Written by: Northen American Hunter

Make a Wish?
Okay, I wish you would wake up.

Vermilion, OH – A national organization known for granting the wishes of
terminally ill children has crossed hunting off the its list of possible
requests. The Make-A-Wish Foundation recently announced a new policy
that will prohibit the granting of any request that involves the use of
firearms or other weapons. The Foundation gained national attention in
1996 for granting an Alaska brown bear hunt to a Minnesota teenager, and
has since granted several other hunts to ill children.

Make-A-Wish has stated that it will not turn children away who request
hunts, but will instead try to grant the child’s alternate wish. If
that’s not possible, an informal agreement has been reached with Safari
Club International (http://www.safariclub.org)
to refer those who wish to hunt. Make-A-Wish has stressed, however,
that the referrals and hunts will occur independent of the Foundation.

Hunting associations such as the International Bowhunting Organization
(IBO), that have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to
Make-A-Wish, are now asking that hunters distance themselves from the
Foundation. For more information, contact the IBO at: Box 398,
Vermilion, OH 44089, or call (440) 967-2137.