I hunt elk and deer with my wife every year since we have been married. Both our boys come along as well. I am limited in what I can do.....not as many long treks as I did when I was single, but, I still manage to get away for a day hike a couple times during the season.

I still wouldn't trade it for being by myself. She enjoys hunting a bunch....the smells, the campfires, the trip home, and she is a pretty good shot. She is also very good at spotting game. I wouldn't trade her or the boys company for anything....their joy is a large measure of what makes my hunt.

As far as the boys go, one just turned 5....he went on his first trip last year (he is adopted) and was able to put his hands on some fresh elk poop and step in some wolf tracks...and, he learned why you pee downhill. The other one is 22 and has some pretty significant physical handicaps. He has fun as well. We hope to take him to a friends ranch this year and shoot some of those pesky bulls that eat my friends haystacks.