T. Harris

Purple Heart Recipient
Fishing Hunting

2019

Military Branch: US Army

Event Name: Great Creek Turkey and Fishing Event

I want to thank WWIA for inviting me on the Turkey Hunt with the Great Creek Hunt Club. I cannot explain in full how much fun this hunt was, Great Creek Hunt Club put on an excellent weekend hunting experience. Nick Fox was a great host representing WWIA and Andy Wilson was our host with Great Creek Hunt Club. Both of these gentlemen kept us busy with hunting and fishing and when the weather didn’t want to cooperate we had time to sit back and enjoy the camaraderie and stories everyone had to offer. The Guide that was assigned to me should have been called the Turkey Whisperer! Major Ball and I probably put in 20 miles hiking around their hunting grounds. Major would call out to see if there were any Turkey’s in the area and as soon as he would get a response, he would put me into a position and point out where I should keep an eye out for the bird. When we went fishing, I was lucky enough to have Keith invite me onto his boat, we spent most of the afternoon having a blast while catching some fish. The Great Creek Hunt Club kept up fed and in great spirits, their respect and concern for what we did in the military was overwhelming and their hospitality was over the top excellent! I just want to say Thank you to WWIA and Great Creek Hunt Club for an experience I’ll never forget. The only bad part of the whole experience is now I am hooked on Turkey Hunting, so I will have to go out and purchase turkey gear to add to my deer hunting gear, I guess that’s not a bad thing if you think about it.