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Helping heroes hunt

Landowners and guides sought to help provide recreation experiences for veterans

Every year, a group of disabled veterans heads to Crook County to experience the deer hunting this area has to offer. The Black Hills Veterans' Day White Tail Hunt has been hosted since 2016 by Hunting With Heroes, a nonprofit that gives back to disabled veterans by providing them with outdoor experiences such as hunting and fishing.

As always, the event was scheduled this year for the weekend after Veterans Day – but the planning for next year is already underway. Terry Wilkerson is seeking volunteers who either own land they would be willing to open up or are guides who would be interested i...