Good timing on the post, Gary.

That's the best thing that came out of this season: my wife taking a more active interest in my passion. Luckily, I have never had to deal with what Krisken mentioned, pushing too hard. Whether it was me using bowhunting to escape the rigors of the work-a-day grind, or thinking she wouldn't be that interested in the first place, I have for the past five or six years quietly went hunting without ever mentioning the possibility of her tagging along.

But this season, she asked on her own to go with me. We don't have a bow for her or anything, but I took an afternoon to show her how to use my Summit Viper, and a couple mornings later we were six yards apart in a pair of trees waiting for the sun to break over the horizon.

Unfortunately, it was an extremely cold morning, and she was freezing because of our underpreparation in dressing her, but I'll take all the blame there. She still toughed it out for almost an hour before getting down. We didn't see anything, but she said she really enjoyed it. We've even stopped at a few bow shops since and let her look at some bows, although its hard to find a 22" draw, 40-lb. left-handed model.

Never the less, the time together was really enjoyed. What better to be able to share your passion with your best friend?

Discipline -- not desire -- determines destiny.