Dennis Dahlkoetter

By: Jon 

Dennis Dahlkoetter started shooting bow when he was with his friends in Colorado.  He got started in hunter safety because he realized that people were doing things that they should not be doing, and he wanted to teach people the difference from right and wrong, and then it kind of just went over into 4-H archery.  What keeps him going in archery is to see the kids having fun, seeing the look on the little kids' faces when they get a good score, and seeing the competitions between the kids.

Now lets take a look at what he does in his spare time.  He helps Jerry Spangler who is legally blind. Jerry came to Dennis and asked if it was possible have him start shooting a bow. Jerry heard about a blind guy getting a grand slam.  So he went to Dennis and asked if he could figure out something for him so he could shoot bow.  So Dennis took Jerry all the way back to set one and then started from there.  Dennis said that he had seen a girl at Las Vegas that was blind and seen her sight was specially made so she could have a spotter to help her shoot, and that gave him the idea about the sight.  Once Dennis got Jerry shooting, they went antelope.  Dennis said they have a special meaning every time they go out and hunt.