01/17/2024
My name is Garrett Vaughn. I run a page called Down Range Outdoors that I started 5 years ago. I started this page to be able to help other veterans and active duty members deal with some mental health and daily stressors most of us deal with by enjoying the outdoors, whether it be hunting or fishing. I would like to turn it into a non-profit eventually. Over the years, I have been lucky enough to have a landowner or two grant access to their land to be able to take veterans and active duty members out and about. Over the past few years, I have worked with a few different non-profits out of state doing the same thing, and we have been able to get a good number of people out. I would like to continue to do the same thing here but focus more on the locals'. Things have been extremely slow going as of late, with owners losing access to land due to their sales, and we can't blame them in this market. I am in need of land to be able to bring a few guys out throughout the year, if anyone is willing to help. Or if you would like to get with me and bring one or two guys out once a year, that's a start, and one is better than none. If you have a boat and want to take a few out fishing, let me know, and I'm sure we can get gas and everything covered. The same goes for hunting, and I'm sure we can help provide some bait or land care. If you have hogs that need taken care of, we will do so at no charge for any of the above.
Taking people out to the woods has provided a lot of therapy without it being therapy, and recently I was reminded of that myself with my own struggles. So please feel free to reach out to me with any suggestions or possibilities