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Old March 20, 2007, 11:59 PM   #18
Jseime
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Join Date: December 31, 2004
Location: Canada
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Start small and work up.

After you have that hunter safety course take a trip to the gun shop and get what you want not what the bufoon behind the counter says you should have.

Once you have a gun (my recommendation for a first gun is a single-shot bolt action .22) you should go get some targets, a whole bunch of ammunition and go get some trigger time to get the basic rifle skills down.

The riflery skills are only a very small part of the hunt (a few seconds) you have to find the game, know its behaviours, get close enough, shoot, and then deal with the animal once you have it on the ground.

You can teach yourself most of the rifle skills (with a little help from around here) and then youll need that hunter safety course and Scorch to help you out. I love spending time outside just sitting out in the hills getting better at coyote hunting, thats one of the best things you can do...just go sit out in the wild and watch your intended game, youll learn more in 20 minutes of watching deer than a year on here.
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