Challenged
Outdoorsmen of America began when a handful of handicapped
outdoor enthusiast decided that it was time to do something
positive in their world and banded together to make
the great outdoors more easily accessible for everyone
who through no fault of their own were unable to take
advantage of the great outdoors
In
September 2001, Chris Alford got it in his head that
it would be nice to have a local group like "Wheeling
Sportsman", a group he had belonged to when he
lived out of state. Then he met Donna Turner who helped
organize the first meeting where 9 people met for Buffalo
burgers at the "Gathering" a local church.
It was there they decided to meet the second Tuesday
of each month (a habit that continues still). After
Chris had a confrontation with Mike Bransford,(Conservation
Specialist with the US Corp of Engineers) over the removal
of a deceased hog on government land, a union was formed
with the two groups.
The
groups first big event was the Handicapped hunt in January
of 02, and was attended by 22 Disabled hunters from
several states and the District of Columbia.
Since
those early beginnings, what began as Texarkana
Challenged
Outdoorsmen
has become known as Challenged Outdoorsmen of America
and continues to grow
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