try not to get too hung up on what you're missing by not having your Dad hunt with you. You're only going to read a bunch of posts about how great it is for other people who hunt with their Dad's, and it will make you feel even worse about it. Instead, try to think of the thing you and your Dad do share, and forget about trying to make hunting one of them. My Dad was never much of a hunter. He has a little interest in it, and has gone a very few times, but is not likely to ever again. He supports our hunting, and is glad to help with the hose when its cleaning time, but other than that, I knew more about hunting after one season, than he ever did. Its my thing, not our thing, and that's fine. We have lots of other thing together that are great. If you asked me if I'd trade some of the things we share, to make him a hunter, I'd say forget it. Find some common ground you already have with your Dad and concentrate on bonding with him there.