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Bowhunting girlfriend/wife...good or bad idea?
Ok everyone, what is you opinion on getting a wife or girlfriend into bowhunting...or trying to get one that already is into the sport (or any form of hunting for that matter). I thought it would be a great idea...but some of my friends have warned me against it. Any opinions out there?
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I am currently trying to get my wife into it. I've got her into shooting bows, now I am trying to get her out hunting. I think it would be awesome to share an obsession. How could she complain when she gets to come on all the adventures?! At least, that is my hope:D
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My GF comes from a hunting background (thank goodness). She has went hunting with me a couple of times. I would love to get her into archery but I don't think she would be willing to give it much of a shot. I also think that she would not be patient enough to sit along with me on those slow days. She would probably start breaking sticks or something to keep herself busy.
Like I said, she came from a hunting background but she just hasn't done much of it herself.:) I don't see anything wrong with getting a GF/wife into hunting if she is interested. Unless you are afraid of her showing you up.;) |
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My friends told me it is great...at first. But when the kids come along, as they seem to do, suddenly you are stuck home watching the kids (at least until they are old enough to hunt), while she is out hunting all the time. Apparently this happened to someone my friends know. I didn't think this was much of an issue though...besides that's what grandma's are for isn't it?
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I would say it depends on why you hunt and how well you get along with your wife or girlfriend.
I taught my girlfiend to shoot a bow and don't regret it. She has no desire to hunt though, which is ok with me. But if she wanted to I would be for it. I thought about taking her woodchuck hunting since she likes shooting my 17HMR. I showed my ex wife how to shoot a handgun and got her a nice browning buckmark. I didn't regret that either. We used to go to a gun club with her sister and husband every month and shoot. It was sort of fun. Paul |
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Sure would be nice on those slow days! he he he....
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I dated a girl who wanted to hunt once. It was cool at first, I'd take her out and let her blast squirrels. She was helpless, and you had to sit with her. It escalated to her wanting to deer hunt. It didn't take long for the novelty of that to wear off. We went out for about 3 months, I couldn't stand it anymore, so she got the axe.
My friend was totally enamored with this chick b/c she was hot and liked to hunt, so I sorta fixed her up with him while I was in the process of breaking up with her (what are friends for, ya know?). A gift that keeps on giving... LOL I know.. I warned him. Twice. To make a long story short, he married this girl about 8 months later, and she cost him a bloody TON of money. She had to have her own bows, guns, quad, treestand, truck, you name it.She was a real Tom Boy, and wanted to do guy stuff (no girls could stand her). She HAD to do everything he did - skeets, competitive archery, long range benchrest, ATV stuff, recurve.The high-heeled boots and open-toes turned into Rocky Boots and camo slippers. The visits to the tanning bet stopped. 5'7" 112# turned into 5'7 135#. It was a downward spiral. Everytime I saw her, she looked worse. Halter tops turned to flannel. Fouryears, one kid and an expensive boobjob later, she pitched him out in lieu of a more excitingmodel. She got to keep half of the guns and, yep, you guessed it. She kept half of HIS guns and the good pickup. So, now he's stuck at his folks house getting pounded with child supportwith a beatup Chevy and a bunch of girl-sized rifles/bows and .20 gauge shotguns, while Mr. New Boobs is running around in the mountains with my buddy's favorite .300 magnum and driving his '03 Chevy Dually. I'm gonna vote "No" on the hunting girl. That's not to say that every girl who hunts is bad news. That's not the case at all. It depends on the girl, but NEVER date/marry a girl just because she likes hunting. This chick was a loony, so I'm probably biased b/c I got to witness a bad experience. Women should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Personally, I'd shy away from it, just because hunting is my time away. |
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My wife, when I met her was card carying member of both Sierra Club and PETA, and now she just beat me last night in Techno-hunt. She took her first deer three years ago with me and is obsessed almost as bad as I am with hunting/fishing. It was definitely one of the best thing for our relationship because it gives us great opportunities to spend time together, doing something that we both enjoy. I've heard plenty of horror stories as well, but I think that it greatly depends on the girl/guy. I had told my wife up front as soon as we started dating that what I enjoyed most were hunting and fishing and that if this thing is going to work, she would have to understand that I have certain commitments (namely opening days of various sorts) that were not negotiable! It's been wonderful though and it continues to be...she just surprised me with a goose hunt she booked for this fall!
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Everyone's responses have been awsome so far...I didn't think this post would make it...I'm impressed. Thanks everyone so far...I think I should have made this one a poll.
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My husband and I both work full time jobs, we enjoy the time we get to spend out on the weekends hunting together without the kids.
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I wouldn't mind target shooting with my wife, but hunting is a time dedicated for alone time or time with the boys. I'd be ticked if one of my friends brought his wife hunting with us. I don't want to have to watch what I say when I'm out with the guys. I think it's healthy to have some time apart/personaltimein a relationship.
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Me and my girlfriend play lots of competetive softball together over the summerand love it.She isn't the outdoor woods type but i am trying my best to talk her into getting in a stand with.
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Bowhunting girlfriend/wife...good or bad idea?
I don't think you should bowhunt your wife or your girlfriend. Unless they are in season of course. Personally i'd stick with the deer and call it a day |
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I think it would be kinda cool as long as she didn't start telling you what ,where & when to do this or that.
besides if the hunting goes slow the two of youmight think of something else to do when your out in the woods. |
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ORIGINAL: quiksilver I dated a girl who wanted to hunt once. It was cool at first, I'd take her out and let her blast squirrels. She was helpless, and you had to sit with her. It escalated to her wanting to deer hunt. It didn't take long for the novelty of that to wear off. We went out for about 3 months, I couldn't stand it anymore, so she got the axe. My friend was totally enamored with this chick b/c she was hot and liked to hunt, so I sorta fixed her up with him while I was in the process of breaking up with her (what are friends for, ya know?). A gift that keeps on giving... LOL I know.. I warned him. Twice. To make a long story short, he married this girl about 8 months later, and she cost him a bloody TON of money. She had to have her own bows, guns, quad, treestand, truck, you name it.She was a real Tom Boy, and wanted to do guy stuff (no girls could stand her). She HAD to do everything he did - skeets, competitive archery, long range benchrest, ATV stuff, recurve.The high-heeled boots and open-toes turned into Rocky Boots and camo slippers. The visits to the tanning bet stopped. 5'7" 112# turned into 5'7 135#. It was a downward spiral. Everytime I saw her, she looked worse. Halter tops turned to flannel. Fouryears, one kid and an expensive boobjob later, she pitched him out in lieu of a more excitingmodel. She got to keep half of the guns and, yep, you guessed it. She kept half of HIS guns and the good pickup. So, now he's stuck at his folks house getting pounded with child supportwith a beatup Chevy and a bunch of girl-sized rifles/bows and .20 gauge shotguns, while Mr. New Boobs is running around in the mountains with my buddy's favorite .300 magnum and driving his '03 Chevy Dually. I'm gonna vote "No" on the hunting girl. That's not to say that every girl who hunts is bad news. That's not the case at all. It depends on the girl, but NEVER date/marry a girl just because she likes hunting. This chick was a loony, so I'm probably biased b/c I got to witness a bad experience. Women should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Personally, I'd shy away from it, just because hunting is my time away. |
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My wife ,Hoytgirl,bowhunts and shoots varmint rifles with me. We spent our honeymoon elk hunting in the wilderness with our archery equipment. We do 3D shoots together and have a blast. I am lucky; most girls that are pretty are high maintenance and won't do this. We are going to New Foundland next year moose, caribou, and bear hunting. We are getting ready to go to South Dakota pdog hunting in june. Wouldn't trade it for the world. I hunt whitetail non stop in the fall by myself most of the time as she can't get away like I can so I do what I want and hunt when I want. We bowhunt turkeys together and she is sure fun to have in the Double Bull when the birds aren't cooperating;)
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ORIGINAL: hardcorehunter My wife ,Hoytgirl,bowhunts and shoots varmint rifles with me. We spent our honeymoon elk hunting in the wilderness with our archery equipment. We do 3D shoots together and have a blast. I am lucky; most girls that are pretty are high maintenance and won't do this. We are going to New Foundland next year moose, caribou, and bear hunting. We are getting ready to go to South Dakota pdog hunting in june. Wouldn't trade it for the world. I hunt whitetail non stop in the fall by myself most of the time as she can't get away like I can so I do what I want and hunt when I want. We bowhunt turkeys together and she is sure fun to have in the Double Bull when the birds aren't cooperating;) |
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ORIGINAL: cwenisch I wouldn't mind target shooting with my wife, but hunting is a time dedicated for alone time or time with the boys. I'd be ticked if one of my friends brought his wife hunting with us. I don't want to have to watch what I say when I'm out with the guys. I think it's healthy to have some time apart/personaltimein a relationship. |
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I would have to say getting any family involved with Hunting is only GOOD no matter the outcome! I enjoy taking the boy in the woods more than anything in the world!!!!!!!!
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My Wife is my best friend. She dove hunts with me and It truly adds a wonderful demention to it. She is also a clasical guitarist and tours alot durring the other seasons. When she is able she gose with me, although she dosen't care to hunt. She loves to camp and fish and play her guitar I can tell you how many friends we've made when other hunters stop by the camp to listen. (We have a very large coffee pot now) We each have our alone time too. I love to take my bow and just go out alone or with my daughter, but my wife is my best friend.
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it's nice to get away from the wife!
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Wow, a wife that shoots and can play a guitar! I love classical and jazz guitar music, I envy you.
I don't do the deer camp thing, or use hunting as an excuse to get away. That is why I said it would depend on why you hunt. If you do it for a boys time out or for the solitude then getting your spouse involved would probably not be wise. Some people have different relationships is all. I'm the type that when I am in a relationship I don't have many friends, I devote most of my time to my partner and enjoy it. If I want alone time I will say so and take it. And if I were to get a spouse into hunting, especially deer hunting we would not do it together. I would put her somewhere on her own with a radio and let her do it on her own. This is how my hunting buddy and I hunt. We do not hunt together. We simply show up at the same time and meet up afterwards to talk about what we saw or didn't see. And if one of us kills something the other helps them with the tracking and dragging. As far as the girl that screwed the guy over. I think that would have happened regardless. I don't think it had much to do with her hunting. Probably had to do more with the fact that she thought she needed implants or all the cool hunting toys. Paul |
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Be careful with this one!
My wife likes to hunt but she’s a huge pain in the A** about it. My dad and his uncle have hunted together for 30 years. He has a small piece of property that holds two hunters max. There’s 4 people that want to hunt there and to be honest she’s last in line. She gets an attitude when my dad’s uncle gets to hunt and she doesn’t. She starts whining about “I’m family too” and it puts me in a real awkward spot with my dad. I refuse to tell my dad who he should let hunt on HIS land. She might hunt one time a year but she’s always wanting me to buy her all the new expensive gear, new muzzleloaders, etc. Overall it’s just a huge headache. Her ex-boyfriends family has hundreds of acres of land so she could hunt any time she wanted to with him. I told her to call him up next November and see if he’d take her hunting! |
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My wife actually shot 3D with me each week and went hunting once back when we were just dating. Soon as she got that ring on her finger.......
:( ...haven't been back out in the woods with her since. |
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My wife came from a non-hunting family, not anti-hunting at all, just no real position. She now bowhunts with me, we've been to Idaho on an elk hunt together, going again for our 20th anniversary in 2007.
the only time it has caused ANY impact on my hunting is when the kids were to small to leave in the house alone, only one of us could go, so we took turns. Now that they are older, and hunt as well, we hunt together, alone or with the kids. It's easier to buy hunting stuff and my wife actually agrees with the line of "you can never have to many treestands". the only thing she doesn't do is hang her own stands, I do all the stand hanging, she will scout and pick the placement, I do the hanging. She also stops hunting when it gets cold. |
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My wife had never been exposed to hunting or outdoor activities before meeting me. She is not nor does she want to be a hunter but she has embraced my passion for it. She has tried shooting archery and enjoyed it, but it wasn't her thing. What she loves doing is scouting with me pre and post season. She also has taken over the license submittal and application process for the states I hunt. She also has become very good at taking great pics with game. Another thing she loves to help with is dog training and watching the dog hunt is something she has interest in. She also loves taking part in the story telling after the hunt around the table.
She has taken part as much as she cares to and does feel "part of" my hunting expereince. I do try my best to let her know I appreciate her efforts and she never gives me crap about how much time and money I spend on it. Of course, the give and take part of marraige means she gets her "things" to, which in her case are very expensive hand bags and "spa days". I don't get how she can spend $500on bag, but wouldn't thinktwice about saying anything about it as I am sure she says the same thing about the hunting stuff I buy! Personally, I do enjoy the solitude part of hunting. I think the answer to this question could and should be different for every person as we all are different. |
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I say if they have a natural interest there is nothing wrong with it but it is critical that they upon having a certain level of proficiency that they pull their own weight other wise that could seriously impact your enjoyment of something you love or live for.The same goes both ways for spouses or boy friends and girl friends.A person shouldn't enter into the realm of their mates endeavor if it diminishes the enjoyment for the other.
Hunting for me is something that I practically always do alone,I may start from the same place as a friend and end up at the end of the day at the same place but other than that when hunting it is myself the woods and the game.Having said that I would have no problem introducing the sport to a young person or any one else who had the interest.As long as I had enough of the time that I would like to devote to my own hunting (solo). |
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**THIS IS JUST AN OPINION**
My fiance doesn't hunt, I don't want her to hunt, nor will I try to get her started. I LOVE spending time with her, just not hunting time (although I do like morel hunting with her). I am a extremely serious hunter, but I also cherish the time after the hunt, drinking beer with my buddies, and exchanging stories. It is just not the same when there is a girl around. So I say find a keeper, if she hunts - fine, if not - don't get her started. **THIS IS JUST AN OPINION** |
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I am for taking her. The more time I can spend with her, especially doing what I love, the better!
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My wife has no desire to hunt.... That's fine with me.... I've got 2 young boys as it is, so I really don't need another person to teach..... She is very understanding and lets me hunt as much as like... I am also very understanding and I make sure she has something to do when I am away...
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Had a girlfriend, years ago, who use to bow hunt with me. We got along well and had fun. My wife doesnt like to hunt, and that is fine as well.
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ORIGINAL: gzg38b Her ex-boyfriends family has hundreds of acres of land so she could hunt any time she wanted to with him. I told her to call him up next November and see if he’d take her hunting! Now onto the original question: I hunt -- sometimes with my husband and sometimes with my Dad and sometimes alone. Doesn't matter. We each have our own stands and usually go together but hunt our seperate stands. Sometimes we do hunt together in the same stand and I have to tell you that the time I have spent with my Dad in his box stand are some of the most memorable times we have spent together as was the time spent hunting with hubby in the ground blind. Hubby and I go to West Texas every year and this last year was the first time I hunted but I always was out there with him filming. We had a blast together. So I guess it would depend on the attitude that you bring to the table. I enjoy hunting with hubby but I also enjoy those mornings when he works and I get to slip out there alone. I know when I shot my first deer last year my hubby was so upset because he was surrounded by does at his stand and couldn't get down right away and missed the whole tracking and dragging out to the edge of the woods. And when I killed a hog last year in West Texas he was more thrilled about finding mine than he was about tracking his. Basically a b**chy attitude and inability to pull your own weight (so to speak) is going to carry over into the hunting no matter what, so it depends on whether you like to spend time with her, if she can take care of herself, and what her attitude is when y'all do other things together as to whether hunting with her will be good or bad. Good luck either way! Shannon |
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I think the key to having the significant other hunt with you, and not end up wishing you hadn't, is realizing that you're NOT JOINED AT THE HIP when hunting. Guys as well as the girls, are both guilty of this. Bowhunting is a solitary sport. It is for me at least. When I hunted with the ex, one of us would be dropped off at point a, the other would drive to point b, and we'll meet each other after dark. Yeah, some ladies are awefully needy. But, on the other hand, there are guys who are way too involved. For instance, I had a guy at a trap range actually stand behind and told me that he was going to "help" me shoot better. I said no thanks, but he kept standing there[:@]. After about the 10th shot, I turned around and snapped "get the hell away from me". He left...
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Exactly bow hunting is a one on one deal.
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hey hardcore hunter how do you get on the DOUBLEBULL PROSTAFF?:):):):):)
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No idea but would like to know myself...I have two Double Bulls and we are a husband wife team....funny we have been in different places in our camo and have had people ask if we are the hunting couple on TV..I think they mistake my wife for Tiffany...makes us laugh any way:D
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I wish I could find one! [&:]
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I can honestly say it depends on the woman. My ex-wife came from a hunting family, but never really had any interest in dong it herself. We moved to Southern Illinois so I could finish school andbe closer to a friend of mine who is like a brother to me. Well, my friend'swife hunts with him, so after one season of the three of us always hunting together, my ex decided she had to get in onthe fun. I thought itwas great at first, but then things started getting out of hand. She had to have everything I bought fo myself, she started griping when I went while she was at class or work, when she did go she would be on the radio telling me she wanted to leave after an hour if she had not seen a deer, etc. etc. We had other problems but this just added to them. When I finally gave her the boot she left with a loaded Mathews SQ2, 2 dozen arrows, SKB case, Nikon laser range finder, Nikon binos, Lone Wolfstand, Scent Lock suit, 2 shotguns, 1 rifle, and 1 pistol. She insisted that she was still going to hunt even after we split up. I talked to her brother about 6 months after our divorce and she had sold or pawned all of it.
Now I am married to who I selfishly think is the best woman in the world. She comes from a hunting family too, but doesn't think she ever wants to do it. She has gone and video taped me and helped me scout. I have taught her how to handle all the guns in the house and she loves to target shoot. She has asked if I would get her a bow for 3-D and shootingin the back yard.I look forward to shooting with her and I would love to see her hunt someday. Like I said I think it all depends on the woman. |
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ORIGINAL: rdy2hnt When I finally gave her the boot she left with a loaded Mathews SQ2, 2 dozen arrows, SKB case, Nikon laser range finder, Nikon binos, Lone Wolfstand, Scent Lock suit, 2 shotguns, 1 rifle, and 1 pistol. She insisted that she was still going to hunt even after we split up. I talked to her brother about 6 months after our divorce and she had sold or pawned all of it. |
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Thanx for starting this one bowbuilder. Hardcorehunter and Hoytgirl eh? WOW......thats the kind-of wife I sort of have.;)She wants to hunt archery but hasn't yet. She hunts upland birds, small game and has gone hunting during the rifle deer season several times. She fishes as well and has caught some real hogs, best ch catis 36" and her best walleye is 29"(but a wopping 11.5lbs)Do I want her to come? WHy not I'm the one that got her into the outdoors in the first place. She can do everything I can and b4 she hunted she helped me place stands out. She has earned the right to hunt..... she carries her own wieght and thats all I ask from anyone in my camp. Attached at the hip---- don't think so. I drop her off in the morning and pick her up for lunch and then we return to our (seperate stands) until dark and meet up again. We cover more land that way. She has been worried about everything and we always talk hunting and fishing, by the time she takes her first deer she will have yrs of theory behind her an will have no problem at all--she gut her first deer 2yrs ago on her request.
I also hunt w/my brother in law and my sister doesn't want anything to do w/outdoors stuff...... but she will babysitour son for up to a week at a time so the 3 of us can get out together..... luv my sis! For all you guys that don't want your wives/girlfriends to go.... Thats fine but I want my family to spend time in the outdoors-together. I guess the only bad thing is, she took my 6.5x55mm and hunts w/it, I'm stuck overgunned w/my .30-06 but it does give me an excuse to buy more stuff. |
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