Taking up hunting in middle age...

John,

The mentor direction is still a good one. Spend enough time at any local sporting goods retailers and you are likely to find some folk glad to help.

Just watch out for the ones who blow smoke in great clouds. They may think they know, but just being with them is more then I can deal with even if they might know anything.

A little goes a long LONG ways when the color is blue and it comes in great clouds!

A boozer that happens to blow smoke is double bad!!!!!!! Stear clear!

Keep em coming!

Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
 
Find a mentor as everyone has said. If no one is available, go as often as you can by yourself. Don't make it so much about the harvest but more about observation and understanding the habits of the animals you want to hunt. Learn the quarry and how it behaves during different weather conditions, during wind, mating seaons etc.

I like the book/farming analogy, its a good one. The biggest thing is not to get discouraged, make mistakes and learn from them, they'll be the best teachers you can have. Deer are weary creatures when you seem to be hunting them and it may take some time to take one.

Good luck.
 
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