deerhunter,
First off, welcome to the forum.
Logging on to this forum was agood first step. There are a lot of great people on here with decades of experience so ask as many questions as you want.
Do you have someone like a relative or friend that has experiencewho you can look to for help?
Enroll yourself in a hunters safety course. You will get valuable information there.

Don't hesitate to ask any hunting question here. People are very willing to help a new hunter.

Good luck