For me, having other experienced hunters encouraging me was a HUGE part of it... Here isa letter i got fromour local game warden, and fellow hunter(someone i really look up to in the hunting field) when i shot my first deer @ age 12... I have learned so much from these guys, andi really owe alot of the passion i have for hunting to them.

"Congratulations you young buck!!
It must have been and exciting experience. You will no doubt have many more of them. Remember to respect the wildlife that you hunt. As you already know, critters are wounded sometimes. However, we must make every effort to recover the animal, and not to shoot in the first place unless we can place a good shot.
Happy hunting"

Some day I hope to have the opportunity to pass this on to my kids and other beginning hunters, as i know how much it meant to me!
Gerard