Yeah, people look at me weird as well, but it’s mostly because my parents weren’t into hunting, and I have young kids and don’t want to risk them playing with my guns. Once the youngest is old enough to learn to use them properly, maybe I’ll go try my hand at hunting.
Yeah, that’s another issue. I don’t know now to field dress a deer, nor do I know what to bring to pack it out. I’m not even sure I’ll enjoy hunting in the first place. I know my way around a gun (took my SO to a range on a date), but shooting a living animal is another matter entirely.
So I’m planning to go jackrabbit hunting first. They’re a nuisance animal, not good for eating (so no need to field dress), I can use a small caliber (SO doesn’t have experience with larger guns), and they’re everywhere. If I like that, I’ll ask around to find a hunting buddy.