HuntingNet.com Forums - View Single Post - New Hunter - need advice
View Single Post
Old 08-07-2019 | 01:45 PM
  #2  
mrbb
Nontypical Buck
 
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,731
Likes: 0
Default

first off welcome to the site
Next yes 100% there are tons of books and video's on how to hunt about anything that can legally be hunted.
the main things to maybe start with are WHERE and what do you want to hunt?
then read up on some FACTS about these animals and learn there habits, things they eat, places they like to live!
THEN or while doing this, YOU need to find out what rules apply to where your living or plan to hunt
YOU will most likely need to take a hunter safety course before you can legally BUY a hunting license!
when your in MOST Hunter safety classes, there will normally be good instructors that can also help you LEARN how to hunt, HOW to find mentors or fellows willing to take on a new guy and teach them things
I do KNOW for a fact a LOT of older hunters are more willing at time 's than others,( IMO) all the more so, if your willing to hunt with them and HELP them haul a critter out of the woods
Tagging along and learning as you's go
another good idea is go to a local archery shop, local small time gun store and ask about mentors, or any hunting clubs that do hunter safety courses or take on new hunters to help them learn!
there are many ways to learn, a lot will come down to how much effort you wish to put forth'.
I am a fully 100% self taught hunter, grew up in a non hunting family, and taught myself to be a very good hunter that has hunted all over the place very successfully, but I sure did put in a LOT of hours learning , many times by mistakes, but learning none the less!
Also keep in mind, you do NOT need to have every gadget they sell to be a GOOD Hunter, you do NOT need high end expensive things either!
just be safe, pay attention and enjoy it, a KILL isn't the way to judge how well your doing either,
Hunting is NOT like you see on MOST TV shows either, so keep this in mind too!

another idea might be to try and talk to some of your family members, never know who might hunt, or have land you can hunt on too?

last, there are tons of forums like this one with good folks willing to help answer about any question you have, just take them with a grain of salt, not everyone hunts the same way, so advice can vary, yet be good advice at same time!
or just be bad advice too LOL
mrbb is offline  
Reply