Originally Posted by
mrbb
wildlife lives outside 24/7/365, so there is no better time than NOW to start being outdoors learning where they live, what they eat, where they like to sleep and wander, and all this can be done without a MENTOR, just get out there and do it!
you can also, watch a lot of videos on shooting safety and learn some gun side of things too, just remember some videos online are not all correct, pick and choose one';s to watch and head advice with a grain of salt on most!
I'm not sure how I would do this without a mentor, though. While I'm an experienced hiker, woodsmanship is a whole other level. I wouldn't trust myself to stray much from the trails, and wouldn't really know what to look for other than rubs. Really, I'd just be some dummy aimlessly wandering around the woods.
I do have a fair amount of firearms experience, but I'm not even worried about that yet. Since the shops are closed, I couldn't even buy a rifle to take the the range and start brushing up. However, my impression is that there are tons of skills to learn aside from shooting a gun when it comes to this, so I figure I could learn these skills in the meantime.