1) Love the avatarHaving grown up in a non-gun household in the city, I've never been hunting and other than a 5.56 AR & a 12GA have no firearms capable (legal in IN) for hunting. I'm not sure if I really want or not but it seems like something I should experience at least once just to know how it's done and learn how to harvest my own food - just in case.
Watching the sportsman channel I've seen hunts for Moose, Elk, etc. and wonder how you get a 500lbs+ animal out of the bush, they never show that part.
May next year I'll find someone willing to take a newbie along to watch and learn.
2) 12 ga is legal equipment loaded with slugs
3) get another upper in a deer legal caliber and the AR is good
4) everybody started somewhere, sometime. Some were lucky enough to have a teacher. Some taught themselves.
5) get out and enjoy the outdoors