CONTACT INFO:

P.O. Box 908

Gore, Oklahoma 74435

Phone/Fax: 918-489-5027

Email: rbighorse42@yahoo.com

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Events Calendar

•   Equipment Needs: crossbows & accessories, remote control cars, sit-n-ski (youth and adult)
•   Fort Smith Boat Show- February
•   Lewis & Clark Outfitters: kayaking, remote control cars, archery, climbing wall - April
•   Crappie Trip on Arkansas River Camp - April 26
•   Doodle Socking Day - crappie spawn with long rods - May
•   Catfish "Noodling" - June/July
•   Dove Hunt, Webber Falls, OK - Sept 20
•   Fin-n-Feather Weekend Fundraiser - Sept 26-28
•   Kayaking & Bar B Q, Greenleaf Lake - Oct 18
•   Archery Season Hunt - October 
•   Christmas Dinner - Dec 13 

RANCE BIGHORSE

  Born March 13, 1964 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, I grew up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and graduated from Tulsa Memorial High School in 1982. I attended Westark Community College in Ft. Smith, Arkansas on a baseball scholarship and met the woman I would fall in love with and marry. Graduating from Westark I continued playing baseball on scholarship at Pan American University in Edinburg, Texas. On August 3, 1985 I married my wife of 21 years, Linda.  After college I began a career with United Parcel Service where on June 12, 1990 my life changed forever.

   Just shy of five years of marriage I was involved in a work related accident that left me a T4 – T5 paraplegic. While in the hospital in Texas I thought my life was over, it was my stay in rehabilitation at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado that I realized that I would be able to continue my passion of hunting and fishing.  A friend introduced me to an organization that sponsored fishing tournaments across the country for the disabled. In 1996 I fished my first bass tournament since I had been hurt which gave me some focus on what I wanted to do.  Again, my life would be changed forever.

   I began fishing a bass trail and ventured out to other organizations where I was able to hunt. I became a Pro Staff Member for Night and Hale game calls where I was given the opportunity to again travel around the country. I was pursuing both of my passions with my wife right along beside me. During this time I met a man named Michael “Shorty” Powers and was introduced to his organization, Turning Point. Shorty asked me to be a member of the fishing team, Team Challenge, sponsored by Turning Point to help promote outdoor activities for the disabled.

   I have been fortunate enough to travel and meet many people in my situation and have learned from them all. I feel it is time to give back and re-introduce the outdoors to others with disabilities. My wife and I hope the Indian Nation Chapter of Turning Point will help us achieve this goal.