Hello,

Trying to figure out where to start. First and foremost, I want to start hunting with my bird dog (a Brittany). I know there is a lot to learn and asking people that have a lot of knowledge is a good place to start.

I have legal residency in Arizona, meaning I have my DL in AZ, but haven't been to Arizona in years. I currently live in Maryland. I'm active duty military. I want to hunt in and around Maryland. With that said, I have NO idea where to start. You'd think I would being military, but I do intel work, so never had to deal with guns much outside of getting pistol qualified 10 years ago.

I also don't own a shotgun, so I'll be looking into that after I figure out my laws and what I need to be legal. Any quick reconditions for a first time shotgun owner.

I'm hearing Maryland is strict with their gun laws compared to other states. I don't know what benefits being active duty will play and being that I have out of state residency to where I plan on buying, transporting, and hunting, will have. Again, I know nothing about this process, hunting, and where to start. I plan on and already have been finding bird dog hunting associations in Maryland, research online, and reading up on some things. I figure I'd use this as another outlet to all that I'll be learning.



Thanks for any advice and what to focus on.
Thanks
Vitto