2005 Wheelchair Hunt Photo Gallery


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Photos from the 1st Annual Low Country Chapter Wheelchair Hunt, October 28, 29, 2005

 

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Sunrise at Nemours Plantation.

Dennis Fleming, Robert Rowell, Jr., Robert Rowell, Sr., and Mrs. Robert Rowell enjoying the aroma of grilling chicken.

Volunteers Dean Elsey & Corry Burbage, hunter Tom Ulmer, volunteers 1st Sgt. Lynwood Kearse, III, & Rick Bennett.

Hunters Joe Brown, 15, & Bowen Smith, 15.

Hunters Bobby Harrell & Rick Edwards.

Lt. James Wagers, Jr., & 1st Sgt. Lynwood Kearse, III.

Melvin Lane, Chicken Griller Extraordinaire!

Volunteers Ernie Dorsey & Rick Bennett.

Hunters Bowen Smith & Joe Brown.

SCDNR's chief photographer, Phillip Jones, introduces himself to the hunters.

Hunters sharing photos and hunt stories.

Julian Ulmer showing photos of an Oryx he shot on a recent Outdoor Dream Foundation hunt in New Mexico.

Bobby Harrell showing 1st Sgt. Kearse a new wheelchair gun rest.

Joe Brown and his new friend, Lulu, the Jack Russell.

Shooters & observers at the rifle range.

1st Sgt. Kearse making sight adjustments on a hunter's rifle.

Shooters & Observers at the rifle range.

1st Sgt. Kearse helping Rick Edwards sight his rifle.

Volunteers Penny Viswanathan & Holly Peterson with Lulu.

Vijay Viswanathan and Robert Rowell wait their turns to shoot.

Vijay takes aim!

Hunter, Vijay Viswanathan prepares to check his rifle.

Hunters, Joe Brown & Bowen Smith prepare to shoot.

Tom Ulmer shooting his rifle. Apparently Tom and the rifle were shooting very well as Tom shot two 8-point bucks!

Bowen Smith's father, Jessie, helps Bowen get his rifle in position.

Bowen takes aim. Bowen's host, Ted Remley from Cockfield Plantation looks on.

Rick Edwards, Steve Avinger and Tom Ulmer telling tall tales.

Hunter Wen Bumgardner and his father, Pastor John Bumgardner talk with Bobby Harrell.

Quality Deer Mangement founder, Joe Hamilton & volunteer, Ernie Dorsey assist at the rifle range.

Volunteers (l.to r.), Chris Thomas, Missy Crosby, Holly Peterson, Rick Bennett & Chapter President, David Crosby enjoy the aroma of grilling chicken.

Hunter, Vijay Viswanathan, ready to enjoy a great lunch.

Hunters & volunteers line up to prepare their plates.

Chris Thomas, Melvin Lane, Officers William Matthews & James Wagers, Joe Hamilton and photographer Phillip Jones ponder world events.

A happy crowd at Nemours Plantation.

1st Sgt. Lynwood Kearse, III, addresses the group.

Volunteers and hunters line up at the buffet table.

Chow time!

Pastor John Bumgardner (r.) offered the blessing before lunch.

Volunteer Rick Bennett prepares the hydraulic blind for hunter, Robert Rowell.

Robert and his wife, ready to go!

The hydraulic blind offers a birdseye view of the surrounding area.

Robert with his 8-point buck!

Robert Rowell and his wife with Robert's 8-point buck.

Tom Ulmer with his Friday afternoon 8-point shot at Mackey Point Plantation.

Closer view of Tom Ulmer's 8-point.

Volunteer, Jolie Collins of Pearlstine Distributors in Bluffton, SC & Chapter President, David Crosby, skin one of the hunter's deer.

Volunteers, Rick Bennett and Penny Viswanathan try to stay warm in the pre-dawn chill on Saturday morning.

Sunrise at Nemours Plantation.

Plantation house at Nemours.

Avenue of live oaks leading to the plantation house.

Nemours Plantation Manager, Ray Bass's, yellow lab.

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!

Julian Ohmer and his father with the huge pair of shed antlers from Nemours Plantation.

Julian Ohmer, Walterboro Dispatch reporter Phillip Taylor and Vijay Viswanathan admire Tom Ulmer's second 8-point buck.

Vijay Viswanathan poses with Tom Ulmer's Saturday morning 8-point.

The donated ThermaCELL units were greatly appreciated by the hunters.

Walterboro Dispatch reporter, Phillip Taylor, interviews hunters Vijay Viswanathan and Julian Ulmer.

Rick Edwards, Jessica Avinger and Tom Ulmer enjoying the afternoon.

Penny & Vijay Viswanathan chatting with Juliam Ulmer.

Hunters, Julian Ulmer & Vijay Viswanathan exchange addresses and phone numbers.

Enjoying the afternoon sunshine at Nemours!

Hot dogs for lunch, provided by Jamey Copeland of Walterboro Feed & Supply.

1st Sgt. Lynwood Kearse serves hunter, Joe Brown, a hot dog.

Nemours Plantation provided wheelchair accessible portable toilets for the event.

SCDNR Chairman & Nemours Wildlife Foundation Chairman, Michael McShane, talks with Bobby Harrell and Bobby's daughter, Morgan.

Volunteer, Mark Peterson, works on the event banner while Ernie Dorsey and Tom Ulmer pose for photos with Tom's bucks.

Hunters, David Stanton, Rick Edwards and Tom Ulmer.

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.

Hunters, Wen Bumgardner, Joe Brown, Bowen Smith and Vijay Viswanathan discussing the hunt.

Last minute conversations as the event draws to a close.

SCDNR 1st Sgts. William Matthews, Jr., & Lynwood Kearse, III.

Abandoned, vine draped brick plantation mansion on Nemours Plantation.

Main entrance of old plantation mansion.

Old plantation mansion and an ancient live oak. If only trees could talk!

Nemours Plantation entrance.

Julian Ohmer with his parents.

Vijay Viswanathan with his mother, Penny.

Lunch time group photo.

Bobby Harrell, South Carolina Disabled Sportsmen Association President.

Quality Deer Management Association Founder, Joe Hamilton, with hunter, Vijay Viswanathan.

Tom Ulmer and his SCI Volunteer assistant, Ernie Dorsey.

Volunteer, Holly Peterson, with "Lulu" the Jack Russell.

Wheelchair hunters assemble for the group photo.

Wheelchair Hunt hunters and volunteers group photo.

 

 

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