There aren’t really a lot of good choices for elk but for deer he can apply for the youth hunts, antlerless, and 2nd deer, plus of course the quality and buck categories. Depending on the permits you choose to apply for, you may want to apply for only the point option, as you probably don’t really want him to draw multiple permits. My daughter is also 12 and I’ve been going over all the possibilities, and I decided to only put her in for a youth doe permit, and I’ll do the point option for all the others.