HuntingNet.com Forums - View Single Post - First time hunter.
View Single Post
Old 01-23-2010 | 05:21 AM
  #15  
mouthcaller's Avatar
mouthcaller
Typical Buck
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 836
Likes: 0
From: Jackson, TN
Default

I strongly recommend going with another experienced hunter for the first few times, even if it means not taking a gun. You will learn more in 2-3 trips out with a good hunter than you will hunting by yourself all season. That was a big mistake that I made my first couple of seasons 30 years ago. My best friend was a great hunter and terrific caller (made the Grand National Finals several years) but I was stubborn and determined to do it myself. I didn't kill a turkey the first two seasons because I kept screwing up opportunities by not setting up correctly, calling too frequently or infrequently, being too aggressive at times and not others, etc, etc.

Read the tips and tactics section on this site, join the NWTF, and spend time talking with good experienced hunters. Videos can be helpful as well.
mouthcaller is offline  
Reply