Thanks for the welcome from MO. I have a BIL that lives in Columbia, MO. Haven't ever been there but he says it is nice.
As for deer hunting....I don't. The closest I have come is when the hunters shot at the deer in our yard and the bullets embedded in our deck. Too close for comfort. We don't go outside during the season, people aren't very careful. So we must be.
We have very beautiful and very distinct seasons here. Right now we have snowbanks that are edging up to 10 feet. And it is perfect snowmobiling. We are right on Lake Superior/the Apostle Islands. God's country for sure.