On Friday, I mentioned to my mechanic that I had been bowhunting that morning. His response was, " Cool, I' m going next Friday and Saturday with my grandfather out to western Md to do some hunting."

Since the firearms season doesn' t open until Saturday, I asked him if he was bowhunting on Friday. He said that he had a bow. When I asked him if he' d been practicing, he said he never shoots it. After a few more questions, it became obvious that he knew little or nothing about bowhunting, but was planning on going anyway.

I told him to forget about bowhunting until he' s more prepared. I took a fair amount of time telling him about his responsibility to the animals he seeks to shoot and what he needs to do to be prepared. He listened, but I don' t know if it' ll make much difference with him. I' m sure he doesn' t practice with his gun either.

Are there a lot of these " hunters' roaming the woods?