Looking to Get Started Hunting?

If you are interested in learning to hunt, the best place to start is by asking a family member or a close friend that you know hunts to teach you shooting and hunting tips and tactics. Often, young hunters are introduced to hunting by a relative or friend. Before you go hooting, though, you will need to learn the basics such as firearms safety and responsibility rules. You should also learn ammunition basics and gun care. If you will be hunting, you will need to know and understand the responsibilities of a hunter and the rules of good portsmanship this includes taking a Hunter Safety course.

Shooting takes practice, so be patient and realize that only by practicing can you improve your accuracy and control! Great beginner hunts include: dove hunting, plinking, or rabbit and squirrel hunting.

Below are some organizations that will help you learn to hunt and shoot safely and responsibly:

Boy Souts of America
1325 Walnut Hill Lane
Irving, TX 75015-2079
214.580.2000
(For information on scouting or earning a shotgun or rifle shooting merit badge, contact your local scout master listed in your telephone directory or available from the national office.)

PA Game Commission
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797
717.787.4250

National 4-H Council
809 University Dr., Bldg. D & E
College Station, TX 77843-2473
H. T. Davidson
409.845.1211

Future Farmers of America
PO Box 45205
Madison, WI 53744-5205
608.829.3105

NRA Youth Programs
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
800.267.1000