Welcome,
Never too late to start hunting,
I started about the same. Age and without a mentor also.
First start with your hunter ed certs,
Lots of info at the courses,
You don't need the certs to go out and scout, but would avoid doing so during deer season.
Don't want to interfere with other hunters until. You learn your way around.
Once you have your certs and ready to hunt, can start with small game, and work up to big game, small game is generally abundant and have long seasons,

feel free to psot any specific questions, generally easier to answer specific questions than general questions