Staurolite

Hunts & Trips

Where the healing happens.

A few days of fellowship in some of the most beautiful country in the world — and the appreciation our wounded veterans have earned.

Who we serve

We do not require a Purple Heart. We prioritize selection based on:

  1. Combat wounded — injury sustained in combat operations.
  2. Service-related injury or wound — directly tied to military service.
  3. Injured while serving — even if the injury was not directly related to service.

What a trip looks like

Hunts are typically multi-day events at locations our volunteers and partner ranches make available. The hunting and fishing themselves matter, but they're not really the point.

The point is the time around the table — the slow conversations where things come up that haven't come up in twenty years. The appreciation a community offers when veterans walk into a room. The Bible we hand each guest at the end of the trip, with a personal note from the volunteer who guided them.

We have around fifty people praying before and during every hunt. We do not preach to our guests. We do not try to "fix" anyone. We've uninvited a few volunteers over the years for crossing that line.

“No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”

Micah 6:8, NLT

Our volunteers

Every event is run by volunteers. No one on our team takes a salary — not even the cooks, the guides, or the founders. We've covered gas money for a volunteer or two who couldn't otherwise afford to take a week off, but that's about it.

Our first fishing trip in June 2023 had four boats. Every captain paid their own gas, hauled their own boat, brought their gear, slept on a bunk bed, and called us a week later to say thank you for letting me participate.

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Whether for yourself or for a veteran you know, we'd love to hear from you.

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