Submitted Photo From left to right are DJ Randolph, Aaron Esquibel and Wyatt Rollman shown during North Prairie Life’s Candian bear hunt held this spring.

In collaboration with Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports and Scheels of Minot, North Prairie Life is premiering its second movie “Grit 2” on Thursday, May 26, at Oak Park Theater in Minot, with a 7 p.m. start time. The group leaders, Aaron Esquibel and DJ Randoph, have spent the last three years coordinating and leading adaptive hunts.

The spring expedition for North Prairie Life, a documentary and hunting expedition company, this year was a Canadian bear hunt with five participants.

North Prairie Life started out with Esquibel’s interest in videography and photography and led him to document Prairie Grits hunting, fishing and outdoor events.

His friendship with Randolph, volunteering for Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports, and sponsorship from Scheels has “given people the opportunity to do something outside their comfort zones,” said Esquibel.

According to Randolf, the hunts are “more quality focused than quantity,” and while they are always looking to add more hunters to the roster, the trips can be a challenge with mobility and sometimes require ATVs to help accommodate the wheelchairs being moved in and out of the blinds and trails.

Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports, located at Minot’s YMCA, is a fully adaptive program assisting special needs in a variety of sports activities; gymnastics, basketball, rock climbing, fishing, hunting, sledding, swimming, just to name a few. These activities are for ages 3 and up to adulthood. The organization offers more mobility and activities to the communities, special needs kids and adults.

“Some events take 50 or more volunteers to make happen and some take only 2 or 3,” said Krystal Butgereit, occupational therapist. Volunteers are needed and appreciated. For more information visit www.prairiegritadaptivesports.