I can't believe that she has a problem with you hunting 3-4 weeks out of a year. What about week after week that she doesn't have to get up and go to work, or worry about paying bills. And I bet you take your family on some sort of vacation every year right? So it's not as if you are neglecting your family for hunting. I am awoman, and grew up in the U.P. (MICH), and I would never think to make my better half feel guilty about hunting. We work hard all year, and the one thing that both of us really look forward to is the time we can spend together in the woods. We try to make it a family outing as much as possible, so the children will grow up with a sense of what it's all about. If she doesn't understand your need for this take her with you for a couple days, and if she still can't appreciate nature then leave her at home without the checkbook and then maybe she would come to some sort of understanding of just how important this is to you. I hope that this can be easily resolved for you.

Post from Yooper73's better half.