Quadriplegic Army veteran getting a shot at bagging a deer
Wheelchair hunter
Statler directs Harry Hoffert in setting up the rifle mounting hardware.
Wheelchair hunter
An LCD screen is tied into the rifle scope which allows Statler to sight his target. He moves a joystick with his chin to position the rifle.
Wheelchair hunter
Eric Statler, 45, who is paralyzed from the neck down, sucks on a tube to fire off a round from a .243 Remington rifle during a rifle sighting session Thursday at the Sedalia Rod and Gun Club. After several adjustments to the framework attaching the rifle to his wheelchair, Statler was able to hit a clay pigeon about 100 yards away on his third shot. Assisting Statler is Harry Hoffert, of Huntin' & Fishin' w/Harry and Mo Kids Outdoors, left, and Keith Rowland, on whose land Statler will hunt for deer on Saturday. Not pictured is Dan Vogt, with Whitetails Unlimited.
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