I'd love to learn how to hunt, unfortunately have no one to teach me how

I'd love to learn how to hunt, unfortunately have no one to teach me how

 

So? I haven't either, and yet my 10 yr old daughter and I are taking the Hunter Ed Safety Class this weekend. You can get the DVD and workbook online. Then you sign up for the "practical exam". I'll let you know how it is on Sunday.

 

As far as hunting, I plan on being the guy crashing through the bushes behind somebody else who's been hunting for nearly forever this year, I just need to find that guy...

I'd love to learn how to hunt, unfortunately have no one to teach me how

 

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I'd love to learn how to hunt, unfortunately have no one to teach me how

 

So? I haven't either, and yet my 10 yr old daughter and I are taking the Hunter Ed Safety Class this weekend. You can get the DVD and workbook online. Then you sign up for the "practical exam". I'll let you know how it is on Sunday.

 

As far as hunting, I plan on being the guy crashing through the bushes behind somebody else who's been hunting for nearly forever this year, I just need to find that guy...

 

Eh, I'm sure the DVD and workbook is good and all and someone can probably be a decent hunter learning that way.

 

But the way I always imagine hunting (everything from modern to cave man with a spear) and maybe I'm just misinformed, is as a parent to child, grandparent to grandchild, friend to friend, etc. hands on learning thing. I would imagine someone who learns to hunt by a friend (or even a paid instructor) out in the field with real world experience (sometimes decades of it) knows a lot of little things that a DVD just couldn't possibly teach.

 

Of course someone would still take the exams and all for licensing due to laws, but you know what I mean?

yeah I'd like to tag along on a hunt just to see what it's like and learn some things.

Yeah exactly! I'd love to just tag along on a hunt. I promise I'd sit down, shut up, just watch, and buy lunch for everyone when it's over

Bug out or stay put? Hmmm....

 

The Bug Out - a short story

I'd love to learn how to hunt, unfortunately have no one to teach me how

 

So? I haven't either, and yet my 10 yr old daughter and I are taking the Hunter Ed Safety Class this weekend. You can get the DVD and workbook online. Then you sign up for the "practical exam". I'll let you know how it is on Sunday.

 

As far as hunting, I plan on being the guy crashing through the bushes behind somebody else who's been hunting for nearly forever this year, I just need to find that guy...

 

Eh, I'm sure the DVD and workbook is good and all and someone can probably be a decent hunter learning that way.

 

But the way I always imagine hunting (everything from modern to cave man with a spear) and maybe I'm just misinformed, is as a parent to child, grandparent to grandchild, friend to friend, etc. hands on learning thing. I would imagine someone who learns to hunt by a friend (or even a paid instructor) out in the field with real world experience (sometimes decades of it) knows a lot of little things that a DVD just couldn't possibly teach.

 

Of course someone would still take the exams and all for licensing due to laws, but you know what I mean?

 

Im not a big hunter anymore. But most guys I know learned bad hunting techniques from friends and family and better ones from reading and practicing what the pros do.

Its fun to hunt...I would be happy to take someone along, but you have to promise to be quiet and not move, and learn how to walk on your heels, so you dont come 'crashing' through...LOL..

Some guys you dont even hear them walking around the forest, you only see them...

You also have to deal with fish and game and buy a lic if you want to actually shoot something...I think there is nothing wrong with learning from a DVD then trial and error when out in the field...

Eh, I'm sure the DVD and workbook is good and all and someone can probably be a decent hunter learning that way.

 

But the way I always imagine hunting (everything from modern to cave man with a spear) and maybe I'm just misinformed, is as a parent to child, grandparent to grandchild, friend to friend, etc. hands on learning thing. I would imagine someone who learns to hunt by a friend (or even a paid instructor) out in the field with real world experience (sometimes decades of it) knows a lot of little things that a DVD just couldn't possibly teach.

 

Of course someone would still take the exams and all for licensing due to laws, but you know what I mean?

 

Sorry - did not mean to imply that you can learn from the NJF&W dvd and workbook - that's just the beginning, the "first steps" if you will. They however seemed to do a decent (graphic) job of dressing game on the dvd and I did learn a great deal from that.

 

I am looking for a hunting mentor as well. My dad never hunted, though he slaughtered farm animals, pigs and chickens mostly.

My hunt club is always looking for new members who can actually shoot something....