Dilemma

[kenockee_ken]

I got engaged this past year and everything’s great just a couple of things bug me.
1. Her birthday is Nov. 18th so that throws a wrench in opening weekend of firearm deer.
2. The date of the wedding is Sept 18th so that means that our anniversary will be in the middle of bear season.
Now she loves to rabbit hunt so that’s good. And she even likes to coon hunt. But I can’t get her into deer or bear.
Any suggestions?

KK
:confused:

[DuckMan]

Yeah, postpone the wedding a month.

My wedding was on December 2nd and we were blessed with a fresh snowfall. Wedding pictures rocked.

First son born February 25th. My second son was born on December 3rd. You have to plan these things man or your outdoor life will just suck.

Me? I was lucky....didn't plan ANYTHING! :D

[WALLEYEvision]

Hello kenockee_ken welcome to the site!

Looks like your in the same boat I'm in! :D

My wife's birthday is October 4th and we got married on October 25th. If I'm lucky...these two days will fall on a weekday so I could still go bowhunting on the weekend! :D

[skinne]

im not in the same boat seeing im not married or engaged but my g/f b-day is nov.15th luckly she said as long as she gets a phone calls she will be happy

[kenockee_ken]

Thanks all
Well I don’t think the b-day will be as much of a deal. Her dad has only missed 1 opening weekend of deer camp in 27 years, and that was the year she was born.
But I think the anniversary is another story. Her brother (my best man) is a guide for bear hunting and he’s a little pissed on the date selection. He spends just about the whole month of September hunting or guiding.
Thanks again guys I just wanted to see what ya’ll thought. Sounds like there are a lot of us in the same boat.
The things we do for love?!

KK
:eek:

[BaitRunner]

Hi Ken,

My advice, "Don't get married" - life is too short to get bogged down in the mud :D :D

Only kidding, my wife supports all of my hunting activities that I do. Women are just wonderful, just take care of business and do the right thing by them and you will have your best friend forever!

Baitrunner______;)

[timberdoodle528]

Buy her a couple guns.... worked for me. ;)

[Hawker]

Having a woman who hunts at all gives you a huge advantage over most of the guys out there so count yourself lucky. To get her into bear and deer, I have these suggestions.

I decided I wanted to hunt bears when I felt my first bear rug. Then I tasted bear meat for the first time earlier this month and now I'm dying to have one! (Unfortunately, the Ontario bear camp I was planning to attend this summer is full so I'll have to wait another season). By the way, make sure you tell her about how nice and warm it is during bear season.

For deer, hook her up with the BOW program for first time women deer hunters. There's a weekend camp for ladies only where you are introduced to all aspects of deer hunting--recognizing good habitat, blind placement, trailing wounded deer, gutting, etc. Then you qualify for the deer hunt where a mentor sits with you in a blind for a weekend.

If the BOW program is impractical, plan on getting a heated blind, a comfy chair and tell her you will be happy to gut out and drag anything she shoots. The gutting out thing seems to scare off a lot of women. We worry too much about making a "wrong" cut.

Be sure to brag about her hunting, shooting, archery, etc., accomplishments to all your buddies.

Good luck!

[PITBULL]

After being married 16 years my wife is happy to see me go for a week. She needs a break!
just get her up to camp for a week. Dont make her do all the cooking and cleaning. Cook for her, do the dishes, clean up after yourself. She is probably afraid that she would be going up as a maid. You have to reassure her that is not the case.
Good luck , congrats on your engagement.

[Steven Arend]

kenockee_ken
It's not going to work. I was engaged to a girl who's birthday was Nov. 19 we were engaged for 2 years and then I called it off and found a girl who's birthday was Feb. 9. We got married and have 3 kids, Birthdates are June 1, Feb 16, and OCT 23 (oops:eek: I wanted to go Ice fishing and had to give her some before I left). Now we've been married for 14 years.

But Really, If you real want to be with Her you'll find ways around lifes small problems.

[Gone Fishing]

Maybe try to make an agreement up front on when to celebrate these special events. My wife and I celebrate our anniversary on the first weekend in November. I really couldn't tell you when it actually is! :p

[redwinger00]

My birthday is on Nov. 17 and can honestly say I have never seen my wife on my actual birthday (been married for 14 years). It's no problem you can "celebrate" anytime. We usually celebrate between the end of ice fishing season and the first weekend of bass fishing. J/K:) ;)

[brdhntr]

Originally posted by Gone Fishing
Maybe try to make an agreement up front on when to celebrate these special events. My wife and I celebrate our anniversary on the first weekend in November. I really couldn't tell you when it actually is! :p

I agree with this one. When we decided to have #2, the agreement was we would try until the possiblility of a birth during hunting season threatened. We, also, planned our wedding around the hunting season. I made sure when we were dating that Sept 1 to Jan 1 was hunting time. Rest of year we could mix in honey-dos with the fishing and other hunting. Has worked well for 4 years so far, although the addition of turkey hunting has pushed the limits just a bit. ;)

[LandBarge]

Wow, man. Falling in love with a girl whose birthday is only 3 days after rifle opener???? Of all the rotten luck. The gods must really be p*ssed at you. What the heck did you do, anyway?:(

Of course....the annivarsary thing......well.....there's only one man you can blame for that. :D

[DRHUNTER]

A little advice. It doesn't matter what any of us suggest. The most important ingredient for a successfull marriage is communication. Talk with her about it and work it out. Been married 30 years and I hunt and fish all I want. It's called lets make a deal. Good Luck !

[buktruk]

The birthday one is easy. Just tag out during bow season:D . As far as the wedding/anniversary. Well I guess that is poor planning. I got married on May 10 right in the middle of turkey season, luckily turkey season is very long. My wife hunts turkey and deer, but I doubt she would consider a turkey hunt as an anniversary date.

[BaitRunner]

Geez, I cant understand why not, can't she take a joke?
:D :D

[vandermi]

The suggestion to talk her shooting and hunting ability to your friends goes a long ways. Now she will hunt about anything I do. When I came back with my bear and one hell of a exciting story to go with it, she is insisting she gets to go next.
We have also rotated vacations, I said fine we can go on a cruise or to the Caribbean if you want but the next year we go on a hunt. This year we go to the Caribbean and next year is a moose hunt in the Yukon!

My newest and last addition to the family was born Oct 1st!!!
But I dont think she will mind waiting for dad to come out of the woods for her Cake! This year was the first time I missed the opener for Bow!