Hunting & Fishing Programs for Military

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Enjoy the wildlife? Here are the organizations that connect troops and veterans to the wilderness through hunting and fishing opportunities! From big game and bird hunting to freshwater and fly fishing, you'll get to capture your meal of the day with other hunting enthusiasts!

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Heroes’ Harvest – Provides active duty military members, reserve, national guard, veterans, and Gold Star families, a dynamic therapeutic environment through exclusive hunting, fishing, and outdoor experiences. Their events are tailored to be a dynamic therapeutic environment no matter what battles, emotionally or physically, they are still fighting.

Freedom Hunters  – (Colorado) Freedom Hunters is a military outreach program that takes select active duty and combat veterans, families of fallen heroes, children of the deployed, as well as those wounded or injured, on outdoor adventures.

LEEK Hunting and Mountain Preserve – (Pennsylvania) LEEK is accessible and provides outdoor experiences for wounded and injured veterans.  From track-chairs for mobility, Hydraulic blind, and over a century of guide experience, LEEK provides these experiences on over 400 acres of ground and hundreds upon hundreds of acres of private property.

Patriot Anglers – (Texas) Through one-on-one guided fly-fishing outings, Patriot Anglers helps to increase veterans well-being, renew their sense of camaraderie, and enhance their desire to move forward with their healing process.

The Fallen Outdoors – (Operating chapters across the United States)  The Fallen Outdoors mission is to organize outdoor adventures, focused on hunting and fishing, for veterans past and present, from every generation and from all branches of the military. Their chapters are very active and resourceful with events going on specifically through the chapter Facebook pages.

Over the Edge Outdoors – (Texas) Over the Edge Outdoors is dedicated to providing Veterans and Active Duty Service Members with connections to like-minded individuals. Using the healing power of nature and the great outdoors, they forge genuine and meaningful friendships between soldiers and vets through hunting, fishing and camping experiences.

Honoring America’s Warriors – (Oklahoma) Is an organization provides veterans’ with physical, mental health, and wellness services.  Their programs include Outdoor Hunting and Fishing Activities, Adaptive Sports, Homes for Warriors, and Critical and Minor Home Repairs.

Honoring Our Veterans – (Wyoming) Primary activities are week-long photography and fly fishing workshops. Honoring Our Veterans covers the cost of, airfare, transportation, lodging, meals, activities and equipment.

Reel Warriors Foundation – (California) Is a group of combat veterans from different branches that share a love for fishing and ultimately provide a network of support and the opportunity for a brief break through offshore fishing trips with other veterans. ​

Combat Marine Outdoors – (Texas) CMO provides hunting, fishing, and other outdoor adventures for active duty combat and combat injured warriors and veterans at no cost to them, including travel.

Take a Vet Fishing – (Based out of Wisconsin, operating in multiple locations) Offers fishing opportunities for service members and veterans at different locations.

Whitetail Warrior Project -(Alabama) Supports efforts to get Wounded and Disabled Veterans into the great outdoors to enjoy hunting and connect with community

Wounded Heroes Hunting Camp(Multiple) Wounded Heroes Hunting Camp (WHHC) is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping wounded combat veterans heal. We accomplish our mission by getting our Wounded Heroes outdoors hunting and fishing thereby challenging them, empowering them, and enabling them to do the things they love to do.

Sling & Stone Outfitters – (Ohio) Disabled veteran outdoor program, focusing on hunting and fishing. Additionally, they assist them in acquiring guided hunts and fishing trips.

Operation Reboot Outdoors – (Maine)Offers hunting and fishing trips to Veterans at no cost, and with no hidden fees. They have registered Maine Guides on their team and are focused 100% on bringing the experience of our natural environment to veterans.

Wounded Waters – (Florida) The mission of Wounded Waters is to give wounded warriors including Combat Veterans, Active Duty Military and First Responders outdoor adventures like fishing trips so they can take a break from worrying about all the stressors of daily life.

Fishin’ Buddies for Veterans(Operates Nationwide) Provides fishing therapy for military personnel and veterans, and a national database of “Fishin Buddies” who can connect for trips.

B4 Outdoors – (Ohio)Provides veterans, wounded war heroes, at-risk youth, and the disadvantaged and disabled with life-changing outdoor experiences through hunting and fishing.

Warriors and Quiet Waters – (Montana) Brings veterans to their ranch in southwestern Montana, for their first-time Fishing Experiences (FX). FXs are completely free to participants and include travel to Quiet Waters Ranch in Montana, as well as gifted equipment for participants to take home with them. Participants join a group of up to 6 veterans or caregivers who are ready to reflect on their service, find community in the WQW family, and discover a sense of purpose.

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing – (Operates Nationwide) Brings a high-quality, full-spectrum fly fishing program to an ever-expanding number of disabled active military service personnel across the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, in Military Hospitals and the Warrior Transition Command.

On The Water with Veterans (Florida) Provides therapeutic fishing and social connection opportunities to veterans.

Mission Fish – (California) The Purpose of Mission FISH., FISHING, INTERACTING SHARING & HEALING  is to organize and plan fishing day trips and provide FISH therapy for PTSD and TBI for Veterans, Active duty service members, 1st responders and Gold Star families.

Heroes on the Water – (Operates Nationwide) HOW provides kayak fishing opportunities and all equipment for veterans. Our volunteer-led events come at no charge to participants and their families.

Rifles to Rods – (Massachusetts) Provides high quality fishing experiences for all military veterans, for FREE!  They connect veterans with their fishing community, enabling them to learn a skill set, meet like minded individuals and improve their overall well-being. Programs include salt water and fresh water fishing opportunities.

Veterans Fishing Adventure – (Virginia) Offers Veterans and their families fishing and boating trips on the Potomac River in Fairfax VA and Occoquan River in Lorton, VA.

Hook, Line and Heroes – (North Carolina) Faith based fishing events for veterans who are disabled or have PTSD.

Hooks for Heroes – (New York) Hooks for Heroes is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that gives back to American Veterans & First Responders by providing them with free of cost fishing trips to help cope with the physical and mental injuries during their service.

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