RE: How did you learn to hunt?
My dad took me small game hunting when I was young, but to this very day, I have YET to go deer hunting w/ him. I've tried, he just has no interest. We're applying for a muzzleloader draw hunt this year, and if drawn, it'll be the first time we've deer hunted together.
So, to answer the question, deer hunting was 100% OJT. In fact, 90% of what I have learned about hunting in general was OJT. He took me and introduced me, but taught me little to nothing. It may sound like I'm bitter about that, but I'm not, not in the least! Over the years, I've learned something about myself that I believe he recognized early on. I learn best by doing, not by seeing or being told. I honestly believe if he were to have tried to "teach" me how to hunt, I wouldn't be hunting at all today.