They are likely jealous that their spouses/girlfriends don't hunt or are afraid that you will bag a better deer. Most women are excellent shots, something about having less ego. A good friend of mine took his 15 year old daughter moose hunting this year so we took her to the range to sight in her rifle. It was a riot to watch this young girl with pants hanging off her butt step up to the shooting line and outshoot half the men then go sit down and read her book like nothing had just happened. Man we laughed that day. The truth is she is a crack shot on ducks! Listen to serious advice from your boyfriend, assume you will make mistakes in the beginning everybody does. Most of all have fun. My wife has no interest in hunting and thats fine but I think my youngest daugther might take it up when she is old enough.