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Hunting with Soldiers connects veterans with outdoor experiences, promoting healing and camaraderie through hunting. Their mission is to support veterans' mental health and well-being by providing them with memorable hunting adventures.

3rd Annual Hunting with Soldiers Benefit Clay Shoot June 27, 2026

Hunting with Soldiers Toby Hallmark Benefit Raffle

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1752584693/wysiwyg/tcaq77q8uflzjfsz3apo.jpg" style="width: 242px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 242px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Hunting with Soldiers is hosting our Inaugural Chad DeFrates Bass Tournament on Lake Ray Hubbard September 20, 2025. Teams are 2 per boat. Check in begins at 5:00 AM at Chandler&#39;s Landing Marina at 1 Harborview Dr. Rockwall, TX. There is a $10.00 fee for each truck &amp; trailer. That will be due upon arrival. No Pre Pay for that fee. First cast at 7:00 AM. Lines out at 1:00 PM. All tags on board and anglers in line to weigh at Chandler&#39;s Landing Marina no later than 1:45 PM. Guaranteed cash first place team prize of $2000.00 &amp; Big Bass Prize of $500.00. We are looking for sponsors. Those levels are here in the link. Hunting with Soldiers will also have some great raffle items that we encourage all to participate in and purchase tickets. When your ticket is drawn for the raffle, it will then be placed back in the bin for more chances to win. Tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100. You can pre pay here or purchase at the event. Must be at the event to win. All proceeds raised from this event go to providing outdoor adventures for our Veterans at no cost to them. Hunting with Soldiers is a 501(c)3 operated with all volunteer staff. Please note that, if you are participating in the event, or do not want to participate in the event, you can still choose the Add a Donation for Hunting with Soldiers at the bottom of the form, and make a tax deductible donation. All Donations will go directly to Hunting with Soldiers, not to any prizes or payouts for the event.&nbsp;If participating in the tournament and you are pre registering, either as a team or through your sponsorship, Please click this link. Read and complete &nbsp;Official Rules form here: <a fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/emf/HwS/Chad-Defrates-Tournament-Rules" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" target="_blank">https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/emf/HwS/Chad-Defrates-Tournament-Rules</a>

Inaugural Hunting with Soldiers Chad DeFrates Memorial Bass Tournament

Enter THE PATRIOT ROCK ISLAND 45 BENEFIT RAFFLE 🎟️ to help Hunting with Soldiers give veterans and active-duty service members healing time outdoors&mdash;through hunts, fishing trips, and time in the field together. Your raffle entry supports veterans facing the invisible wounds of service and keeps our mission going: camaraderie, mental health support, and real connection in the outdoors. Anyone can enter as long as they are 21 or older and able to pass the background check through a licensed FFL. When you purchase your single ticket, or bundle, your ticket/tickets will be filled out and a picture of your completed tickets will be sent to you by text or email. Your ticket stub will then be placed in the ticket box. Tickets will also be sold at the Texas Trophy Hunters Extravaganza Show in Fort Worth August 21-23. The Drawing will be live on our Facebook Group at 4:00 PM Central Time on the 23rd of August. If you have Facebook, please join our Facebook Group at <a fr-original-style="" href="//www.facebook.com/groups/huntingwithsoldiers" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/groups/huntingwithsoldiers</a> Even if you do not have Facebook, we will call, text, &amp; email the winner of the 45. If you do not receive a call, text, or email by 5:00 PM Central on that date, then you did not win. Once again a picture will be taken of your completed tickets and either texted or emailed to you. Tickets will also be for sale in person at the Texas Trophy Hunters Extravaganza Show in Fort Worth starting August 21 until the drawing time at 4:00 PM Central Time on August 23rd.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782678628/wysiwyg/m2rp99gzbke21inrrtkf.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782678649/wysiwyg/clr1pmunlqdo6azmabvu.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782678666/wysiwyg/t0x6kyhncxsgtu3dhrsd.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

THE PATRIOT ROCK ISLAND 45 BENEFIT RAFFLE

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1784947064/wysiwyg/lo3p9kvdh5ofunthyu5h.jpg" style="width: 200px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 200px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Hunting with Soldiers 2nd Annual Chad DeFrates Benefit Bass Tournament at Chandlers Landing Marina September 19. All proceeds raised go to providing outdoor adventures for Veterans. All can enter, Veteran or not. This is a fundraising tournament. Check in will be at Chandlers Landing Marina between 5:00 AM and 6:45 AM. Livewell check is required.&nbsp;First Cast at 7:00 AM. Lines out at 3:00 PM. Weigh-in at 3:45 PM at Chandlers Landing Marina. Entry Fee is $100.00 per team (Tax Deductible). A team is up to 2 to a boat, no more. Can include 1 adult &amp; 1 youth.&nbsp;Youth Team Amendment: Youth Teams, 2 youth, are authorized with a captain of legal age. The Captain is not allowed to participate in any way, including site selection, lure choices, landing, etc. The adult captain is only allowed to pilot the boat. Youth fish in the same category as all adults. There is no separate category.&nbsp;Fee includes Big Bass Pot. Chandlers Landing requires a $10.00 parking fee if you are parking your vehicle and trailer there. That is not included in your entry. That will be paid at the time you enter.&nbsp;First Place Team Wins $3000.00 (In the event 2 teams have exact weights, ties will be broken by adding places and splitting equally.) In the event 2 bass of the same weight are the largest bass, the big bass pot will be split between those 2 individuals.We will also have a 50/50 Trash Fish Side Pot for $20.00 Per Angler. A trash fish is considered any species not listed in the main event (i.e. catfish, hybrid, striped bass, etc.) &amp; must be caught using the same authorized methods as the main event. Heaviest Trash Fish wins 50% of the pot. The other 50% goes to Hunting with Soldiers to help more Veterans. In the event that the 2 individuals bring in the exact weight of the largest trash fish, they will split the 50% part of the pot.&nbsp;

2nd Annual Chad DeFrates Memorial Benefit Bass Tournament

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1782956212/wysiwyg/h6robbmb8sdq4uijiyle.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1783119123/wysiwyg/t8ynqleehiu6n3mc6ysr.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Enter for a chance at the 2026 Hunt of a Lifetime 🦌 The winner receives a hunt at the B-Tex Ranch, out of Olney, TX. for a 200 plus inch whitetail deer. Included in the hunt is accommodations for 2 days &amp; 1 night, food, &amp; drinks, skinning, cleaning &amp; quartering of the deer, &amp; &quot;guide tip&quot;. Also included, the winner will receive a Bergara B-14 Wilderness Series, Sierra, Bolt Action 6.5 PRC Rifle. Also included is a Badlands Bino Pack &amp; a Custom Bino Pack Holster fitting your specific pistol, donated by our Sponsor at Venandi Holsters. Not included is transportation to and from the ranch, taxidermy, &amp; processing of the meat.&nbsp; Your entry helps fund therapeutic outdoor trips for those living with the physical and mental impacts of service. Every name in this drawing supports veterans in a blind, around a campfire, or on the water. Anyone can enter.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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2nd Annual Chad DeFrates Memorial Benefit Bass Tournament

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Hunting with Soldiers 2026 Hunt of a Lifetime

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