Start w/a hunters safety course. See what kind of connections you can make while there. With other students or possibly w/instructors. After completing the course, continue to study and apply what you've learned. Hunting w/another or alone both have unique benefits. You could check out volunteer opportunities w/your state game dept. Lastly, if you know you really will apply yourself in such a field, study wage and outlook profile for taxidermy, and research various taxidermy schools if that remains a career decision. Guide school is also an option.