Don't worry about it he forgot that you are new at this stuff. I have talked to people before and they don't know what a pelt is. The word pelt is more common to trappers not hunters. Most hunters know them as hides not pelts, he might just be with PETA or the HSUS so forget him. So heres how to get started find a .22that will shot Long, Shorts and Long Rifle. You can kill squirel and coyotes with it.