I started out getting the firearms license, joining the NZDA ,doing the HUNTS course, and going out a couple of times with other people before heading out on my own. There is A LOT to learn, the most important in my opinion being the laws and safety.
Funny enough my first gun was a 7mm08, i only started shooting bunnies later with my second gun a .22. Unless you know people with land that you can regularly go to, it is actually easier to hunt large game on public land. DOC doesn't make it easy to hunt small game in my experience.
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