Hi,
I’m a dad who is interested in taking his sons duck, deer, and pheasant hunting when they get older. I have enough experience with the duck/pheasant sort of thing, but very, very little with deer, and I would like to learn enough now that I’ll feel comfortable teaching them when they get older. I also don’t have much experience with rifle use, which is what I’m most interested in here. (I do realize I could use my shotgun, which would take a whole lot less work to get used to, but hey, I NEED new toys don’t I?)
So, I had a couple questions, and any advice is appreciated.
I’m located in a southern suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnesota. I’m looking for a rifle range that I can shoot at, mainly to get some practice and to learn. I’m also looking for a range or an instructor to take a couple lessons from. My rifle experience is mainly from a firearms safety course and a boy scout event when I was younger, so I think it would probably be worthwhile to get some more expert training rather than just popping off rounds by myself.
Could anyone recommend a range in my area, or an instructor (or both)? I plan to start mainly practicing with a .22 for now.
I plan on taking up deer hunting next season. I know this is kind of long range planning, but I’d like to have time to practice and learn a bit before wandering around with an unfamiliar gun. Fortunately I have a couple friends with a fair amount of practice, so I won’t have to go it alone. However, I wouldn’t mind picking up a little bit of knowledge before I go out. That leads to a secondary question, any books/videos/etc. that could be recommended for whitetail? I would probably be hunting up in central MN, more or less.
Any advice would be appreciated,
Thanks,
patent
I’m a dad who is interested in taking his sons duck, deer, and pheasant hunting when they get older. I have enough experience with the duck/pheasant sort of thing, but very, very little with deer, and I would like to learn enough now that I’ll feel comfortable teaching them when they get older. I also don’t have much experience with rifle use, which is what I’m most interested in here. (I do realize I could use my shotgun, which would take a whole lot less work to get used to, but hey, I NEED new toys don’t I?)
So, I had a couple questions, and any advice is appreciated.
I’m located in a southern suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnesota. I’m looking for a rifle range that I can shoot at, mainly to get some practice and to learn. I’m also looking for a range or an instructor to take a couple lessons from. My rifle experience is mainly from a firearms safety course and a boy scout event when I was younger, so I think it would probably be worthwhile to get some more expert training rather than just popping off rounds by myself.
Could anyone recommend a range in my area, or an instructor (or both)? I plan to start mainly practicing with a .22 for now.
I plan on taking up deer hunting next season. I know this is kind of long range planning, but I’d like to have time to practice and learn a bit before wandering around with an unfamiliar gun. Fortunately I have a couple friends with a fair amount of practice, so I won’t have to go it alone. However, I wouldn’t mind picking up a little bit of knowledge before I go out. That leads to a secondary question, any books/videos/etc. that could be recommended for whitetail? I would probably be hunting up in central MN, more or less.
Any advice would be appreciated,
Thanks,
patent