Skeeter I am a lone wolf also, however I love to teach newbies. Right now I am teaching 2 young ladies, this will be thier second season, I take them presesaon scouting, they help me set stands, they have learned how to find deer trails, what a rub and a scrape are, where to set a stand, the whole 9 yards. They do not come bow hunting yet, but I take them one at a time during gun season, I view them as an extra set of eyes and so far I can honestly say they may have only cost me one shot and considering they are only 10 and it was a simple mistake of not getting down when some doe were running through and spooking the buck in pursuit. in a year or two these young ladies will be carrying a gun and sitting on a stand I will leave them at and pick them up from, yes even at 11 or 12 they will be on a stand by themselves, but I will be dropping them off and picking them up. Oh did I mention they were my twin girls.

skeeter at 33 years old and his 3rd year of hunting he should be on his own, maybe next year you could take him preseason scouting to build up his confidence in the woods, it sounds like from what you said he does want to be on his own, but just needs a bit more confidence in navigating in the woods.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club