Im not that old (42)but I've been around the block.
The 1st advise Id give a newby is to to learn how to take care of your dogs.Not just feed and water.
Your dogs are the connecting point between you and the hogs you seek.
I've seen way to many times young hunters spend alot of money on dogs and they don't take care of the dogs and wonder why they wont hunt for them.
1st-Learn how to take care of a dog! If you don't know than ask there are plenty of folks on here that will help.
2nd-Find someone that hunts dogs that you respect and spend as much time in the woods with them as you can.
Even if all you are doing is draggin pigs at first Knowledge is priceless.
3rd-SLOW down let your dogs have a chance to work out a track, just because you drove a strike dog around a mott and nothing happend does'nt mean there is'nt hogs there you have to be patient enough to let your dogs work.
good advice
Just my 2 cents.
