Justin Jones
President and Founder
Justin Jones is the President and Founder of American Hero Hunt. He is 35 years old and married with 2 boys ages 9 and 7. He and his family run a small hobby farm and all have a passion for the outdoors. This is the story of his involvement with American Hero Hunt.
"Being a veteran, I have always had a calling to give back to people, especially other veterans. I started American Hero Hunt in 2016 as just a small way to give back to a couple deserving veterans each year. I put out an application online for two hunts, one waterfowl and one whitetail. The first two hunters came to camp in the fall of 2017. Doing everything as DIY, we hunted public land for waterfowl on Lake Erie and a private property for whitetail in Logan County, Ohio. It was a hard task to make sure the heroes could harvest the game, but I soon found out it wasn’t all about the harvest. It was way more than that."
Since then, American Hero Hunt has continued to grow immensely. They started out with 3 founding board members and now have 15 active board members with 5 officers of the board. American Hero Hunt would not be where it is today without all the help from past and present board members, donors, and local sponsors.
Over the past years, AHH has been able to take 40–50 veterans and first responders on hunting and fishing trips each year. When they take a Hero on a trip, they try to outfit them from head to toe with what is needed for their adventure and then send them home with that gear. This way they can continue to pursue the hobby in the outdoors.
"Being able to take a hero on a hunt or fishing trip is one thing, but being able to give back and build a relationship with them is priceless. Hanging out together, building camaraderie, swapping stories, and just being able to relax is what it is all about. It gives me great pride and accomplishment to be a part of a deserving hero’s weekend adventure and see them genuinely be able to relax and enjoy themselves outside the stresses of everyday life."
"When on the trips with Heroes, it amazes me to see their humbleness and gratitude for what American Hero Hunt is doing. The trip is all about them, and they are so selfless that they try to downplay their service and our need to give back to them. It’s just a true testament as to why we want to do what we do for our heroes."
American Hero Hunt's goal is to be able to serve as many veterans and first responders a year as possible. Taking them on a multitude of hunting, fishing, and camping trips all over the country. There is never enough gratitude given to those who sign the dotted line in the armed forces and those that risk their lives here at home, being public servants.
"Again, thank you to all those who support our cause and those that sponsor us in our mission to give back to our Nation’s Heroes."
"Being a veteran, I have always had a calling to give back to people, especially other veterans. I started American Hero Hunt in 2016 as just a small way to give back to a couple deserving veterans each year. I put out an application online for two hunts, one waterfowl and one whitetail. The first two hunters came to camp in the fall of 2017. Doing everything as DIY, we hunted public land for waterfowl on Lake Erie and a private property for whitetail in Logan County, Ohio. It was a hard task to make sure the heroes could harvest the game, but I soon found out it wasn’t all about the harvest. It was way more than that."
Since then, American Hero Hunt has continued to grow immensely. They started out with 3 founding board members and now have 15 active board members with 5 officers of the board. American Hero Hunt would not be where it is today without all the help from past and present board members, donors, and local sponsors.
Over the past years, AHH has been able to take 40–50 veterans and first responders on hunting and fishing trips each year. When they take a Hero on a trip, they try to outfit them from head to toe with what is needed for their adventure and then send them home with that gear. This way they can continue to pursue the hobby in the outdoors.
"Being able to take a hero on a hunt or fishing trip is one thing, but being able to give back and build a relationship with them is priceless. Hanging out together, building camaraderie, swapping stories, and just being able to relax is what it is all about. It gives me great pride and accomplishment to be a part of a deserving hero’s weekend adventure and see them genuinely be able to relax and enjoy themselves outside the stresses of everyday life."
"When on the trips with Heroes, it amazes me to see their humbleness and gratitude for what American Hero Hunt is doing. The trip is all about them, and they are so selfless that they try to downplay their service and our need to give back to them. It’s just a true testament as to why we want to do what we do for our heroes."
American Hero Hunt's goal is to be able to serve as many veterans and first responders a year as possible. Taking them on a multitude of hunting, fishing, and camping trips all over the country. There is never enough gratitude given to those who sign the dotted line in the armed forces and those that risk their lives here at home, being public servants.
"Again, thank you to all those who support our cause and those that sponsor us in our mission to give back to our Nation’s Heroes."
