Post by: irish52084 on July 03, 2016, 09:23:42 PM
I am by no means a master hunter or woodsman, but I've made plenty of mistakes and I had great mentors and friends to help me learn from them. Maybe there's a way we could set up a sticky thread and see if we could get a volunteer group to meet up with newer hunters and share some wisdom?
Post by: DoubleJ on July 03, 2016, 09:26:56 PM
Post by: irish52084 on July 03, 2016, 09:45:50 PM
Post by: weathergirl on July 03, 2016, 09:51:47 PM
Post by: irish52084 on July 03, 2016, 10:05:42 PM
It sure seems like just about anyone who wants help gets help on this site though...wouldn't you all say? I know @lokidog and many, many others have helped a lot of new people, and it seems like as soon as someone wants help (assuming they are not a jerk...ha ha) then people are jumping in offering help. Seems like kind of an "unofficial" mentor program...
I agree with you, but I was wondering if maybe a more official system could be made. A way for in person assistance in a group setting.
The thought, in my mind, was something like an organized group scouting trip over a weekend or something. Essentially a simulated hunting environment or a practice for really new hunted to learn how to do some basic skills in a real life setting. I understand this is usually done by friends or family who are already hunters, but some people don't have that support system.
I was kind of hoping it might have been a way to get more people involved in hunting and then keeping them hunting and passing it on to others as they gain experience.
Post by: KFhunter on July 03, 2016, 10:28:48 PM
https://www.azgfd.com/Hunting/MentoredCamps