My dad did not hunt. However, he was very supportive of me hunting and learning to hunt. He even supplied me with guns and ammunition, and taught me how to use firearms.
My theory is that hunting is genetic, and it hits half of the next generation.
My dad's father hunted, and so did one of my dad's half-brothers. The other half-brother, and my brother, had no interest whatsoever.
Of my three kids, the son is a fanatic. The two daughters, while they enjoy shooting, do not have any inclination to hunt at all.
I got the gene from my paternal grandfather, but I had to learn at the hands of my best friend and his father.
My best friend's father was (he is still alive, but he's had two strokes, so he doesn't hunt any longer
) an AVID hunter, and he taught me everything.
I am SO grateful.
I guess you could (should) call him my "hunting father".