Kiss your ass? I'll leave that to your domestic partner. Neophyte is not a pejorative term, unless of course you have a Pe Wee Herman complex.
Have you hunted any of the Big Five? I've hunted buffalo (once). That makes me a neophyte, but I had enough sense not to go with an obsolete cartridge on my first buff hunt. See? being a neophyte ain't that bad! You really shouldn't ask strangers to kiss your ass, some might take you for a butt-pirate. jorge