Re: How to get started in Vancouver
http://www.eatwild.ca/ would be a good place to start. Dylan does CORE certification as well as other hands on hunter education. Join a fish & game club, start attending 3D archery events if you're interested in bowhunting and you will make connections. Just forget about instant gratification and think long term, getting into it without a good mentor is hard and can seem like an uphill battle at times but is also super rewarding and starting at 15 you do have time on your side...also better start putting money aside for a solid 4x4
"You can learn more about hunting with a bow in a week than you could in a lifetime of gun hunting" - Fred Bear