No complaints from my wife. On weekends I hunt, she goes shopping. Over the course of a year, she will spend twice what I do on hunting. She can't complain.

If she gives you a hard time , then you don't have the best wife in the world. If you spent any money she would give you more trouble

I just say "Shut up women!! Im going huntin! Make sure to have me some dinner ready when I get back!! And you better be naked when I get home too!! Or else!!"

1st year we was Married sep 1st deer season nov
She learned the frist year
Bud invited on a week long deer hunt
(was not going to go TILL she flat out told me i was not going)
WRONG STATEMENT
I went on that week long hunt AND didnt not come home
Stayed at his place went to work from there no calls no nothing
from me
she show up at work i left from dif gate
did that for a month
Thats how i got her to never to complain about my hunting
that was 22 years ago she has never said i cant go hunting
these days she tells me go hunting i need a break

My wife comes from a family that has always hunted . She does not want to have anything to do with hunting but knows that is part of life .
She always has done everything she can to help me go like packing , shopping , even making sure I have the money I need to go . I think she is the greatest .(or maybe she has a boy friend).

my wife doesn't care as long as i don't go crazy with it. Hog hunting with dogs is my favorite and the season is never closed so i just gotta watch it that i don't over do it. twice a week is normally good unless there is something going on. She also likes to come with me expecially when we break out the dogs. she is very supportive. My favorite statement from her ever was "I just had to buy meat from the store, you need to get your a-- to huntin". Ok, twist my arm.... i married lucky i guess

33 years.... dream on Take them out to dinner a day before and quietly listen for your que. "Oh By the way"..

From day one I told mine that this time of year she would have to deal with me leaving every weekend and holidays. At first she started to give me complaints about leaving every weekend. I just remind her she knew exactly what she was getting into and she quits complaining because she knows she agreed that hunting season wouldn't be a problem.

I get the feeling she likes to go hunting. I have taken her a few times and she actually enjoys sitting in the stand. Usually she reads until we see something. She also like to shoot guns at targets. No desire to shoot animals though.

My wife and I have been married 38 years. During the summer, she's always saying "Don't you want to go fishing or something?". During the winter, she always saying "Don't you want to go hunting or something?". If I could just figure out what that "or something" is...

Sounds like we need a lawyer to come up with a Prenuptial
"Hunting, Fishing, Outdoors, Agreement, Contract" in Blood.
Make a Million dollars!!!!

Some of the women I work with said they love it when the husband goes out of town hunting. Thats when the women all go to the local ice house. They don't dare tell the husband that they want them to go, it gives them some leverage to get their way on other things. They have sworn me to secrecy......I've said too much already.....I think I hear someone coming.....AAAHHHH!

My wife paid for my first hunting lease a couple of years ago and even bought me a couple more rifles with really good scopes on them . I told her this year would be my last for a while so that I could spend more time around the house on the weekends rather than going hunting all the time. Her response was "no way in hell you're gonna do that, I like my quiet time around here just as much as you do at your lease. I'll pay for it again if you want me too". So, looks like I have to keep on hunting .

Fortunatly I have a very understanding wife. I broght her into hunting and fishing when we were dating. I explained that I hunt and fish, and I have been doing it before her for 25yrs, (I was 30 at the time) and I will continue to do so after she is gone. Its worked for 16 years.

She gets it, and rarely gives me any heartache about going, just as long as I take her once in a while.

I'd have to tell you to get her involved, or direct her towards something she enjoys.

Can't believe no one has mentioned the most obvious solution to the complaining......piece of duct tape over her mouth.


I've been married 24 yrs and some are better than others. I'm gone on avg 3 days a week once dove season starts and 4 days a week once deer season starts. But I'm very much about what she wants to do when I'm home.

honestly, I'm lucky. She and her family treat opening weekend as if it were some religious holiday and if you happen to miss it (only exception is if you are hunting somewhere else), you get looked down upon. My wife owns the place we usually hunt on, so it makes things that much better....she likes going, sitting and looking up out of a stand window at what she plans to be our housesite when we move back to the area.

Keep hunting. Gonna be tough to beat that Hoss of a buck you killed this year though!

Dude!! You should marry that woman all over again.. You've got a keeper for sure!!

Not married yet, but well on my way. She likes to come hunting and fishing with me sometimes. I try to make it as good for her as I can, make sure she has warm clothes, and dont make her hard azz it like i like to when it is just the guys.

When we first started dating i was going to go bowfishing with some of my buddies that I hadnt seen in a while, she got all bent out of shape and said just go, but I knew she was mad. When i got back she was in a good mood, asked what I wanted for dinner and gave me a kiss... I wandered what the heck happend. Asked her about it, turns out she called her mom crying and complaining... her moms response "well sweethear you cant keep him in your pocket, get over it" From then on we dont have problems with going hunting or fishing.

matt

My wife only complains about the time spent away from her when I go hunting. I simply explain to her each time, lovingly, that out of the 183 days each year I am home, I will be at the deer lease filling feeders, deer or turkey hunting aprx 20 of those. It isn't very much in the grand scheme and it makes me happy. She understands and I always stick to my word when I make my schedule of days I will leave and return.

My wife and I have been married 3 years now and she has always supported my hunting habits. The first year we lived out of state so I only got to hunt 5 hunts when we were down in Texas for the holidays. She got to see me walk around like someone had kicked my puppy that I missed opening day and didn't have anywhere to hunt for almost a month straight. I think that is why in year 2 and 3 I have pretty much a free pass to go when I want. She encourages it and even helps me scheme so that I can schedule work near the ranch on Fridays at noon!

She also enjoys going. But, since that isn't an option I would work on storing up as many a$$hole points (points you can cash in when your being an a$$hole) as you can during the off season right before the opener and during the weekdays of deer season. Sure helps to be able to casually float it out there that you washed all the outside windows or fixed her car or whatever.

I make sure her rifle stays sighted in and there is always a full and an extra propane bottle for the heater in her blind. Also i gut and clean her deer.

I can't complain at all on this one. My wife is very understanding and as long as hunting is not the only thing I talk to her about, then she's ok. When my son and I talk about it non stop with her I can tell it wears on her. The other thing is during the off season I try to spend as much time with her as possible which seems to work for me.

Me too.

I guess im pretty lucky, my wife likes to get involved with my hunting. She goes dove hunting with me (she is usually the retriever, she cant hit a dove to save her life lol) and she definately likes deer hunting. Took her first deer this year, a nice little 8 point and now she is hooked.

My wife does too!

She "cow girled up" more then once to go out in 16 degree weather, while I was piled up in the sack.

Now back to your problem. If it is a money problem, then I would say sit down and write up a budget to show her that you guys can afford for you to spend the money on you going hunting. If you are indeed taking money that puts the family in a financial bind, then either don't go or find a way to supplement your hunting.

If it is not the money, then you two have other issues that need to be dealt with.

Good luck!