A TRADITION WE'VE KEPT QUIET. NOT ANYMORE.

Big Ideas,
Real Impact.

he Montana Vet Program Legacy Sportsman gives veterans and their children mentored hunting and fishing experiences that are built to sharpen human performance, boost physical fitness, and foster self sustainability and tough minded healing. Through:

disciplined outdoor training
conservation stewardship
and skill based mentorship

participants push their limits, rebuild purpose, and forge unshakable resilience, strength, and confidence.

These programs teach practical skills and the values of preparedness, responsibility, and excellence, ensuring the traditions of hunting and fishing, and the warrior ethos they embody, are preserved and passed on to future generations.

Person holding a blood-stained knife while working on a patient, with a medical chart on the ground.

Two men in winter outdoor gear sitting in snow-covered woods, smiling at the camera. One wears camouflage clothing and the other a blue patterned head covering, with a rifle held by the second man.

THIS ISN'T NEW.

WE JUST DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

For years, Montana Vet Program has taken veterans and their children out on shoulder season elk hunts, no promotion, no fanfare, just veterans passing something real down to their kids. That's the foundation Sportsman is built on. We're just done keeping it to ourselves.

What's Growing

Sportsman is growing beyond the annual elk hunt into a full slate of hunting opportunities for veterans and their children.

Dog holding a bird in its mouth on a mountain trail with a forest and mountains in the background.

MONTANA UPLAND BIRD HUNT

Two hunters in camouflage clothing and orange vests are in an open terrain with dry bushes. One is standing and holding a rifle, while the other is kneeling, petting a deer's head, which lies on the ground.

MONTANA BIG GAME HUNT

A person in hunting gear holding a shotgun stands in a field of tall dry grass, aiming at a flying pheasant against a blue sky with scattered clouds.

COLORADO BIRD HUNT

FISHING

Three people in orange safety vests standing and crouching on a grassy hillside with bushes and tall pine trees in the background on an overcast day.

WHY DO WE DO THIS?

You can tell a kid you're strong. It means more when they watch you do it. These hunts give veterans a chance to lead their own children the way they once led their unit, and give kids a memory with their veteran that no classroom or living room can replicate. For a Gold Star child like Wyatt, it's a chance to stand beside someone who carries the same weight his father did, and know he's not carrying it alone.

LOOKING AHEAD

Sportsman has grown carefully and quietly for years. That's changing. Expect more hunts, a fishing program on the way, and a program built to match the same standard as everything else Montana Vet Program runs.

FIND YOUR PLACE IN THE MISSION.

However you found us, there's a path here for you. Whether you're a veteran, here to learn more, ready to donate, or looking to partner, pick the path that's you and we'll point you toward what matters next.

A TRADITION WE'VE KEPT QUIET. NOT ANYMORE.

Big Ideas,
Real Impact.

THIS ISN'T NEW.

WE JUST DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.