In 2004, Dream Hunts founder, William (Bill) Burns read a quote in Christian author, John Eldredge's Book, Wild At Heart, "Don't ask what the world needs more of, ask what makes you come alive, because that's what God needs... is men that are alive".  Realizing that his passion was being outdoors - whether hunting, fishing or any of a gazillion other outdoor activities, nothing compared to sharing the outdoors with people experiencing various physical disabilities. This is something that Burns was familiar with since his own brother was shot and paralyzed in 1987, at the young age of 21 years old.
   His brother Ron began adjusting to life as a paraplegic, spending more than 8 months in the hospital recovering a gun shot that left him in a wheelchair, as well as another 3 months of in-patient rehabilitating. When a tragedy such as a loved one becoming injured severely occurs, there's nothing that can prepare you for handling the situation. As if Ron didn't have enough to worry about, he eventually had both legs amputated due to staph infection, which he contracted in the hospital years later. As Ron was confined to life in a hospital, Ron and brother Bill would fly stunt kites in the parking lot of the hospital where his brother was being treated.
  "I realized Dream Hunts really began 25 years ago. Since then, my vision for helping disabled and terminally ill people became more defined", explains Bill. "I started planning how to start and grow an organization specifically tailored for physically disabled outdoors sportsmen." 
   Burns was further compelled to accomplish his goals after hearing about wounded warriors returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan with life-changing disabilities from gun shots wounds, IED's and suicide bombers. Besides the physical injuries that our troops have to deal with, it's the problems they face when they return home for further medical treatment and the reuniting with their families that he hopes to have impact on. After continually hearing about suicide, grief and loss, marriage, family issues, domestic violence, PTSD, traumatic brain injuries,  and drug and alcohol abuse on the news, Bill's passion and inspiration really began to brew. 
   In spring of 2011, William "Bill" Burns began building credentials with a basic chaplain's certification through the International Fellowship Of Chaplains (IFOC) with specific training and pastoral counseling. "We have grown the Dream Hunts organization in 3 short years from our meager beginning to a full-fledge 501(C)(3) non-profit charity. Our organization's board of directors consist of Burns and three additional directors all of which know first hand about the need for outdoor recreational activities for the disabled. We all have one common thread and that we all agree on, sharing God's love through nature."

" We invite you to join our worthy cause."