You have to be equals. Fairly equals, or ok with someone who isn't and everything that goes along with that. Equal in your values, methods of hunting, philosophies, etc. If not you're going to frustrate each other and make it not fun anymore. Example, if someone doesn't think scent control is important, and you are a scent control freak, then you are really going to get on each other's nerves.
I have a good frienf that I hunt with that I could say is my mentor, He has been bow hunting pretty much all his life and I only recently starting bow hunting 4 years. When I killed my first buck and called him, you could tell that he was almost as excited as I was. He actually left work early and helped me track the deer. He said I will be there in 45 min, stay in the tree until I call you. I just hope that one day that I can help someone and give the knowledge I have learn from him to someone else. I have hunted with multiple times and when he has killed a deer I have helped him from tracking the deer all the way to cutting the deer up. And I have to say that I have helped him drag more deer out of the woods than he has helped me with. LOL.
Personally, I never, ever, ever get jeleous of a friend of mine or even a person I do not know thats is blessed enough to harvest an animal. Its not who I am, and I mean that sincerely. I wish all my friends the best of luck, and when they do hit an animal, I am first on line to help go retrieve the animal. Life is way to short for the baby games of jeleousy!! Best of luck to all my friends, and also to all you guys and gals that I do not know, except for this web site!! Knock em` dead folks!!
