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Horsenhike
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Glad I could help brighten someone's day.I literally laughed out load at your 2nd sentence. Sounds like a been there done that and you're going to need it!
Wish them the best. Marriage takes work.
hoshour
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No kidding. My wife and I teach marriage seminars, but only after taking 40 years to figure it out. Like Erma Bombeck said, "Marriage is the major leagues of relationships." Close quarters brings out your faults.
Marriage takes honor, commitment, selflessness and learning to love your spouse in ways they appreciate most - not what you think love is, but what they do, which for most women is a lot of quality conversation time, thinking of them and rolling up your sleeves at home. Add generous helpings of humility and grace and make it your aim to build them up. If we make marriage about them and not about us, they generally are motivated to return the favor. Skill and will are far more important than who you pick.
Here's hoping this couple has a great marriage.
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hoshour
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Best books - Sacred Marriage, His Needs-Her Needs, For Men Only, For Women Only
Because of all the time it takes, love of hunting can be tough on a marriage if they don't both hunt. My wife is not a hunter but she went with me on a week-long hunt last year and we both really enjoyed it. I went alone in the a.m. and she came along in the p.m.
Because of all the time it takes, love of hunting can be tough on a marriage if they don't both hunt. My wife is not a hunter but she went with me on a week-long hunt last year and we both really enjoyed it. I went alone in the a.m. and she came along in the p.m.
I am working on my fiancé still. She went turkey hunting with me a few years ago, and I should have let her shoot even though it was my tag. I think the excitement of having a bird come in to a call and being the one shooting would have gotten her hooked. She was taking a nap when I saw the bird coming in, and she didn't get to see it come in. Im going to try and convince her to come again with me. She likes hiking and doing adventurous things though, which I like to do also.
hoshour
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Most women really like time with their men even when it is not their favorite pursuit. Also, in surveys, one of the top male needs from their spouse is recreational companionship, so that often works out well. Antelope is a really good way to get someone hooked on a western hunt. For midwesterners, pheasant hunting is pretty fun, you can walk, talk and the flush of a bird is exciting. Whatever you do, don't start her out duck hunting!
I sure wouldn't let someone shoot who didn't have a tag though, it's not legal.
I sure wouldn't let someone shoot who didn't have a tag though, it's not legal.
Bonecollector
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Yes, that is good advice! Thainks.
And that is why I didn't let her shoot, but I meant I wanted to let her experience the hunt and wish I could have let her be the one hunting. I wouldn't have actually done that lol, more of me joking.
And that is why I didn't let her shoot, but I meant I wanted to let her experience the hunt and wish I could have let her be the one hunting. I wouldn't have actually done that lol, more of me joking.
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mallardsx2
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My wife hunts with me. We have a really good time.
She whines a little when it is cold and refuses to hunt in the rain but I dont blame her....
Now my Cabelas expenses have tripled...
She whines a little when it is cold and refuses to hunt in the rain but I dont blame her....
Now my Cabelas expenses have tripled...
hoshour
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That's OK, your dog may do that too. Heck, I know a lot of guys refuse to hunt in the rain.
Bonecollector
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If I spend $400-$500 on a non-resident tag, spend months planning my hunt, and plan to drive 2,000-4,000 mile round trip, I'm safely hunting no matter what. NO MATTER WHAT!
JimP
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I said that exactly to some friends that I was hunting with years ago. We were in Arizona hunting javelina. I put on my rain gear put it on and went hunting. The area was a fantastic place to be when it was raining and I have never regretted the time out there.
People also don't realize that animals love to feed in the rain and if it is snowing it will be even better once it lets up and the sun comes out, then the animals will pop out all over the place.