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Here's a nice report about a first-generation hunter passing on the tradition to her son:

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austinrealtor wrote:The buck seems small, but my dad's friend told me "it's your first hunt, if you see a deer, shoot it" basically don't sweat the details. Not sure about counting points (I think it has 7) and certainly don't care about "grading system" and whatnot. Anyway, here's a photo (no blood) ...

8 points with a broken tine. Nice!

I know this hunt would not have happened without some very gracious hunters offering to help me learn to hunt.

Double congratulations on that. That's what I'd like to find.

I'm sure if I mooched around enough at work, I'd find someone willing to take me. One of the problems is that we have to schedule all our vacation for the coming calendar year in September/October. I'm never going to be scheduled off during deer season, so it has to be a situation where I can hunt on my days off.

I'd like to hunt. Well, I'd like some venison in the freezer, and hunting is the only way to get it.

We didn't hunt growing up. I killed one rabbit with a .22 when I was about 10 or 11. We went deer hunting once or twice, but never saw a deer. I've killed a few squirrels, a couple of crows, and a possum, but only for pest removal.

Since there's almost no public hunting land in Texas and leases are expensive, it's tough to get started. If you're not already part of the hunting community, you don't know where to go, who to talk to, or what questions to ask. You don't know what you need to buy. You don't know what to do if you should get a deer. And what's more, despite all the talk about keeping hunting going for future generations, almost nobody wants to help you get started, because other adult hunters are seen as competition.

So, I guess I'll stay a non-hunter.