Parents bought us BB guns as 10 yr olds. (we had lesser guns, but at 10yrs we got Crossmans). It was a family thing to shoot together.

Got a rifle the same year (.22)....and have been small game hunting since then......mostly with friends. Got bitten by the bird hunting bug when I lived in SC....and the waterfowl bug shortly thereafter. Bowhunting came in 2005.....and my "mentors" list is long....including many of you, here.

Thank you.