RE: Little encouragement....
I think that many hunters hunt differently, maybe not intentionally or consciously so, when they hunt with another hunter, especially a newbie, but still hunt differently because they want the newbie to have a perfect or classic experience. I know I have done so. My decisions are different, I think, when I have an inexperienced companion along. I may try to "force" the bird to fit my mental image of where he will come and where the newbie will shoot him. I may set up in a place I wouldn't otherwise, because it offers a better shooting lane for the newbie, etc. Plus, generally, there is more opportunity to mess up--more noise, more movement with two hunters than with one, etc. I notice that more than anything else, and I hate to get too harsh about noise and movement with a newbie. For myself, I can (and do) sit perfectly still for from 45 minutes to an hour, then make a slight adjustment. Most newbies fidgit constantly. just don't have the heart to tell them to stop moving so much, as I know they are actually trying to sit still and think they are doing so.
Anyway, I think you still want them along, because when your effort is successful, their joy is pretty special, and it is nice to think that you have been able to bring so much joy into another person's life.
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Peace.
"Always do the right thing- this will gratify some and astonish the rest."-- Mark Twain
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