Just want to let everyone know that one month has passed since I ordered my new Blacktail three piece takedown. I was on the waiting list for several months, not with Norm, but with my wife. I currently own a Hoyt Dorado, and this is a great bow. I shot a few Blacktails at a couple of local shoots and was immediately bit. I had to have one. The feel of the bow and the groups I shot were unbelievable. My grandfather was a carpenter, and my dad was a 60s tournament archer. His bow of choice was a Wing Archery Recurve in Brazilian Rosewood. There is something about a nice piece of wood that captures my eye. I guess it is genetic. Well, the other day my wife set up a golf course with some flags on sticks in our huge backyard. She asked me to play. No offense, but I don't play that game. She was playing with practice balls, and most of her shots were between 15 and 30 yards. After her begging me to play, I agreed that she could drive, or putt and I would shoot the stakes with my Dorado. I did extremely well. I was hitting her stakes almost every shot from whatever yardage she would assign me. I was using judo points to keep the arrows from digging. She then decided to hit some flyers and tempted me to shoot them with flu flu arrows. Never hit one but if they were pheasants I may have had a fire lit for cooking. I told her not to challenge me again, jokingly, and she said I may not need the Blacktail on order. OOOPPPPS. I had to backtrack fast. I have been told that this new bow is my 21st anniversary present at the end of the month, birthday, Christmas, Valentine and Fathers Day for the next year and not to expect anything else. My wife is great, but is very conservative with hobby money. Well, I will never brag on one bow when another that is the "dream bow" is on order. Let this be a lesson to all you guys.
Kajon, how long you been married? I learned many years ago to:
1.don't ever let her know about any money you have put away to buy new toys
2.don't let her know what you have ordered - sneak it in the house
3. pray you don't get caught...
4. If you do get caught, remember it is easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission
5. no, it really doesn't work that well at my house, either.
6.you probably should have let her beat you in the back yard game.
Get her a set of clubs and call it a wash.
QuoteOriginally posted by Sam McMichael:
Kajon, how long you been married? I learned many years ago to:
1.don't ever let her know about any money you have put away to buy new toys
2.don't let her know what you have ordered - sneak it in the house
3. pray you don't get caught...
4. If you do get caught, remember it is easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission
5. no, it really doesn't work that well at my house, either.
6.you probably should have let her beat you in the back yard game.
My sentiments exactly.
Twenty one years of marriage. I did the couple of beg for forgiveness and it is not to fun. I love the comment "I hope my wife never sells my stuff for what I told her I paid for it". This is a good one.
Pat McManus was a comedic writer for Field and Stream or Outdoor Life (sorry I can't remember which). The funniest article (and great advice)I remember him writing was about buying a new gun. He bought the new gun, took it apart, and brough a piece or two in every week or so from his car trunk. His wife didn't think highly of more new guns but she didn't mind "parts". I guess she figured parts helped keep the old guns working and the new ones at bay? I would think the same would work for takedown bows?
QuoteOriginally posted by Sam McMichael:
Kajon, how long you been married? I learned many years ago to:
1.don't ever let her know about any money you have put away to buy new toys
2.don't let her know what you have ordered - sneak it in the house
3. pray you don't get caught...
4. If you do get caught, remember it is easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission
5. no, it really doesn't work that well at my house, either.
6.you probably should have let her beat you in the back yard game.
I just fell out of my chair when I read this. Funny stuff. :biglaugh:
Good advice Dave.
Roy, what do we do if all we have is one piece bows?
And ditto, Kajun Archer...
#7 Don't ever let her know how many of anything you have in your collections
#8 If she still questions you about one of your bows, just tell her that you've had that one for years
May not be foolproof, but it's worked for 32 years so far
Or, she's let me get away with it for that long
#8 is the key like NC Bowbender said.
Just shrug and say I've had it for years, I can't believe you didn't notice. Of course you have to have more than one or two bows to work this stategy.
I guess I am lucky. I buy her one, I buy me one, on and on. I never lie to my wife. I buy what I want and she then tells me what to order her.
Funny I found this post today, as today is our 31st Wedding Anniversary :wavey:
If yer not man enough to say "look at what I bought" then you don't deserve to have it by sneaking around!
Although I admit that I've said "look at what I bought" and when asked how much I'll drastically inflate the price. Then once she's used to the high price I tell her the real price and she's relieved and happy that it's actually cheaper than she thought.
My brother in law lies and sneaks around trying to fool my sister about his toys. Don't do it, it's not manly and women prefer men who act like men.
the chef
I know a lot of this is just joking around, But i used to sell bows and had a custemer that would buy a high end bow and make me keep it in the trunk of my car,(we both went to the same shoots) so he could shoot it untill the time was right to take it home, Man that woman sure was mean and thats no joke.
m my wife never said a word about any bow i buy, i never say any thang about what she buys ether. :campfire:
My wife knows the UPS guy by name, I buy so much stuff, and the UPS guy is the one complaining about having to stop at our house so much! We use to to have a 4th floor walk up......that dude HATED me.
I'm 66 yrs. young, and everyone has his own way of making their marriage work. Women are real tough to deal with let alone understand,but if there is one thing I have learned, is that women can be diificult to live with, but much more difficult to live without. Do what you have to do, the consequences are all yours.
I just bought a new fleshing machine and ordered a bow from South at Stalker recurves. I did a little slight of hand and sold 3 used bows to offset the pain...EXCEPT my wife found my receipt from the flesher and after doing some math she said "You owe me a vacation." I hope she doesn't find the receipt from South's bow...I may end up in a meat locker!
:deadhorse:
My wife never says a word to me when I buy another large ticket Item. But I have noticed my honey do list gets several items longer, like remodel the bathrooms and such.
I try very hard not to put myself in the "position" to have to ask for forgiveness. I haven't ever "had" to ask for permission either. My wife knew what she was getting into when she married me a little over 30 years ago. I will say that we keep the "lines of communication" open and as long as she "knows" about it BEFORE I do it.......things are cool. I guess she figures that there are a whole lot "worse" things that I could be spending both "our" money and time on.
I wouldn't trade her for the world.....
Winterhawk1960
I must be very fortunate. On July 3rd, my wife asked what I was gonna do for the day, and I told her she was looking at it. She asked if I would like to go to the local RV dealer and do some window shopping. Well, I know what that means, so I was up and shoed in 2 secons flat. We are now the proud new owners of a Jayco 26 Bunk House travel trailer.
We are actually using it for the first time this weekend. And she shoots with me and the boys as much as she can too.
Man oh Man my heart bleeds for you guys. I traded my wife for a longbow years ago and it was the best trade I ever made!!Girl friends are much better than wives!!! You can have lots of them, they can never question anything you buy and if they do object to anything at all goodbye baby. Lots more at the next busstop. I'm a free man and happy for it. Frank
I like to use the......oh I had this old thing for a long time.....dont you remember???? I showed it to you dear....im sure she knows but hey! what else can you do??
B/W lvr.
I did that for a while myself after the first wife. Your right it is fun, but not cheap, and you can boot em if they get saucy. Then a few years later I found Tricia and I am a blessed man. We never fight or argue, she loves to do the things I do. I is very nice to have a loving wife around all the time. The first wife on the other hand I was very happy to get rid of. That woman was simply impossible to live with.
With my wife I live by one simple rule:
It is always better for me to sit there and look stupid rather than open my mouth and prove it.
You gotta lay the charm on them. My Wife bought my last two bows for me. I thank the Good Lord often for a great Woman.RC
I am working on the 6th year of marriage to my wife. We often disagree about my 'hobby', bowhunting... but I see her embrace it in several other ways... as far as the toys go... well, I sold all my toys after the birth of my son. I found that my family was simply more important than a bow... now that is not to say I don't miss any of them (a Robertson Vision Falcon IV and Black Widow PSR III to be precise), but she respects the fact that I did. I also am a big fan of writers like John Eldregde and his ministry Ransomed Heart. His recent book about marriage was a real eye-opener to me. I used to sneak around, a lot, and buy stuff. Sometimes with very small purchases, I just don't get her involved, but when it comes to bows, I am up front now. Someday, she and I will decide its time to order a nice bow or book a hunt/vaca someplace... I think its more important, for me, to be as honest with my wife as I can be. In fact, we made a deal recently so that I can buy a hunting recurve for the fall... :)
my dad gave me some really good advice when i was very young "buy all the toys you're going to want, then get married."
I'm working on it. So far this year i've bought a kayak, and two bows, saving up for a third and fourth :)
Sean,
Don't bother getting married until your in your thirties. Then marry a young (trainable) girl. That gives you lots of time to buy toys. By the time she has had two or three kids and gets into her thirties she will have mellowed out a bit. Prior to that the kids will keep her and you busy.
lol, nice Ragnarok. My GF thinks i'm crazy for needing more bows but here are several reasons for buying more:
1. supporting economic recovery
2. home defense - no one comes back to the house where the guy pulled a long bow on them
3. hunting is more fun than grocery shopping
4. who ever dies with the most toys wins :p
Bowwild,
My favorite Pat McManus story is when he bought his wife a fur coat for Christmas because she complained he was always buying her things HE wanted. He hid the coat in the closet until Christmas Eve. Somehow, while sitting in the closet for a few months, it turned into a shotgun! :bigsmyl:
QuoteOriginally posted by Bowwild:
Pat McManus was a comedic writer for Field and Stream or Outdoor Life (sorry I can't remember which). The funniest article (and great advice)I remember him writing was about buying a new gun. He bought the new gun, took it apart, and brough a piece or two in every week or so from his car trunk. His wife didn't think highly of more new guns but she didn't mind "parts". I guess she figured parts helped keep the old guns working and the new ones at bay? I would think the same would work for takedown bows?
You guys have never "Seen My Wife"!!! Ocassionally I do however.... Thats when the swelling comes down and I can SEE again :wavey:
Gene,
Is that the " Wife Unseen Who Was Loved Most Effect"?
I absolutely refused to go on a cruise with mine a few months ago. BORING! Plus, they wouldn't let me marlin fish off the fantail while running from port to port. She said FINE! then your taking me bow hunting somewhere exotic!
And.... I got lucky and we were invited to Australia to hunt with a fellow Trad Ganger. I have this hunting season to get her seasoned on killing deer and elk with her longbow. Next summer the Chital Deer and Hogs in Queensland are in serious trouble.
The only problem is that she is starting to shoot as well as I do and if she ever beats me out I am never gonna hear the end of it. That smack talking is going to bite me hard here soon.
The hardest thing with my wife is when she asks "do you really need that?". Cuz most of the time I don't "need" it I just "WANT" it. Thats when its time to get creative and start selling the idea:)
You guys are allowed to go hunting and buy new bows? Dang, I'm going to have ask my wife really nice to read this post. Oh wait, I hear something... be right back, I have to go clean the toilets!
I got married 3 years ago, my anniversary was yesterday. The year I was getting married I hunted hogs in Fl, turkey in Co and deer in Kansas just so she would know how serious I was about hunting. LOL As all woman she likes shoes and pocket books so it is a trade off.
A friend of mind took to hiding new bows in travel tubes to keep them from his wife since she knew how many he had on his bow rack, I think around 10. Well one day she found them in the tube and got pissed and through out the tube bows and all....man I wish I wasa kid garbage picking that day.
QuoteOriginally posted by Sam McMichael:
Kajon, how long you been married? I learned many years ago to:
1.don't ever let her know about any money you have put away to buy new toys
2.don't let her know what you have ordered - sneak it in the house
3. pray you don't get caught...
4. If you do get caught, remember it is easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission
5. no, it really doesn't work that well at my house, either.
6.you probably should have let her beat you in the back yard game.
That doesn't work if UPS delivers late in the evening. I beat my wife home the day my new BW PLX Tulipwood arrived and had here go shopping,tan and even pic-up dinner and UPS still delivered it after she got home. The door rang and she answered the door with me. Now I luv my new bow and she luvs her new living room decorations she got the next day. Oh well maybe next year if a bow catches my fancy......
QuoteOriginally posted by Mint:
I got married 3 years ago, my anniversary was yesterday. The year I was getting married I hunted hogs in Fl, turkey in Co and deer in Kansas just so she would know how serious I was about hunting. LOL As all woman she likes shoes and pocket books so it is a trade off.
A friend of mind took to hiding new bows in travel tubes to keep them from his wife since she knew how many he had on his bow rack, I think around 10. Well one day she found them in the tube and got pissed and through out the tube bows and all....man I wish I wasa kid garbage picking that day.
Oh man, that would have sucked big time. Guess the wife buying stuff isn't so bad after all.
Terry,
Just tell her you are only spending a fraction of the money you saved by building the Deck yourself.
I tell my wife about my purchases but make hem sound as boring as possible and insert the price after i know she isn't listening. I record the conversation and bring it out if further questioning comes into play down the road.
Ok maybe I don't but I should. The telling the wife when she isn't listening doesn't work to my advantage. I only spend money I earn on the side anyhow. Recycling cans and picking up occasional side work.
I don't buy bows often.
Geez you guys! I ALWAYS have the last word with my wife Fang....Yes ma'am.
Bless you my son , :) just there is know heaven is there for you ..marco...")..
Charlie, I would think Becca would be buying a new bow. She shoots them pretty darn good!
I was just kidding. I've been very fortunate that my wife doesn't really care too much about me buying bows or going hunting. She has been on hunts with me from Alaska to Africa. She has also been on 5 or 6 cruises and at least that many trips to Denmark (her mom is from there).
I'm not a big bow buyer. I have a few bows and 3 TimberHawks that shoot great so I've never really been interested in buying more. I generally use stuff up pretty good before buying something new. My boat is nearly 15 and my truck has 185,000 miles on it.
Clay
If I remember right :rolleyes: I think its a good thing we did not keep score when the three of us shot together at "Chinook Archers"... I'm afraid if we had we'd have found out Trish beat us both. :wavey:
I find that it's best to own a number of bows that look very similar or from the same maker and to never let her know how many you really have. This way she can't tell the difference. Works for other things as well.
It's really never been an issue. She usually takes delivery and there's no point in trying to be sneaky.