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Sunrise at Nemours Plantation.
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Dennis Fleming, Robert Rowell, Jr., Robert Rowell, Sr., and Mrs. Robert Rowell enjoying the aroma of grilling chicken.
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Volunteers Dean Elsey & Corry Burbage, hunter Tom Ulmer, volunteers 1st Sgt. Lynwood Kearse, III, & Rick Bennett.
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Hunters Joe Brown, 15, & Bowen Smith, 15.
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Hunters Bobby Harrell & Rick Edwards.
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Lt. James Wagers, Jr., & 1st Sgt. Lynwood Kearse, III.
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Melvin Lane, Chicken Griller Extraordinaire!
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Volunteers Ernie Dorsey & Rick Bennett.
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Hunters Bowen Smith & Joe Brown.
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SCDNR's chief photographer, Phillip Jones, introduces himself to the hunters.
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Hunters sharing photos and hunt stories.
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Julian Ulmer showing photos of an Oryx he shot on a recent Outdoor Dream Foundation hunt in New Mexico.
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Bobby Harrell showing 1st Sgt. Kearse a new wheelchair gun rest.
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Joe Brown and his new friend, Lulu, the Jack Russell.
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Shooters & observers at the rifle range.
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1st Sgt. Kearse making sight adjustments on a hunter's rifle.
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Shooters & Observers at the rifle range.
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1st Sgt. Kearse helping Rick Edwards sight his rifle.
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Volunteers Penny Viswanathan & Holly Peterson with Lulu.
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Vijay Viswanathan and Robert Rowell wait their turns to shoot.
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Vijay takes aim!
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Hunter, Vijay Viswanathan prepares to check his rifle.
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Hunters, Joe Brown & Bowen Smith prepare to shoot.
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Tom Ulmer shooting his rifle. Apparently Tom and the rifle were shooting very well as Tom shot two 8-point bucks!
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Bowen Smith's father, Jessie, helps Bowen get his rifle in position.
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Bowen takes aim. Bowen's host, Ted Remley from Cockfield Plantation looks on.
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Rick Edwards, Steve Avinger and Tom Ulmer telling tall tales.
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Hunter Wen Bumgardner and his father, Pastor John Bumgardner talk with Bobby Harrell.
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Quality Deer Mangement founder, Joe Hamilton & volunteer, Ernie Dorsey assist at the rifle range.
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Volunteers (l.to r.), Chris Thomas, Missy Crosby, Holly Peterson, Rick Bennett & Chapter President, David Crosby enjoy the aroma of grilling chicken.
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Hunter, Vijay Viswanathan, ready to enjoy a great lunch.
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Hunters & volunteers line up to prepare their plates.
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Chris Thomas, Melvin Lane, Officers William Matthews & James Wagers, Joe Hamilton and photographer Phillip Jones ponder world events.
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A happy crowd at Nemours Plantation.
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1st Sgt. Lynwood Kearse, III, addresses the group.
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Volunteers and hunters line up at the buffet table.
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Chow time!
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Pastor John Bumgardner (r.) offered the blessing before lunch.
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Volunteer Rick Bennett prepares the hydraulic blind for hunter, Robert Rowell.
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Robert and his wife, ready to go!
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The hydraulic blind offers a birdseye view of the surrounding area.
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Robert with his 8-point buck!
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Robert Rowell and his wife with Robert's 8-point buck.
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Tom Ulmer with his Friday afternoon 8-point shot at Mackey Point Plantation.
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Closer view of Tom Ulmer's 8-point.
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Volunteer, Jolie Collins of Pearlstine Distributors in Bluffton, SC & Chapter President, David Crosby, skin one of the hunter's deer.
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Volunteers, Rick Bennett and Penny Viswanathan try to stay warm in the pre-dawn chill on Saturday morning.
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Sunrise at Nemours Plantation.
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Plantation house at Nemours.
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Avenue of live oaks leading to the plantation house.
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Nemours Plantation Manager, Ray Bass's, yellow lab.
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Ray Bass holds up a pair of shed antlers found on Nemours Plantation. Now that's the kind of buck our hunters were hoping to see!
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Julian Ohmer and his father with the huge pair of shed antlers from Nemours Plantation.
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Julian Ohmer, Walterboro Dispatch reporter Phillip Taylor and Vijay Viswanathan admire Tom Ulmer's second 8-point buck.
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Vijay Viswanathan poses with Tom Ulmer's Saturday morning 8-point.
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The donated ThermaCELL units were greatly appreciated by the hunters.
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Walterboro Dispatch reporter, Phillip Taylor, interviews hunters Vijay Viswanathan and Julian Ulmer.
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Rick Edwards, Jessica Avinger and Tom Ulmer enjoying the afternoon.
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Penny & Vijay Viswanathan chatting with Juliam Ulmer.
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Hunters, Julian Ulmer & Vijay Viswanathan exchange addresses and phone numbers.
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Enjoying the afternoon sunshine at Nemours!
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Hot dogs for lunch, provided by Jamey Copeland of Walterboro Feed & Supply.
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1st Sgt. Lynwood Kearse serves hunter, Joe Brown, a hot dog.
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Nemours Plantation provided wheelchair accessible portable toilets for the event.
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SCDNR Chairman & Nemours Wildlife Foundation Chairman, Michael McShane, talks with Bobby Harrell and Bobby's daughter, Morgan.
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Volunteer, Mark Peterson, works on the event banner while Ernie Dorsey and Tom Ulmer pose for photos with Tom's bucks.
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Hunters, David Stanton, Rick Edwards and Tom Ulmer.
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Hunters Julian Ulmer, David Stanton, Rick Edwards, volunteer Ernie Dorsey and hunter Tom Ulmer admire Tom's and Robert Rowell's three 8-point bucks.
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Hunters, Wen Bumgardner, Joe Brown, Bowen Smith and Vijay Viswanathan discussing the hunt.
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Last minute conversations as the event draws to a close.
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SCDNR 1st Sgts. William Matthews, Jr., & Lynwood Kearse, III.
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Abandoned, vine draped brick plantation mansion on Nemours Plantation.
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Main entrance of old plantation mansion.
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Old plantation mansion and an ancient live oak. If only trees could talk!
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Nemours Plantation entrance.
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Julian Ohmer with his parents.
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Vijay Viswanathan with his mother, Penny.
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Lunch time group photo.
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Bobby Harrell, South Carolina Disabled Sportsmen Association President.
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Quality Deer Management Association Founder, Joe Hamilton, with hunter, Vijay Viswanathan.
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Tom Ulmer and his SCI Volunteer assistant, Ernie Dorsey.
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Volunteer, Holly Peterson, with "Lulu" the Jack Russell.
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Wheelchair hunters assemble for the group photo.
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Wheelchair Hunt hunters and volunteers group photo.
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