Our newest project this summer was to build a blind for those who love to hunt but are unable because there was no way to get out to the blinds due to being physically challenged. Well, you will now be able to return to the sport that you love! You say you have no one to take you? Well, if you need a guide, we can also assist you with one! All we ask is to please call two weeks in advance so that we can find a capable hunter to go out with you.
There will obviously be a few more duck hunters awaiting this years duck hunting season especially along the Rondeau Bay Shoreline in Rondeau Park.
Physically challenged hunters will now be able to access a hide situated at the end of the Marsh trail.
A project undertaken by the Rondeau Waterfowlers Association over the past six weeks will enable duck hunters who may be confined to a wheel chair access to a hide without leaving their wheel chair.
A boardwalk project undertaken by sevedral members of the Ronde3au Bay Waterfowlers Association was completed last weekend and will allow for the physically challenged to enjoy duck hunting or simply sitting near the water.
The Waterfowlers where able to take on this project with the assistance of the Ministry of Natural Resources Wildlife Protection and Enhancement Fund and The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.
The Waterfowlers Association, a non profit organization that started five years ago constructed the boardwalk which measures over 100 yeards in length.
Burt Thompson treasurer of the Rondeau Bay Waterfowlers Association indicated that the total cost of the project waas in the neighbourhood of $9200.
Thompson mentioned that at least 25 to 30 volunteers worked off and on over the passt six weeks to complete the projectt. The board wqalk was a project in itself, as volunteers used water jet pumps to install supporting pressure treated posts to hold the wooden walkway in place during both the winter season as well as sprring summer, and fall.
Percy Pickering, who was one of the volunteers and is a member of the club indicated the "posts are down in the ground approximately six feet, so it's pretty solid".
The Waterfowlers Association is comprised of a group of local hunters and operates at a very minimal expense to Parks Ontario. The physically challenged hunting blind and board walk was an idea that came from a letter received by the club during the summer.
Thompson reported, "James Smith, a handicapped hunter from Kent Bridge sent a letter asking if anything could be done to construct a handicapped platform".
"We got the letter and went to work and now what we did was create a location that allows for physically challenged hunters to have the same opportunities as all of us".
"The Waterfowlers Association is very concerned with conservation and natural habitat and we were organized to help make Rondeau a better place for everybody".
The boardwalk was built to government specifications so people can be guaranteed it's very solid".
The boardwalk which can be accessible by a wheelchair curves through the marsh and out to a blind on the water.
Percy Pickering said through early indication, there is obviously a need for this and he also added if anyone who is physically challenged needs a guide to help them set decoys, they can make arrangements by calling the Waterfowlers phone number at 674-1775.

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