Brett French reports: Big medicine’ for combat veterans

Post-9/11 combat veterans can now learn the sport of archery hunting through Bozeman-based Warriors & Quiet Waters. The nonprofit began in 2007 as a way to help veterans “cope with the physical, psychological, and moral trauma of combat.” The methodology included teaching the veterans how to fly fish. Three years ago, the group transitioned into archery hunting with a more intensive program called Hunt for Purpose. Like the fly-fishing program, all expenses are paid for the veterans, including their gear, travel, meals and housing. Jesse LeNeve, director of program operations for Warriors & Quiet Waters, has long been working on the fly-fishing side of the nonprofit and jumped at the chance to help out with the archery program. “I call nature ‘big medicine,’ and the more you can get, the better off you are,” LeNeve said. To read more about the program, check out my story at https://billingsgazette.com/outdoors/warriors–quiet-waters-hunt-for-purpose-archery-rocky-mountain-elk-foundation/article_1f39c48c-8bde-11ef-ad03-c745d3f7bdb5.html

Written by Brett French | Outdoors Editor for Billings Gazette