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 Wedding vs Opening Weekend
#8646219
07/22/22 01:01 AM
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leswad
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Anybody ever refused to attend a wedding because it was scheduled on opening weekend?
I have, and people get pi$$ed.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 01:08 AM
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rickym
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Opening weekend and opening day are two different conversations!
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: rickym]
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07/22/22 12:02 PM
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Guy
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Opening weekend and opening day are two different conversations! Not for me. If you want me to go to a wedding, do not make it opening day OR opening weekend.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 01:16 PM
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Bois D'arc
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I skipped a cousin's wedding that was on opening day of deer season. I didn't feel bad about it since I knew it would end in divorce. A few years later it did.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 01:33 PM
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redhaze
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That's exactly what is happening to me, son's 2nd try, momma is all hot to trot to the shindig....since she cooks very good, she wins.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 01:45 PM
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65x55
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Opening Day is once a year, weddings happen all year round.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
#8646487
07/22/22 02:04 PM
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Espy
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I wouldnt miss my immediate familys wedding but they would never schedule it on opening day. Now cousins nephews nieces are a different story but most are hunters so they should know better.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 03:28 PM
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One of my uncles that I hunted with as a yute got married during the first week of November and his anniversary would hit on opening weekend every few years. I don't recall him ever missing an opener.
Silver spurs and gold tequila
keep me hanging on.
Pretty girls and old cantinas
give me shelter from the storm.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 04:06 PM
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unclebubba
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When my wife and I were planning our wedding, her Mom forbid us from planning it in October, November, or December. I love my in-laws.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 05:38 PM
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RayB
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I love my family and friends and I'm at the age where the get together may be the last time I see them, opening days are every year, if I'm not there for it, it won't matter.
There is time, and you must take it, to lay your hand on your dog's head as you walk past him lying on the floor or on his settle, time to talk with him, to remember with him, time to please him, time you can't buy back once he's gone" GBE
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 07:12 PM
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Sniper John
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What RayB said. Weddings are like reunions in some ways. Family first. It becomes more important the older you get.
That said, the morning of my first wedding I went duck hunting on Ray Bob and killed a Blue Goose that I of course had to drop off with a taxidermist on the way home. So I was almost late to my first wedding. Next time just catch a quick morning or evening hunt in the same area as the wedding and still attend. Better yet, invite the groom to go too.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 08:12 PM
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wal1809
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Not a chance would I attend the wedding. I had a nephew tell me 2 months ago when his wedding was scheduled, opening day of duck season. I told him good luck, aint nobody from the family going to make it. They rescheduled the wedding!
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 08:55 PM
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nak
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 Got married at 3:00 and went bore hunting that night.
We all need to practice Whoa more.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 10:14 PM
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DUKFVR
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I won't be there for sure. Wouldn't make my own wedding if on opening weekend.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/22/22 10:21 PM
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Ol Thumper
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Everyone in my family knows better than to even ask, if they get upset it’s not my problem.
Sniper John I’ll have to disagree, the older I get the more I’m dedicated to the woods and peace and quiet. My wife’s my best friend and hunting partner and she thinks the same way I do so we’re going hunting. If you want us involved it better not be during hunting season much less opening day.
Last edited by Ol Thumper; 07/22/22 10:22 PM.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: Ol Thumper]
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07/22/22 10:54 PM
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Sniper John
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Everyone in my family knows better than to even ask, if they get upset it’s not my problem.
Sniper John I’ll have to disagree, the older I get the more I’m dedicated to the woods and peace and quiet. My wife’s my best friend and hunting partner and she thinks the same way I do so we’re going hunting. If you want us involved it better not be during hunting season much less opening day. I stand corrected. I have known families where the entire extended family would spend thanksgiving and Christmas at hunt camp and of course families where they know and understand the individual is the way they are on certain annual days be it hobby, sport, or work. Or duck season. So I should have said "For most people It becomes more important the older you get". Opening duck days though often suck compared to later season days, so I'm pretty confident most older waterfowl hunters would not miss a wedding, funeral, birth, etc. that could not be scheduled a different day for whatever reason.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/24/22 01:57 PM
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BDB
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I'm going hunting. I have even told all 4 of my kids that if they fool around at the wrong time and have my grandchild on the wrong fall/winter days I won't be at the birthday either. The older I get the more special days afield are.
Last edited by BDB; 07/24/22 01:57 PM.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
#8647841
07/24/22 02:16 PM
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Delta Duckman
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I told my daughter when she was planning her wedding if its on opening weekend I won't be there. I really didn't need to say it because she already knew. She chose March 9th, good girl. Have not missed an opening day in 46 years.
Teal sighting in SE Louisiana yesterday. Flock of 6 and big flock of 30 - 40 in it. It's not even August and they are starting to show up.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: Sniper John]
#8647846
07/24/22 02:28 PM
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Everyone in my family knows better than to even ask, if they get upset it’s not my problem.
Sniper John I’ll have to disagree, the older I get the more I’m dedicated to the woods and peace and quiet. My wife’s my best friend and hunting partner and she thinks the same way I do so we’re going hunting. If you want us involved it better not be during hunting season much less opening day. I stand corrected. I have known families where the entire extended family would spend thanksgiving and Christmas at hunt camp and of course families where they know and understand the individual is the way they are on certain annual days be it hobby, sport, or work. Or duck season. So I should have said "For most people It becomes more important the older you get". Opening duck days though often suck compared to later season days, so I'm pretty confident most older waterfowl hunters would not miss a wedding, funeral, birth, etc. that could not be scheduled a different day for whatever reason. I'm one of those older hunters. Life doesn't revolve around me, but if you schedule stuff or things come up during hunting season, I won't be there unless it is late in the evening & I feel like going. I look at it ,as I only have so many days to hunt left, so I hunt. Selfish? I guess so ,but that is how it is. Everyone knows how I am & it works.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/25/22 02:09 PM
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Mr. Jeem
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Years ago a buddy of mine scheduled his wedding the Saturday between the dove opener and the teal opener. A couple of years later when he changed jobs he scheduled a month off just for hunting before starting the new job.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
#8648501
07/25/22 02:58 PM
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A close family friend, who is like a son to us, ended up giving in to the the wife and scheduled their wedding on opening day of elk season. He apologized profusely, but because the Grandma was dying (and paying for the entire affair), went ahead and said OK. He laughed and said he never expected us to show up. There were three or four of us who almost didn't go!! 
Beer and whiskey, 'cause you can't drink bacon!!
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/25/22 05:08 PM
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My parents were married on September 1st. But they were living in Illinois at the time and Dad wasn't a big hunter.
My Wife went to Tulane. For several years running Homecoming/Alumni Reunion weekend was first weekend in November. I used to jokingly bitch about it but it wasn't hard to compare an all expenses paid 3-4 day trip to New Orleans against hunting the second weekend when it a little quieter anyways.
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Re: Wedding vs Opening Weekend
[Re: leswad]
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07/26/22 11:21 AM
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My niece got married 3 years ago on opening day of deer season. My brother was hearing about it. I threatened to show up in my hunting clothes. The one good thing about it was the location. It was in Dripping Springs an hour south of the lease. My daughter and I hunted the morning and went to the wedding in the evening.
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