And I thought I was the ONLY one!

I play with a band that is scheduled pretty heavy from June through August. Buck fever hits me in September. Pheasant season start Dec 31st. Then it's spring Turkey. Then it's June again.

Nag Nag Nag

Could we be married to the same woman???? Mine tells me that all the time.

I know that if I was not married I would not hunt nearly as much b/c I would have to take time out to chase does .I do know that if hunting season was much longer I would be single.We are going on a cruse Oct. 8 ,that should keep her off my as& till dec. I will have served 25 years in april .

It mustsomething in the water!! I just put ear plugs in from Sept - January and smile when she is talking and shake my head yes and no to mix it up a bit. Seems to have worked for 10 years now

I'm gonna stray from the norm, here. I worship the ground my wife walks on......and if she makes plans for us.....I'm there. Period. End of story.

She also realizes how much I love to hunt.....and she's totally supportive of our son and I doing this, together.

Our season opened 9/9. I've been out 6 days.......(morning AND evening on 2 of those days). I'd have been out more if I didn't have another commitment (I'm an umpire a couple of nights a week). I'll also be hunting tonight....tomorrow night.....umpire Thursday......hunt Saturday morning and evening.

She encourages me in my pursuits. I hit a home run when I met her.

Oh yeah.....She's the best looking woman I've ever seen, too......she kills me.

Jeff

Hey Jeff, is she reading over your shoulder or does she check on your posts?

As did I when I met mine. Some of you guys need to check out the first pages of our Team thread, right Jeff?

I agree, 2nd to my own of course.

Well my ex-fiance wasn't too big on it. She saw it as selfish time for me, I saw it as time spent with my Dad and best friend, specifically being the best time I ever spent with my father and one of the few things we have in common. It didn't help that her b-day was on opening day of turkey season either..............[8D]. Opening day turkey hunts were never a big hit with her......

Anyhow, the new girl I have been dating seems to be a LOT more understanding and comes from a family that is exactly the same (except they are rifle hunters). As her father puts it............."When I was your age I hunted like it was my job." I will be trying to do the one weekend a month thing but haven't told her this yet so that if it doesn't work out that way I haven't set a bad expectation. She truly is a great girl and is even supportive of the idea of moving back to PA with me someday when she finishes school which is where my heart truly is and where I would like to end up if I can find employment down there that is stable enough to buy a house. If she can make it through this hunting season she might just be a keeper.............

Can you believe the girl actually went with me to hang stands all day last Saturday? She wasn't able to help much, but came along and watched and made sure if I fell or something that she was around. She loves to hike and fish and camp and is comfortable with the hunting culture but doesn't want to hunt herself which is OK with me. She grew up in the Adirondacks in a family of loggers so she is used to it and loves the outdoors. It is still cool to be able to bring her on scouting trips and to go fishing with her.

Here we are on a hiking trip last spring..........

Haaaa, I love hunting too, so I join him, lol. He's the 1st guy I've been with that will take me. I just hope he doesn't take offense when I get a bigger buck than him : )
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It has got better every year with my wife. Moderation is the key. She knows that opening week of Archery season 10-14 to 10-21 and during the rut (Nov 3rd ish to Nov 13th ish I am in the woods) She also knows that I hunt the first week of Gun season (The week of Thanksgiving in WV), but I always come home for Thanksgiving day to spend it with her and my baby girl. I also add a few long weekends throughout Oct/Nov/Dec...

Imake sure I am home for trick or treat and Christmas as well. I will not miss "life" events or special occasions centered around myfamily for anything....including hunting. She can see that I think.

She is very understanding. She knows what it means to me and has became increasingly supportative. Hopefully she will become a new hunting partner at the camp during the fall...

I start prepping my wife a month or two before archery season opens. I say things like, "You know it's almost deer season!" and "You're about to be a deer hunters widow again." My wife does not hunt so it's hard for her to understand my infatuation with archery hunting. I also try to be as available to the kids' activities, trick or treating, family get togethers, as I can. But it never fails, I still pi$$ her off several times a year, when I choose to go hunting over what she "thinks" I should be doing instead.

Love my wife to death but spending time in the woods in Autumn is where I get my high! Without it, I'd just be miserable!!