EMPOWERING LIVES -
OUTFITTING HOPE
ABOUT EON
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In 2004, Jerald Kopp started to form a vision. After reading a Buckmasters article on a life hunt for a disabled young man, the wheels started turning for the avid hunter from Texas. After doing some research, he learned that many wish-granting organizations didn't offer hunting trips for children and youth seeking hunting adventures (due to political and/or liability issues). While we knew these were great organizations doing magnificent work, there was a void to fill. The decision to grant hunting wishes to this demographic was academic. The fact was that not all kids and youth wished to go to Disneyland or meet a current pop star. There was a growing contingent of these individuals who had hunting and the outdoors squarely in their sights for their "wish". Starting a faith-based organization serving this population was soon underway.
How EON works. EON maintains a network of ranches across Texas that generously offer their property for our hunts. EON hunts are offered to disabled and terminally ill children, youth, and young adults. Typically, EON hunts involve one hunter and their family at a time, and each hunt is a 2.5 to 3-day slot.
EON hunts are intended to be cost-neutral to participating families. From taxidermy to hunting licenses, travel to lodging, we do everything we can to provide the hunt cost-free. Please contact us for more details.
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Through our outings and new relationships, EON seeks to be Godly examples. It is our goal and desire that our guests see Christ in us, as well as in the wild spaces we enjoy. Furthermore, we hope to help them know Him more intimately.
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​A Christian ministry. Make no mistake, we love antlers, the whitetail rut, sunrises, and the smell of the fall. We also enjoy deer camp fellowship and the hills, woodlots, and fields graciously gifted to us from our Creator. However, first and foremost, the vision for EON involves serving our guests by not only arranging and expediting hunts, but helping them to know Christ. Through our hunts and new relationships, we aim to help them discover and/or deepen their relationship with Him.
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EON has been proudly serving this demographic since 2005. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit ministry and are always in need of landowners, volunteers, sponsors, and taxidermists. If you would like to know more about EON and our programs, please contact our President, Jerald Kopp at 512-413-5885.
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MISSION
STATEMENT
The vision of EON started in 2005 by one man and a few volunteers. They had, not only a desire to help individuals with disabilities through hunting and the outdoors, but one to share their love for Jesus Christ.
"I cannot even describe just how much of a meaningful hunt our son Jake had with EON. It not only challenged his skills, but the fellowship and love were off the charts. What a blessing."
-Mike Jones, Ohio
Do you have hunting land to donate for a 2-3-day hunt for an EON applicant?
Donate your ranch, farm, lodge, or lease for a hunt - There is nothing more rewarding than accommodating disabled children and youth through productive, fun, and therapeutic hunts and outdoor experiences. Please help us in this worthy endeavor.
