"on any hunt that your son tags along, make the entire hunt all about HIM"

That sounds like excellent advice to me. I know I loved just running around in the woods and swamps when I was a child and would love for him to be more mindful of his surroundings when he is walking through the East Texas woods. Deer hunting will certainly instill that in him if I don't get too worked up about filling the freezer. Besides, he will have plenty of Grandma and Grandpa to keep him entertained if I want to hunt hard for a day or two. I sure don't want to burn him out.

I am surprised nobody commented on the 125 grain ammo as I know that is near the bottom of the scale for shooting deer with a .30-06. I still think the placement of that bullet is going to be the most important thing, not its sheer weight. Reading around on the site reminded me that it is more subject to deflection than a heavier bullet.