I'm going about it the same way. Became a member here, bugged lot's of folks to hunt with(and still do so

) trying to figure out primarily what kind approach I want to take but also learn technique and possibly make new friends. It would be hard for me to pay the initial cost of finished dogs despite me needing one terribly bad right now. It sucks to spend more time internet hunting than doing the real thing, but everone's has their issues I suppose. Mine may soon be my boss looking at my hours logged in to ETHD! What has killed me is being so apprehensive about buying pups or young dogs. It seams nothing in this world is correctly represented and I'm tired of being hosed and this makes establishing a pack time consuming. I think alot of folks don't realize the positon some newbies are in sometimes.

where is my hankie