noone in my family actively hunted. my grandfather did, but he retired his gun before I knew what was going on. I attended a boy scout camp and archery was one of the things they did. well, the rest is pretty much history. my neighbor in pa helped me along, but I didn't gun hunt very frequently at all. didn't kill a deer with a gun until two seasons ago. I love bowhunting, nothing like it to me in the world.