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I was lucky, in that it was my neighbor got me hooked on hunting and fishing. If it would have been for my dad, I would have never shot a gun. My neighbor taught me on how to hunt waterfowl and jackrabbits and I will always appreciate his wisdom and patient . I have never been able to accomplish to shoot 5 geese in 3 shots as he had done fairly often but have gotten some nice bucks, although he always told me he never liked deer meat.

James B

My dad was a workaholic so he never took much time for anything else. I too had some uncles and afriend that got me started. I also hunted as a young guy with my Now wife and her brothers. My wife still hunts with me for deer that is. She isn't into bird or waterfowl hunting.

manuman

I was not introduced to hunting by anyone. i really can't pinpoint where I got the bug. My uncle is big into hunting, but we never hunted together until I had hunted for several years. Maybe it was genetics from my uncle, but my Father has never hunted, until I took him a few times. I will pass on a funny little anecdote that relates to this subject. My oldest son and I have been hunting togther for a while. He's 20 now, and this story happened when he was 14. I took him to SC to my honey hole(where I am headed this weekend!!!!) and placed him in my best area and the tree I usually take one on every season. I told him where to expect them to come from, and so on. Not 5 minutes after I left him, just as I was getting myself ready--blam! I went over to him and his stand was still about 8 feet up the tree, and he was grinning from ear to ear, holding up the head of a nice 8 pointer! I was thrilled and ready for a big hug, and thank you when all of a sudden he got this Barney Fife know it all look on his face and said," You know Dad. I'm a better hunter than you now!" Lucky for him, I had left my gun at my stand!

RedAllison

I don't want to sound like I am bragging because I am FAR FROM IT. But it was my step-father who first took me deerhunting and got me hooked. Despite owning over 50k acres all across the south and mid-west (large farming and cattle operations) he only took a couple of deer in his lifetime, and that was only after my step-brother carried him out and basically MADE him sit long enough to kill one, lol. He just wasn't a patient man and wouldn't sit still over 30mins too an hour tops. He elk hunted and other game, but really loved birdhunting the most. Too him it was more about the atmosphere and camraderie with buddies, kind of a "social event" too him. He much more liked a morning spent in a pit in southern IL filled with business associates and all the typical comforts that are included in the modern waterfowl blind.

I quickly "learned" more about deer hunting in a couple of years than perhaps he knew, but he taught me SOOOOOOO much more about life and much more important things than just the hunt itself. He likewise made it possible for me to enjoy the hunts that I have been priviliged too in the first place. For that I am forever indebted and know that I can't even dream to accomplish his "abilities" in many areas such as that. I just appreciate the time he spent with me and the love of the outdoors that he instilled in me.

Now more than ever I wish I could hunt just one more time with him, he passed away this past January and this will obviously be our first deer season without him. That is why I am SOOOOOO much looking forward too the first gunhunt of the season, our annual family/friends hunt on his cattle ranch in southern MO. I already know EXACTLY the tree I will be in and will be there with his prized 300Wby MkV Deluxe elk rifle that he left too me (which he didn't kill with either). I know he will be there in spirit and it will be a terribly emotional moment for me if/when I do take something with that rifle this November.

In many ways I am appreciative for basically being "dropped off" into the woods (once old enough obviously, he hunted with me a couple of times when I was 12 to make sure I could handle it on my own) and essentially made to learn on my own. He provided the "place" to hunt and the encouragement too do so. In my mind that was his way of "showing me the ropes" and he used to comment on my frequent success as a youngster.

Good question,
RA

SHoNUFF

better shot than my dad, his eyes are goin on him. But i still have ALOT to learn he knows all kinda CRAP and gettin it out of him is hard because he has to "have one" up on me when we start talkin =)

North Texan

My dad never hunted much, so I always loaded and went with however would take me. Sometimes, I went with my cousins, sometimes with one of my uncles. If no one was around, I would strike out on my own. Some thingsI learned from others, some I learned on my own.

As far as being just as good as, that probably holds true for most of the people I have hunted with. But there are a few I will never catch.

JessieTimm

My Dad got me into the hunting thing.. I was the only girl in the neighborhood that would hunt and fish.. I was into the tracking of deer as long as I can remeber. In 94' When my dad shot his 16 pointer with the bow I knew I had to beat him... and when I turned 12 I toook my hunters saftey.. the only girl in the class and passed it with flying colors.. heck it was easy

I haven't shot a bigger buck then my day butI did get 3 deer last fall during the Gun Deer Season.. Last fall was my 2nd year hunting.. I went through hunters saftey 9 years ago and hunted my first year but didn't think I could shoot a deer.. Last fall I thought I would give it a shot again anddid it.. Shot a little nubbie on opening day and was all ready to go the next day... Well in the PM that isI'm not an AM person I got two Doe the 2nd day.. Didn't have to go out another day during the season

I plan on shooting a buck with a bow this year I will never be better then my dad but I can be as good as my dad... He taught me well and I intened to remeber everything he taught me and pass if onto my kids weather they be girls or boys

pass_threw

i am pretty much self taught through listening to educated folks and education sorces like books and other literature
so no way am i better then any of the authers of anything i have read.
getting there though

PT

BigOrangeBowHntr

I am a better shot than my Dad but he could hang a treestand in a lightpole and kill a deer from it. I guess I just try to hard and maybe should take some pointers from him. Maybe theoutcome will be a little different this year onhis first trip to Illinois.

dvdegeorge

I guess its's a tie,since I took up hunting on my own and taught myself what I know.I did finally get my father to hunt with me,and he killed a couple doe,but he just doesn't have the passion for it thatI have and now really does't hunt.