A program designed to foster and promote opportunities for disabled hunters to experience the hunting tradition and heritage, and to recognize the individual’s perseverance in hunting activities.

Disabled hunters and shooters across the country are benefiting from the generous gifts of time, goods, and services provided by SCI members. In an effort to make outdoor sports available and accessible to individuals with disabilities, SCI members and entire chapters work hard to support projects for these sportsmen and women.  In 2009, SCI Chapters provided 394 disabled hunters with hunting opportunities during numerous chapter events for disabled hunters of all ages, including veterans and youth.  One of the largest was the Alamo and Texas Hill Country Chapters' Trap & Skeet Fun Shoot for 65, the Low Country Chapter’s fifth annual Wheelchair & Wounded Warrior Hunt for 40, followed by the Kansas City Chapter's Tuttle Creek Lake Area Assisted Deer Hunt for 33, and the Inland Empire Chapter’s Disabled Hunter's Bird Shoot Day for 22. To read about specific events, please click on Disabled Hunter under HS Projects.

Pathfinder - Each year, SCIF sponsors and coordinates world-class hunting safaris for the annual Pathfinder Award. This award is presented to an individual who is faced with overcoming a physical challenge or disability that is otherwise capable of interfering with a routine way through life; he or she must discover previously unexplored regions of self-esteem, self-worth, courage, persistence, and determination. The recipient is someone who has a “never quit” attitude and who is recognized as an ambassador for other “pathfinders” seeking leadership when faced with similar challenges.

There are over 555,000 hunters and shooters with disabilities in the United States alone. Through a network of SCI chapters around the world, members have created partnerships with both public and private organizations, as well as with generous individuals, who support the Disabled Hunter program, always hoping to improve the quality of life for hunters and shooters with disabilities.

More about the Pathfinder Award.