Karaoke contest funds Hunt for Hunters with Disabilities
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By Jhett Sherry
Published: Jul. 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM PDT
AUGUSTA, Wis. (WEAU) – Rock Creek Disabled Outdoors will be hosting their 28th annual Hunt for Hunters with Disabilities this October.
Last night, singers helped raise thousands of dollars to fund this week outdoors.
After weeks of several qualifying contests in local bars, the finalists sang off at Mike’s Buckhorn Bar & Grill in Augusta on Saturday, all to fund a weeks’ worth of deer hunting for those who can’t normally venture into the woods.
One contestant, Beth Heuer, is a pastor in Augusta. With two children with exceptional needs, she said she was excited to be a part of the contest.
“It was a great opportunity to just kind of work within a cause that’s near and dear to my heart for any individual that has exceptional needs, as well as using the things that God gave me,” Heuer said.
Joe Fockler, a former participant and now current board member, said he was nervous before his first expedition with Rock Creek but became grateful for the cause.
“What helped me get over it is our guide coming up to us right away, and we encourage that with all of our guides right now,” Fockler said. “Just get to know someone. Treat them like a person. Do not treat them any different. Do not worry about their disability. Just worry about who they are as a person, and that relationship is what makes the difference.”
Chad Wiskow with Rock Creek said they provide physical, as well as financial, accessibility with guides, meals, and lodging provided. The almost $8,000 raised through event helps fund those accomadations.
“Anybody that wants to come try it,” Wiskow said. “I mean, even if somebody doesn’t have a rifle, we will find a way to make sure that that hunter gets in the field. So, you don’t have to be a hunter. You don’t have to. All you have to want to do is try it.”
To Heuer, that accessibility means the world.
“There are so many people in their world that discount anything that they can do because their abilities aren’t the same as everybody else’s,” Heuer said. “When I see organizations like this that are opening up activities and experiences that are so far beyond what some people say they can do, it brings me a lot of joy because I get to tell them what they can do instead of what everybody else says they can’t.”