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Welcome to the forum! Persistence pays off, knowledge comes later... I hope. Still waiting.
Welcome to the forum! It’s a great place with endless amounts of information. Thanks for not making your first post asking for someone’s honey hole. If you ever make it into north Idaho hunting shoot me a message. Best of luck
A good hunter isn't gauged by knowledge. A good hunter is ethical and plays by the rules unless the rules would make him unethical. Fair chase is exactly that and each person will have a boundary or limit to what they believe is fair chase for them. The knowledge will come and keep coming every time you step foot in the hills. There will never be a day where you say to yourself, "well I guess that's it, nothing else to learn out here." Over the years, I've learned that those beliefs I had when younger, don't apply anymore or if being honest, may not have been accurate and based in reality in the first place. At 62, I walk into the hills every time with only a few basic things that I know for sure. One of which is, I wasn't going to see a nice buck while sitting on the couch watching football. Another, as stupid as it sounded the first time I heard it and every time I say it, "they're where you find them," is as true today as it was the first time my father said it in 1968. Next, getting locked in to a belief of where you're going to find an animal is one of the best ways to go hungry. Be vigilante at all times when in the hills. Another lesson that has been cemented over the years because it's just a fact, if you see them first, you have a chance, if they see you first, you might as well have stayed on the couch watching football. Always move slower than you think is possible and always have something against your back. If you need to cross a large opening, skirt the edge if possible. If not look the area over well before getting out into the middle of it. One I've learned here in the last several years, if by yourself, when the animal is down and the fun has begun, if possible, move him to a place with as much visibility as possible and never ignore your surroundings. Always keep a rifle or sidearm on your person or close enough to grab it if needed. Wolves have no reason to consider a gun shot a threat. Some might even consider it a dinner bell. Then there's just the old basic life lessons that apply to the outdoors as well as the rest of life. If it seems to good to be true, it probably isnt, doing stupid stuff usually hurts and last but not least, just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should. Just enjoy the outdoors and understand you'll learn, you'll change your mind and there ain't nobody that knows it all when it comes to being in the outdoors. Go have fun and be safe!
Welcome to the forum and good for you to become a hunter for your family. You and your kids will learn far more than hunting from the pursuit of wild game.
Welcome aboard! Just remember, that having patience will teach you more than anything while out in the woods. Gary
Welcome, I started a few years ago too and mostly hunt solo. A lot of tag soup but i can look back and am amazed what I have learned and so many good memories. First time I finally had a shooter in front of me I was not ready, did not react the way I rehearsed in my head and the second time too! Lol. I hunt modern in the NE units. Our Camps always open to fellow novice hunters to stop by and chat if your in 105
