>>2679498Me and a friend decided to learn together. We went on our first hunting trip together. Our only mistake that I think we made was that we hiked way too long. If we had gotten a deer at our furthest point, we would probably have taken 12 hours to haul it back (if we even managed to make it back at all)
Only about a month ago I got my first buck on a trip with just him and I (he had a few hunter friends take him on some trips, so we learned to not treat it like a backpacking trip)
He passed down the field dressing strategy, and I feel like I can do it on my own just from one viewing.
I hung it up at my parent's garage for a week, and butchered it with help from my mom (neither of us know how to butcher anything)
Now I got a freezer full of meat and a decent set of antlers that I like looking at from time to time
You honestly don't need to know much at all. You'll just know what game trails look like just by seeing them. I looked at satellite images of the spot we were in to find some clearings, then waited there and got lucky
The hardest part is following the law. They make it obtuse on purpose
