Hunting for Heroes at Fort Polk

Hunting for heroes
Recovering veterans appreciate outing
News Star.com
Written by
Margaret Croft
February 8, 2014

There was only one rabbit taken in a Saturday morning hunt for 13 recovering Army veterans from the warrior transition units at Fort Polk in Louisiana and Fort Sam Houston in Texas, but everyone involved in the event at Chemin-A-Haut State Park near Bastrop thought it was a rousing success.

“Going on these hunts and participating in this stuff really does help us break up the monotony of going to appointments and the everyday life,” said Iraq veteran Jeff Leger of the Fort Polk unit. “It means a lot to me that these guys put in their time, and they volunteer to bring us out here and get us away from the everyday life of injuries and doctor’s appointments and all the things we have to go through back at Fort Polk.”

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Louisiana Office of State Parks and the Louisiana Hunters for Heroes combined to sponsor the weekend rabbit hunt at Chemin-A-Haut in “appreciation for their service.” The hunt took place at Ben Lilly Conservation Area adjacent to the park.
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