Nice story! I think there's not so many 12 year olds that mature nowdays. They had deer seasons as early as 1907 in Michigan? I only know about Missouri, they didn't have seasons untill the 1930's, when there weren't many deer left. My Dad grew uo on an Ozarks hill farm, and I believe he told me he never saw a deer untill he was about 10-12 years old. Now I have to dodge them about every time I go to work in the morning.