1) Read books on hunting and the game you will pursue.
2) Join a local Hunt Club and attend as many events and meetings as your schedule allows.
3) Take a Hunter Safety Course; mandatory in most states to get your hunting license.
4) Befriend a family member or friend/acquaintance that hunts. Explain that you'd like to start hunting and would be willing to accompany him or her on their hunting forays. Offer to videotape their hunt. You could learn much doing so.
5) Go out on your own after small game to start. Develope your own style.
6) Go out with others that you trust with a gun and observe their style.
7) Read these pages; there is a lifetime of experience here and much you can learn.
8) There is never a time when you will stop learning and refining your craft.

Above all, safety is paramount.

Welcome and good luck!