hunting with my boyfriend?

ok soo my boyfriend wants me to go hunting with him and his brother. ive never been hunting in my life, untill a month ago i lived in nyc, the wildest animals i saw were at the zoo. im not afraid to shoot an animal or whatever. what i want to know is what happens when you go hunting, how long do you hunt for, what animal do you hunt, what do i wear to go hunting, and apparently hunting is big in louisiana and his whole family hunts so i dont want to look like an idiot.
i dont want to go he wants me to

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1. most the time when you hunt, you sit in the same spot for about 5 hours..dont talk dont move...you blow some calls spray some scent....just look around and wait for something to walk up. not knowing what you would be hunting its hard to tell ya what might happen.

reetsie theres a lot of girls that hunt....

2. stay home and let the boys go be boys, NYC girls don't belong in the forest

3. What you will do and what to wear depends on what you are hunting and where you are. It also makes a difference the time of the year. With some hunting you are moving slowly and with other hunting you stay put and wait for the game to come to you. You can expect it to be an all day event. Shooting before dawn and after sunset normally doesn't happen.

4. seems like you should ask HIM these questions not sure why you don't. If you really don't want to go I can't image he would want you to, how would it be fun for him if he knew you hated it?

5. In lieu of hunting gear or borrowing something appropriate from your bf, military surplus BDU's work well. If you don't have surplus stores in the area or are strapped for cash, find someone that plays paintball or airsoft they're likely to have some BDU's around.

The next best thing is anything olive drab green or whatever shade of brown best blends with the plant life in your area, but the only solid color that I ever see work worth anything is green. If your state's game laws or other private rule say so, you may be required an orange safety vest to wear as well.

No smell-good stuff either, avoid soap, shampoo, perfume that has strong scents (fake, chemical, unnatural, etc deer/game will smell it and know it's humans). Either shower with just washcloth and water or get some soap thats hippie-fied. I've heard that the overpriced natural soaps at Bath and Body Works fit the bill, sandalwood, hemp, etc.

Wear boots or at least high top athletic shoes you don't care about them, if they're white smear mud on them, or the camo is moot.

I'm a shooter not a hunter, but I also hike, so I may have some ignorances when it comes to game animals.

edit: To make a relationship comment, dependent on the man, it is a male sort of thing to invite his woman into his hobbies at least once or periodically, take it as flattery. Or look at it backwards, how would you feel if he just said, "why the hell would I ever want to bring her?" It's our way of sharing and hoping you enjoy it as much as we do, and if not, understand why we do and support us in doing it.

6. First, you need to have him show you how to safely handle a gun. You don't want to be careless and blast someone's face off. http://wcco.com/local/hunter.klaseus.death.2.705232.html

Second, you need to ask what kind of animal you will be hunting. Do you really think there is only ONE animal and everyone hunts it? You might be hunting deer, pheasant, duck, rabbit, squirrel, turkey, prarie dog, elk, moose, bear, racoon, fox, panther, partridge, morning dove, muskrat, goose, pig, or a dozen other different choices.

Unless you have managed to hind the fact that until a month ago you lived in NYC, they already know you are ignorant of what goes on while hunting, so they are probably expecting you to ask them. Heck, maybe it is a test to see if you are too full of yourself to bother to ask them for advice.

7. Ok it's impossible to say how you will hunt w/o knowing what species you are after, so I have only one thing to say.
DONT GO JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS YOU TO
neither of you will have fun

8. i'm a hunter love to hunt. but i whould never make som eon ego with me who didn't want to. so if you don't want to go don't. some peaple just don't like to hunt. their are other things you can do in the outdoors with him besides hunt.

9. Ask your bf and he'll be more than happy to help you out. I can assure you that you won't look like an idiot to the family [they'll be more than happy that you're interested] but will if you try to fake this.

10. May I suggest an alternative.

Explain your experience level to your boyfriend. Then suggest you merely tag along the first few times and observe what he does. Take a few notes and after the hunt, ask questions as to why he did what he did and what he hoped to accomplish by doing those actions.

Remember, most hunters are out there because they enjoy the ACTIVITY, not because they want to kill something (the end of the activity). Hunters, as a group, are naturalists and greatly enjoy learning more about the local ecosystem and how their specific game fits (grows, lives behaves) in that ecosystem. As a group, they love talking about hunting, the animals in their ecosystem, how the animals react to different things, etc. etc. This leaves you, the new gal, a great opportunity to ask questions, then listen to them tell everything they know. And guess what, the will think you are really fun just cause you let them talk! ( a lil psychology here).

Also he and his relatives are southerners, very proud of their background, suspicious of strangers, but hospitable and willing to talk if you are interested in learning about them (meaning be sincere, interested, tolerant and willing to learn), their culture and their views.

Consequently if you don't enjoy learning new things, you won't enjoy this hunting trip. Hopefully you are up to the challenge of getting an education.

11. If its deer that your hunting you may not move all day if its something big like elephant your always wakling around. IF your not patient don't go it will be a waste of a day.

12. My boyfriend asked me to do the same thing one time, and now IM HOOKED!! For starters you have to enjoy the outdoors. I dont mean OUTSIDE, I mean the OUTDOORS!!
Here's a run down on what happens, if you are hunting anything good, probably turkeys this time of year, you are going to get up really early. You hunt pretty much all day (with my BF he can keep on going). You'll have to wear camo. I hope you arent a "girly girl" or you wont enjoy it. Luckily, my boyfriend helped me out with the needed things.

Like I said, you have to like it..either you will or you wont. I went hunting the first time last year and now Ive went and got my hunting license, he's bought me my first hunting rifle, and this Turkey Season I got my first 2 gobblers..2 with one shot. Give it a chance, you may actually enjoy it, or you'll confirm you dont. Good Luck!