Bird Hunting

[zacs]

Good Morning

I recently got a wirehaired pointing griffon. I have read several books, and plan to train her to point, etc.

one big problem is that I do not hunt. I have never hunted. I have never owned a gun. Nobody in my family has ever owned a gun, other than I guess my dad and grandfather when they were in the navy, but thats it...

Hoping that someone on the board could kind of give me a real basic "bird hunting 101." IE, types of guns/ammo, hunting "etiquette," hunting styles, when to go, what to bring, strategy, etc... that kind of stuff. You know, the kind of stuff that you learn when you are a kid that your old man taught you.

This is not my only source for info, I am also doing quite a bit of internet searching and reading, but those real basic kind of like "duh" facts are nowhere to be found.

It would also be nice to meet another rhode islander that is familar with bird hunting in RI.

Any thoughts or comments would be helpful.

Thanks
Zac