Thanks for all the advice! I am definitely willing to learn. I one of those folks that tends to take things to the extreme when getting into new hobbies and such. I find the act of learning and research to be just as enjoyable as the activity, itself. I am for sure going to take a hunter safety course and get all required permits/licenses before I bring the gun out into the field.

CalHunter mentioned draw applications. Does anyone care to explain what a draw is? I googled hunting draws and it brought up applications but I'm not sure what a draw is. Does that mean that a person applies for a license to hunt certain game but there is a lottery system or something and only a certain number of applicants are granted their licenses?