J. Bentley

The Bayfield Cast and Blast was such an awesome event. I had so much fun duck hunting the first day then Muskie fishing with David Brown the next day catching my first Muskie ever even though we did the “quick release” method on a few bigger ones before they got to the boat LOL!!!! Then on to the deer hunting the next two days. Russ taught me a lot on the placement of his stands and his method of hunting and it helped me out. It was a successful hunt even though I didn’t shoot a deer. I had a great time and learned a lot and saw some deer and a huge buck just a little too far out. The last day I went duck hunting again with Govy and got to shoot my first wood duck, he is very knowledgeable about his duck hunting too. I said I never shot a wood duck before and he said, “you’re not leaving until you get a wood duck” so that made me feel really special, that showed me the people in Delta were truly amazing. Chris and Brenda did a perfect job getting everything planned and ready for us, it couldn’t be planned better except a longer trip haha, just kidding it was perfect. Chris is learning how to talk to veterans one group at a time and he’s taking it very well, it takes a while to understand us and to get our sense of humor but he’s coming along great One day he will be able to fire back with some good comebacks but right now he still in the learning process haha. The Bayfield Cast and Blast was such an awesome event. I had so much fun duck hunting and Muskie fishing as well as deer hunting. The Staff at all the places we went to were so polite, catered to anything we needed and made us feel like there were no problems in the world. Overall, it was one of the best trips I’ve ever been on. It helped getting with other veterans in a stress-free environment, sharing stories, and understanding how they coped. I surely enjoyed being around all the nice people in Delta, Wisconsin. Thank you to everybody that had a part in donating to this organization or having any part in putting this together. Trust me it helps us.