I started watching hunting on tv when i was a little guy. I quickly caught the fever and started to by just about every hunting mag available. My dad had never hunted a day in his life so he wasn't much help to me but he always encouraged me to pursue hunting. I got my first riifle when i was 12 years old and started pluggin away. Mom or Dad would take me out hunting and just sit beside me or in the truck while i walked to my spot. I like to think that i have came a long way in my 8 years of hunting. I never really had anyone tellin me about hunting i just had to learn things as i went along. I think this trial and error method really helped me alot because i was able to determine what to do and what not to do by myself. The stuff i picked up i don't think can be taught its just somethings you have to experience yourself. Maybe if my dad would have been a big hunter he would have told me all these things i know now but i found it far more valuable to discover them for myslef.