Maddie Osborn,11, and her mother, Amber, look out from the family's treehouse-style hunting blind on their property near Grove City. File Photo.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s first “Learn to Hunt” webinar of the year airs this evening.

The commission is, once again, providing free webinars to teach people of all ages how to hunt. Learn to Hunt webinars include information on where to hunt, what hunters need in the field, hunting tips and tactics, and preparing game for the table.

The series kicks off this Wednesday at 6 p.m. with a webinar on squirrel hunting. Additional webinars – two on archery deer hunting on Sept. 7 and Sept. 21, and one on pheasant hunting Oct. 5 – will be provided.

Webinars are approximately one hour long and are followed by a question-and-answer session. Each webinar is recorded and is made available to watch later on the Game Commission’s Learn to Hunt web page, and those who register receive an email after the live event to access the recording.

People can register for webinars or learn more at http://bit.ly/pgclearntohunt.

The Learn to Hunt program is provided in addition to other online resources designed to help new or experienced hunters develop the confidence and skills they need to get afield.

Other online programs include the Hunter-Trapper Education Course (which is required to purchase a hunting license), the Pennsylvania Archery Safety Course, the Successful Bow hunting Course, and the Successful Furtaking Course. Information on those courses is available at https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/Hunter-TrapperEducation/Pages/default.aspx.