I hope all is well with your wife. Doesn't sound like any fun. And speaking of not any fun, I got skunked for the first time since I killed my first bird 10 years ago. The birds were scarce this year and I'm guessing it had to do with two flooded years in a row wiping out nests. In the six days I hunted I only worked one bird. I was defeated by thicker than normal undergrowth. Tag soup sucks, so I'm considering trying them in the smoker. There is always the fall hunting...
rw