Thread: New to hunting/shooting

Originally Posted by Slug

Young generation, doing things arse about face. It was the hunting that came first when starting out and the tools second (firearms). In my early days. Father would have us boys tag along on overnight (up to a week in tents) bush hunting, walking in that took all day with packs almost as big as I was then, learning the art of hunting way before we where old enough to get an FAL. Times change for sure.

Too right mate !
You've got to learn a base of bushcraft first but you have to be able to shoot too; not everyone has their dad along to take the first shots for them nowdays. Back then we were were less critical of our shooting ability and now we hunters pay more attention to formal skills develolpment.
I say all power to new hunters who do the preparation on range before letting strip on animals.