I mostly hunted squirrels as a boy in the 70's (not many deer then), like you got away from it for a long time, then took up hunting again in my early 40's (I'm 59 now), mostly deer and spring gobblers now. I think squirrel hunting is the best way to get a kid started with hunting, as it teaches stealth but there usually are plenty more if you get busted. I used to get really bored sitting in a tree stand deer hunting. One thing that has made stand hunting interesting to me is learning that we can use the behavior of other creatures to alert us to the approach of our quarry: a barking squirrel (if it wasn't you that moved!), a squawking blue jay, a harassing crow (especially for turkeys). Of course these critters react to many things other than deer and turkeys, but paying attention to them makes for a richer, more interesting, and sometimes more successful experience.