we all have to start someplace you probably wont want a dog with you scaring the birds before you shoot them if you decide hunting is something you really want to do you might ask a local game warden to put you in touch with some one who can take you out and teach you what they know i try to teach at least 1 person to hunt every year and most hunters have the gear you need i always let the new hunters barrow stuff to hunt when there with me