I started out before the vids, I did my first "customer piece" when I was fifteen. The I used to mount stuff up and try selling it to stores. I learned a lot from simple books and lots of trial and error. I enjoyed learning more when I joined my states taxidermy organization. My very first bird I ever skinned was a downy woodpecker, which now is illegal to have in ones possession. My first paid for mount was a raccon head.