Well RPcross, I have met very few older hunters who were not willing to share their considerable knowledge with a new hunter unless the new hunter approached them with an attitude. Sportsman's clubs are a wealth of knowledge and also a place where you can go to shoot and fraternize with people who have been there and done that. However, if you approach those experienced hunters with that organic and back to human nature's roots motivation, that could be annoying and I can see where they may look at you with raised eye brows.