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Old 11-02-2014 | 01:27 PM
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Well, we are going to disagree on this. How do you give instructions to someone who doesn't know the terms you are using. You try to describe still hunting to someone who doesn't even know how to stand hunt, You and I know what a funnel is, but telling someone who has no clue to look for funnels is not going to be helpfull. Fumbling around and failing is a good way to become discouraged and give up. The best thing for him to do is find someone to teach him and a good place for that is to join a club that has people with experience to pass on their knowledge. A message board is the worst place I can think of for someone with no foundation or experience to get information.. He will get information from people with knowledge and those who are almost as clueless as the novice. I have helped a lot of people get into hunting, children and adults, however I was with them to teach them. I still do btw. Just the laws alone for someone on their own can be overwhelming. With no foundation and no basic knowledge, learning by suggestions is a poor way to learn, if at all. You are doing a disservice in my opinion to encourage using this venue to learn to hunt. To learn new things after you have a foundation yes, to get an explaination of why we do some things, yes, to start from scratch and learn on the internet, I don't believe it is a good idea. Not going to argue, this is what I believe and I believe I am doing more for the OIP by telling him to get help than to give him words and terms that he will not understand. There is nothing better than face to face help.
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