January 2023 Duck Hunt
Drew Blake, President, and Michael Fussell, Fundraising Director, hosted a Marine veteran (Daniel Smith) for his first duck hunt on January 12-15, 2023. The trip began under less then ideal conditions with Michael suffering a catastrophic boat trailer failure less than halfway through his trip down. Drew and Daniel started the trip with a roughly 3 mile kayak paddle up an eastern North Carolina river. They finally got to their hunt location around 8:30am and set up the spread. Shortly after setting up a huge flock of resident geese made swing though no shots were fired. After a long paddle back to the dock with sporadic scouting along the way Daniel and Drew enjoyed a dinner at a local restaurant before enjoying a night by the campfire at the Air B and B that they rented for the weekend. After calling everywhere possible, Michael decided to load up his brothers…
2023 Rifle Deer Camp
Flat Branch Hunt Club North CarolinaThe 2023 GEO Rifle Deer Camp was once again be hosted by Flat Branch Hunt Club in Bunnlevel, North Carolina. Flat Branch features several properties that are spread throughout Harnett County in North Carolina. Lodging for guests will be provided at the Flat Branch clubhouse. Flat Branch features varying terrain and hunt locations ranging from mature hardwood ridges, active agricultural fields, pine plantations, and hardwood bottomlands. Guests for the event were be with a club member or event volunteer to guide them to and from hunt locations. The 2023 Deer Camp was our largest event to date and featured seventeen (17) people including four (4) blind/visually impaired hunters (2 of which were veterans), two (2) additional veterans, two (2) first responders, seven (7) volunteers, and four (4) GEO Staff Members. Two of our female blinded veteran hunters each harvested deer on their Saturday afternoon. Monaca Gilmore, paired with Jim Edgell,…
Duck Camp 2024
2024 Duck Camp January 12th-20th, 2024 Swansboro, NC
Dixie Deer Classic
2024 Dixie Deer Classic Hosted by the Wake County Wildlife Club March 1-3, 2024 NC State Fairgrounds 4285 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC 27606 Click Here for Directions and Parking Information Show hours are 11AM to 9PM Friday, 9AM to 7PM Saturday, and 9AM to 5PM Sunday. Guiding Eyes Outdoors will be at the Dixie Deer Classic on March 1-3, 2024. Last year the show was a huge success for us and we anticipate this year being even better. Swing by booth E-03 in Building 1 (Jim Graham Building) and meet our team. While you're there enter one of our two raffles that will be offered (more information below) or donate to our mission. Pur-Pro cushions will also be onsite and you can get yours for a donation of $20. 2024 Dixie Deer Classic Raffles Daily 50/50 Raffles - $1/ticket Drawings will be held daily at our booth and will be…
Mountain Trout Camp
2024 Mountain Trout Camp Dates: TBD - Early April - May Location: TBD - North Carolina Mountains This Event Has Been Canceled.
2024 Turkey Camp
2024 Turkey Camp Dates April 19-21, 2024 Location Pisgah National Forest Camp Location: Black Bear Campground 6196 Lake James Road, Marion, North Carolina 28752 Virtual Pre-Event Informational and Meet & Greet Session will be held April 3rd at 7:30 Come join staff members Drew Blake, James Kiser, Michael Fussell, and Jonathon Wallace as they trek across the mountains and valley of the majestic Pisgah National Forest. Hunting will consist of long walks on established trails throughout Linville Gorge area. Early mornings will be common place and a day and a half of hunting is expected. Camp will be located at Black Bear Campground and will be primitive. Running water will be onsite with a common bathhouse centrally located in the campground. No electric service is provided to the campsite so please bring all the chargers, battery packs, and other electric charging devices that you need to get through a weekend.
Kerr Lake Striper and Catfish Weekend
Kerr Lake Striper & Catfish Weekend Dates: May 31st - June 2nd Location: Henderson Point Campground Address: 1427 Rev Henderson Rd, Henderson, NC 27537 Sign Ups Close: Midnight April 1, 2024 Four Open Positions for Applicants Only. Volunteers are not needed for this event. A minimum $35 donation will be required following selection to attend the event. Event Description: Brian Harris (blinded veteran) and Monaca Gilmore (Mentor Program Coordinator) joined Drew Blake and Cam Patrick for a weekend of fishing on Kerr Lake/Buggs Island Reservoir. Buggs Island consists of nearly 50,000 acres of surface water and 800 miles of shoreline. Join us as we target two of the lakes well known fisheries (Striped Bass and Catfish). Buggs Island is known to have two "schools" of stripers which is based on their original stocking locations. One school ranges from Clarksville to the Ivy Hill area and "migrates" up the Dan River. …
Kerr Lake Striper & Catfish Weekend
Kerr LakeKERR LAKE STRIPER & CATFISH WEEKEND This Event was Canceled due to low participant sign up Dates: July 12th - 14th Location: County Line Campground Address: 200 County Line Park Rd, Henderson, NC 27537 Sign Ups Close: Midnight June 1, 2024 Four Open Positions for Applicants Only. Volunteers are not needed for this event. A minimum $35 donation will be required following selection to attend the event. Event Description: Come join Drew Blake and Michael Fussell for a weekend of fishing on Kerr Lake/Buggs Island Reservoir. Buggs Island consists of nearly 50,000 acres of surface water and 800 miles of shoreline. Join us as we target two of the lakes well known fisheries (Striped Bass and Catfish). Buggs Island is known to have two "schools" of stripers which is based on their original stocking locations. One school ranges from Clarksville to the Ivy Hill area and "migrates" up the Dan…
2024 Trophy Drum Weekend
Dates: August 30 - September 1 Location: Camp Don Lee 315 Camp Don Lee Rd, Arapahoe, NC 28510 $100/person Donation Required to Attend Thank you to everyone that came out to Camp Don Lee to join our 2024 Trophy Drum Weekend! We also wanted to extend a special thank you to our volunteer boat captains and our sponsors for helping to make this event happen. Labor day traffic in no way set the tone for the incredible time we had on the water and this was an adventure to remember! Camp Don Lee was the perfect venue for our unique and diverse group of participants and volunteers. Our staff overcame the occasional boat issues and adapted to deliver an awesome event. At one point, we were down to one operational boat, but the participants rotated through in groups and piled on the boat for a great time. While we…
2024 Deer Camp
Caldwell County2024 Deer Camp Dates: October 18-20 Location: Caldwell County, NC The 2024 GEO Deer Camp was hosted by MAG Feeders and Double G Ranch in Caldwell County, North Carolina and was our first ever archery hunt. Caldwell County is in the northwest section of North Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is bounded on the northwest by Watauga County, on the northeast by Wilkes County, on the east by Alexander County, on the south by Catawba and Burke Counties and on the west by Burke and Avery Counties. It is located approximately 69 miles northwest of Charlotte, 84 miles southwest of Winston-Salem, and 90 miles northeast of Asheville and boasts breathtaking views from elevation ranges from 900 feet to 5,964 feet. A total of thirty-two (32) people (Staff, Volunteers, and Participants) signed up to attend this event which was the largest number to sign up for any…