Hunting success for young/disabled

Six young Leelanau County nimrods and a Vietnam veteran were in the right place at the right time on the first day of the youth and liberty firearms deer hunt.

The hunt was held Sept. 14-15. Firearms were also allowed during an early antler less deer hunt held throughout the Lower Peninsula last weekend, although the big excitement for most deer hunters won’t come until Tuesday. That’s when archery deer season begins.

“She’s our little provider,” Renee Hobbins said of her daughter, 13-year-old Marie.