Sliverflicker

Thats whats called the bonus package!

silentassassin

That pretty much sums it up for me too. I have a great wife and she is completely supportive because she knows what a passion it is for me and she knows wants me to be happy. However, my wife (for reasons unknown to me) what's to be with me every second of everyday. Even after 8 years of marriage. So it makes her sad when I am not around but has learned to deal with it. I have made an effort to make time for her during the season and to do pretty much anything she wants to when it's not season. My wife has a better understanding now of my passion though since she has started running marathons. She has become obsessed with running and truley loves it, so she now understands my passion better. Plus I get the benefits of having a 30 year old hottie of a wife that you can bounce a quarter off any part of her body so I really have no complaints

racewayking

Hang on to her Hunsucker

MeanV2

SHHHhhhhh!! Don't tell her!

Dan

robbcayman

Trust me, she is very powerful. I try not to look directly into her eyes. [:-][&o]

Kamil

She nor anyone has any say over what I do . I listen, take requests, but do not have to listen and do what makes me happy. You only live once.

Hoyt_Viper

When my wife met me I was more of an outdoor enthusiast than I am now. Ive had a few back surgeries (fusions) that have slowed me down a bit...NOT. She has her things going on, and I have my woods to play in. Its worked out well so far, except on thanksgiving and christmas when its been a tradition for me and my family to hunt, she wants the family dressed up and helping set the table.

Other than that, she understands my hobbies, thats why I encourage her to have hers.

Schultzy

I'd say so!!!

ron3775

Every season my wife starts out and says she is fine with it, but as the season goes on, I start to hear more complaints. Last year at the end of rifle season it got so bad that I told her, "fine, if you don't want me to hunt anymore, I won't. But you have to tell our 14 year old son that he is done hunting also!" I also threw in the if I am going to give up hunting, then you have to give up all of your fun things also. We later came to an agreement that no matter how bad our hobbys annoy each other, not a word will be spoken about it.

As for the other part of your question, I am on my own. I have to make breakfast, lunch wash my own hunting clothes and everything else.

mofireman

My wife of 17 years is soooooo used to an upcoming hunting season that she begins to prepare "mentally" before I even say anything about it! She knew when we first met that I am passionate about my deer hunting, and it took a number of years for her to realize that I wasn't about to give it up for some girl. Finally, she just came to the realization that it's just going to be a part of out lives, and she'd be best off just to learn to deal with it.

Now, I very seldom ever hear any negative comments about my time in the field, as it's just become a normal part of each and every year! She totally gets that I'm happy when I'm out there doing my thing and she doesn't want me to give that up. Like many of you, I also try my best to make sure that she gets her alone time and that I'm not hounding herwhen she getsher hair done for the second time in as many months. My momma didn't raise no fool!!!!!

Does she get up at 0400 and make me some breakfast before I leave the house? That's the funniest thing I've heard! Heck no! If I even try and open the closet door to get a pair of long john's, she's throwing the alarm clock at me. She does not like to be woken up at all, let alone to fix me breakfast! She's pretty strong willed....and I love her!