November 10 marked the 2007 season opener for deer hunting.

It's estimated that hunters took an estimated 18,000 deer on opening day alone.

We caught up with one local hunter who was right in the mix in this week's Adventures in Kentucky.

Anyone familiar with Calvin Gainey at all knows exactly where to find him on most days during deer season.

Calvin has hunted for many years, so who better to tag along with on a deer hunting adventure.

"Normally they come right across this hill right here or right along or behind us in these big fields," he showed us.

Some would say he hunts with a disadvantage--Calvin is a quadriplegic.

"I had a car accident in 1999. I fell asleep at the wheel going to work and broke my neck. I flipped my truck and it left me a quadriplegic," he explained.

For months after the accident, Calvin said he thought he'd never hunt again, but thanks to a friend, he's hardly missed a season.

"My friend, he got me back into deer hunting. He had taken me. I hadn't been in a wheelchair eight or nine months and I killed my first deer," Calvin assured.

Along the way, Calvin showed us a few tricks

"They hear another deer over here and they say, 'Hey there's a deer over here,' and they come right up to it. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't, the way I do it," Calvin said.

In the end, Calvin says his most valuable trait is patience

"That's what most of deer hunting is is sitting and waiting and a little bit of patience. A lot of times I'll leave home at four in the morning to get here and deer hunt, sit here until 9:30, go home and eat breakfast then come back until about 1:30 or or 2 and hunt until dark," he admitted.

And just last Saturday, Calvin's patience paid off.

"I happened to look out in the field. She was standing--a big ol' doe. I cocked the gun back. She presented me and I shot. The rest is on the table," Calvin said.

Calvin will always love hunting, but most importantly he wants to share his story.

"I'm just trying to get the information out that if you're confined to a wheelchair, if they hunted before they can still get back into the outdoors," Calvin assured.

For more information on hunting in Kentucky, click here.

As always, if you have an adventure idea, e-mail matt.stephens@wbko.com.