Michigan reader stories: It’s never too late to start hunting

At no time while I was growing up did I do any kind of deer hunting. I was intrigued by it, but never knew exactly how to get started.
Most of the deer hunters I know were taught by their grandpas, fathers, or uncles. My dad only hunted squirrels, so my siblings and I never got into hunting whitetails. In 1972 upon his return from serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, Dad purchased 15 acres of land in Newago County – surrounded by thousands of acres of public land – and built a small cabin.