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My advice would be to do some scouting as to where the deer eat and where there bedding areas are and how they go from their bedding area to their eating area. Become familiar with the area you will be hunting in.
This the best advice as far as knowing the deer. All states offer and require a hunter safety course completion before obtaining a hunting license, its a good course for anyone and when your kids get old enough its something that you can do with them. Read as many articles on whitetails as you can even if its not in the region your hunting it can be applied, as for a rifle ask friends,family, what type of deer rifle they use, ask them if they would let you shoot them next time they go to the range, see which one you like. but a good starting point would be .30-06, .308, .270. They will all get the job done, widely available, ammo is fairly cheap. Tree stands are a matter of personal prefference, find one you can be comfotable all day in even if you dont ever plan to sit all day. Other equipment is a good pair of binoculars is paramount, as is a good scope( you get what you pay for!) Leupold,Nikon,Bushnell Elite all have great low light performance which is key because you dont want to miss that buck of a lifetime because you cant find him in the scope. Always remember that you can put that scope on you next rifle. sorry i was so long winded. Good luck.