Butler Outdoor Adventures is hosting a raffle for 1 spot on a fully guided deer hunt beginning at noon on Monday, January 18th and ending after a morning hunt on Wednesday, January 20th. This hunt will help support the Stokes family. The lead guide for this hunt will be Lane Palmer who runs a hunting lease near Goldthwaite, Texas. Lane is a full time guide who I have been hunting and fishing with numerous times over the past 2 years. Lane has personally helped me become a better hunter and has also spoken to my Outdoor Education classes over the years. The prize of this raffle is valued at $1900 and raffle tickets will be sold at $50 per ticket!
For this hunt, if you want your son/daughter to hunt in your place that is just fine because this hunt will include room for one adult and one youth hunter. Please note that this hunt will not include a firearm or ammo. During this hunt, you will be able to harvest one management buck and one doe.
Sgt. John Stokes passed away suddenly, November 29, 2020 due to a non-COVID medical episode. John leaves behind his wife Heidi and five adult children.
Sgt. Stokes had a long career in law enforcement, starting with Orange County California Sheriff’s department in 1986. In 1999, he began working with the Southlake Police Department, being promoted from officer to corporal to sergeant during his time with the department. Sgt. Stokes had most recently served as the School Resource Officer supervisor for Carroll ISD schools.
During his time with Southlake police, he was honored with five commendations and was named the Southlake Police Department 2018 Supervisor of the Year.
“John was a beloved member of our police family and will be sorely missed by his co-workers and the community,” said Police Chief James Brandon. “John had a long law enforcement career, but our School Resource Officer Program’s leadership is a great example of the heart that he had for protecting others. We extend our condolences to the Stokes family and offer our prayers during this difficult time.”
The Stokes family has suffered many obstacles over the last few years with Heidi being diagnosed with cancer in multiple areas of her body.
All proceeds from this raffle will be given directly to Stokes’ family.
