A terminally-ill 11 year-old boy had his bucket-list wish to go hunting granted with the help of a special iPad-controlled gun.
Braden Mielke from Black Creek in Wisconsin bagged a huge buck during a hunt in Grant County, Oklahoma, on Wednesday.
The youngster suffers from Alstrom Syndrome, a rare condition which sees the body gradually shut down.
It has already already left Braden legally blind, and suffering from congestive heart failure.
Braden was able to hunt thanks to a specially modified gun attached to a set of iPad controls which made it easier for him to fire.
The trip was set up by the Outdoor Dream Foundation, a nonprofit which gives children with terminal diseases the chance to go hunting.
He was helped out by Grant County Game Warden Marshall Reigh, with Oklahoma Game Wardens sharing Braden’s experience on their Facebook page.
They wrote: ‘As we begin our day we wanted to share a story that should tug on your heart strings!
‘Game Warden Marshall Reigh (Grant County) recently made a new friend in the outdoors.
‘He is 11 year old Braden Mielke from Black Creek, Wisconsin.
‘Clinically Braden has Alström Syndrome, a rare medical disorder in youth. Braden fights a stack of physical issues including being legally blind and having congestive heart failure.
‘To allow him to participate in the hunt Braden has an iPad that attaches to his gun to help him control and fire it!’
Braden and his dad, Tim, traveled to Grant County Oklahoma as part of the Outdoor Dream Foundation which gives terminal kids a chance to go hunting.
‘There he was met by a gracious landowner and a host of new friends.
Warden Reigh relays that it was pretty special to see Braden feel each tine (sharp points on the end of an antler) of the biggest buck of his life!’
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