WHAT HUNTING DOES FOR ME AND EXTRA TIME CAN MEAN TO OTHERS

A VETERANS TELL BY JOE DAFCIK, PENNSYLVANIA VETERAN

“After spending over a year boots-on-the-ground…….That fall hunting took on a whole new meaning for me."

Published in VFW News, August/September 2021 Edition, Page 5

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WHAT HUNTING DOES FOR ME AND EXTRA TIME CAN MEAN TO OTHERS

Pennsylvania Senate Bill 607 seeks to allow more days for hunting that could help organizations like Hunts for Healing and Pennsylvania Outdoor Veterans.  These are excellent organizations that do a great deal for veterans.  It would not only get veterans another therapeutic day in the field but also with helping these organizations have more days available for funding to be allocated towards hunting trips for veterans.

Photo of veterans after a successful hunt with Hunts for Healing.  Based out of Laceyville, Pennsylvania the organization encourages veterans to visit their website and participate at www.huntsforhealing.org.

I recently had an opportunity to chat with the founder of Pennsylvania Outdoor Veterans, Ryan Bowman.  While his organization remains neutral on the issue of Sunday hunting, he did say an extra day of hunting would be extremely beneficial for the veterans he serves.  Not only to get veterans another therapeutic day in the field but also with helping organizational funding by having more days available for funding to be allocated towards. 

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WHAT HUNTING DOES FOR ME AND EXTRA TIME CAN MEAN TO OTHERS

EXTRA TIME TO CREATE MEMORIES

Jim O'Brien and his 15 year old son Logan hunting together.

My name is Jim O'Brien and I live in Waynesburg, Pa.. My son Logan who is 15 loves to be in the woods with me. However our situation is different than some others. Logan typically lives with his mother 65+ miles from me and I typically get him on the weekends depending on his schedule as a 15year old with sports, Young Marines, friends parties etc.

I work in Retail as a manager for Sportsman's Warehouse so my life literally revolves around the outdoors that we all love. My typical work week is Tuesday through Saturday. Being able to get into the woods to hunt on Sunday would give myself and Logan that much extra time to create memories in the woods. Because of the current law being no Sunday hunting my options are to use PTO days which I have no issue with but then I have to pull him from his education to get quality time in the woods with him. Please take this into consideration and get let's start making memories on Sunday in Pa.