbard, gun rack, utility tray, utility box w/brackets, rod holder, umbrella holder, and arm pockets. Chair retails for approximately $17, for the chair and the accessories. We have the book that comes with it, and the battery and charging instruction manual. I am asking $8, or best offer. I can deliver the chair. I also have an enclosed Red 7 X 14 Stealth Liberty Trailer that I will be offering for sale at a later time this year. Whoever buys the track chair will have first priority to purchase the trailer; price to be determined later. The trailer is a round top with V nose, 35,000 pound axles, six inches added height, radial tires, and there is some special custom work on the trailer for the track chair including a ramp door, E tracks, spare tire mount, LED lights, one-piece roof, 31 DC M battery, battery box, Peak com12 mobile power, coupler lock, 5/8ths pin, 2 X 2 receiver, and lock coupler. Todd and Kim were invited to represent Outdoor Buddies at the 2018 Downtown Custom & Classic Expo (DCCE) in Lamar on August Contact Mark Honea at ; leave message and I will return call. The DCCE is a large outdoor car show and live music festival featuring vintage hot rods and custom vehicles driven from all over the country. The intent is that this annual show will become an annual pilgrimage to Lamar for folks from all over the world. Held on the streets of downtown Lamar, the DCCE is a unique celebration of cars, culture and music that just has to be experienced in person. Editor s note: Mark is a long-time member of Outdoor Buddies. He is a Vietnam veteran and an above knee double amputee. 5

Outdoor Buddies is managed by its Board of s.

Nicholas Filler Vice President 720-644-4842 Christopher Nowak Treasurer 303-717-7159 Terry

Medberry 720-255-9453 Jim Piper 303-932-1209 Dustin Robey 303-515-9777 Frederick Solheim

Buddies Fundraiser Banquet Outdoor Buddies held its 2018 Fundraiser Banquet at the Hyatt

The event was a sell out and nearly everyone agreed that it was a fantastic event.

table sponsors shown below. Outdoor Buddies sincerely appreciates their support.

6 Outdoor Buddies is managed by its Board of s. Board Members are shown below: Executive Larry Sanford President Nicholas Filler Vice President Christopher Nowak Treasurer Terry Gleason Secretary Tony Hodges James Lowry Steve Medberry Jim Piper Dustin Robey Frederick Solheim -Warriors on Cataract Special thanks to the sponsors of the 2018 Outdoor Buddies Fundraiser Banquet Outdoor Buddies held its 2018 Fundraiser Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center in Aurora on Saturday, April 21 st. The event was a sell out and nearly everyone agreed that it was a fantastic event. The success of the 2018 banquet was made possible by the great support from our banquet table sponsors shown below. Outdoor Buddies sincerely appreciates their support. Colorado Youth Outdoors Concept2Exit Consulting Group Jalisco International JFR & Associates McWebb Inc Phoenix Auto Sprinkler Pro Cabinet Solutions Stephen Red Owl Trapper Mining Company 6

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9 Shown below are currently scheduled events. Other activities will be scheduled as appropriate. Date Event/Location Description Contacts July 28 Rich Cori Memorial sight-in at Green Mill Sportsman s Club 2490 County Rd 3, Erie. Big bore and pistol ranges are reserved starting at 8:00 AM. Wally Hunt (303) wdhunt1716@outlook.com August 4 Outdoor Buddies Sporting Clays Event at Colorado Clays Shooting Park near Brighton, Colorado. All day fundraiser event at Colorado Clays LLC Lanewood Street Brighton, Colorado. Larry Sanford (970) popslarrys@gmail.com or Nick Filler (719) nicholas.filler@outdoorbuddies.org August 14 Outdoor Buddies Board of s meeting at the Thornton Cabela s. Board meeting starting at 6:30 PM. Non-board members are welcome; please RSVP in advance. September 11 Outdoor Buddies Board of s meeting at the Lone Tree Cabela s. Board meeting starting at 6:30 PM. Non-board members are welcome; please RSVP in advance. September 15 Outdoor Buddies Fishing Outing on the Cache la Poudre River west of Fort Collins. Directions will be provided to those who register with Larry Sanford. Everyone is welcome. Outdoor Buddies will provide lunch, soft drinks, and fishing assistance for those who want it. There will be two Actiontrack wheelchairs available if needed. Larry Sanford (970) popslarrys@gmail.com November 13 Outdoor Buddies Board of s meeting at the Thornton Cabela s. Board meeting starting at 6:30 PM. Non-board members are welcome; please RSVP in advance. December 11 Outdoor Buddies Board of s meeting at the Lone Tree Cabela s. Board meeting starting at 6:30 PM. Non-board members are welcome; please RSVP in advance. January International Sportsmen s Expo at the Colorado Convention Center. Outdoor Buddies will staff a booth at the Expo. February 2 Outdoor Buddies Ice Fishing Outing at Tarryall Reservoir. Outdoor Buddies volunteers will coordinate ice fishing activities from 9am to 3pm. A free lunch will be provided. Jim Piper (303) geopros@q.com March 30 Outdoor Buddies Pheasant Hunt at Drake Land Farms near Goodrich, Colorado. All day event starting at 9:00 AM. Lunch will be served. Shooting is reserved for disabled members, except for back-up shooters. Nick Filler (719) nicholas.filler@outdoorbuddies.org April 6 Outdoor Buddies 2019 Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Conference Center located at East 14 th Place in Aurora. Mark your calendar. Annual fundraiser banquet at the Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center. Tickets available from the Outdoor Buddies website. Nick Filler (719) nicholas.filler@outdoorbuddies.org June Date yet to be determined Outdoor Buddies Family Day at Swift Ponds. Everyone is welcome! There will be free admittance, free food, and lots of fishing, shooting, games and demonstrations. Larry Sanford (970) popslarrys@gmail.com August Outdoor Buddies Family Outing at Tarryall Reservoir. Outdoor Buddies volunteers will coordinate a variety of activities for members and their families and friends. Overnight camping is encouraged. More information will be provided as the event date nears. Jim Piper (303) geopros@q.com 9

The Outdoor Buddies Pheasant Shoot When a Hunt is More Than a Hunt By Michael G. Sabbeth The Honorable Hunter. Contents

555 Highlands Road Westcliffe, CO 81252 NEWSLETTER April 2018 Vol 34, No 4 The Outdoor Buddies Pheasant Shoot When a Hunt is More Than a Hunt By Michael G. Sabbeth The Honorable Hunter On March 24, two