Trad Gang

I don't know if its the fact its the middle of January, and cold outside, or if its because elk season is 6 months away.

Picked up a Paratipi yesterday, and I'm sure everyone can relate- ya just gotta try it out. But how do you try out a tent went the ground outside is hard as concrete?

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Ya just gotta improvise. Seems my dog Takota took an immediate liking to it. My wife......not so much. She said something about I need professonal  help


I was informed,with "THAT LOOK" that someone is pretty sure I have more money tied up in hunting and archery gear than we have in furniture. Is that a bad thing?

Pitching my tent in the living room is NOT considered rearranging the furniture. Thats news to me.

IS it bad that the UPS driver has to cut the motor and coast up the driveway so he can sneak my deliveries in stealth mode?

Why do I have to hide the Cabelas catalog in the back of the cabinet under the bathroom sink?

Should the questions How many ___________ do you need, or how much did THAT cost? be banned from the household?

Then theres- those tags cost HOW MUCH?

Why is it my 3Rivers Archery catalog mysteriously disappeared, and was replaced by brochures from Royal Carribean and Carnival Cruise lines?

Did you know that for what a cruise cost I cold also get a mule deer AND a bear tag too?

It was explained to me that "traveling in style" does not mean flying in on a bush plane.

It was also mentioned that I do not need to guess how many yards it is from the dairy dept to the meat dept at the grocery store.

I was disappointed when I learned they do not make a Burnt Feathers and Duco Air freshener fragrance.


Wearing "something nice" does not mean putting on wool camo instead of cotton.

When my doctor told me to get plenty of fluids, he never said there couldnt be fish in them.

I thought going on a cruise meant we were fishing a lot further offshore.

"Honey- why is the freezer stuffed full of turkey wings, deer hides, and a frozen fox?

Do you HAVE to wear that hat everywhere?

Dear- next time you put your stinky hunting boots in the oven when you treat them, make sure you dont forget to take them out. The smell of well done boots doesnt mix so good with the meat loaf.

How was I supposed to know not everyone finds the sound of my elk bugle soothing to the ear?

Why does the Visa card dissappear from my wallet every year right before the Kalamazoo Trad expo?

Why does Thunderstick archery always seem to get mysteriously deleted from My Contacts on my cell phone?

How was I supposed to know that bottled elk pee spilled in the garage would make it smell like that for that long?

Apparently shooting the tops off dandelions is not considered "doing yard work".

And finally- You're not going to eat THAT are you?

One more thing, when the shink shows you pictures of ink blobs in different colors, do not suggest changing to more subtle colors and making it a camo pattern. theyt will immediately schedule you for more appointments, and the cost will seriously cut in to your secret longbow slush fund.

You don't need help at all.  You seem perfectly normal.  

My wife always asks why i don't see a doctor for that hip quiver problem.  

I think you are in good company here.

I know "the look" very well. LOL

MAN YOU GOT TROUBLE

Now that's funny stuff!

Nice! I guess I am lucky in some ways. She just knows I am hopeless. I get the look every now and then when she see's me taking pictures of my bows. I tell her it's all the folks at trad gang they want to see them.   :thumbsup:

Its all tongue in cheek, she gives me some ribbing, but she hunts deer a lot with me. Elk huntin, she says thats my gig. Buut she does point out my "quirks" to get a rise out of me.

You're more normal than most. I too have gone the indoor camping route. When the shack nasties hit, you just gotta play. Nice to have a wife to give some good natured ribbing too. If setting up a tent indoors is wrong...I don't wanna be right!

A tall narrow box came in the mail today. My wife didn't say a thing. Hmmm. Good or bad? Time will tell...

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Thats too funny!

Well, guess youre still lucky! If all these questions would have come up during one year im sure i could raise as many tents as i want, because she would be gone for good.

I guess I just don't understand. I don't see a problem with anything you've done  :goldtooth:  

You know it's bad when you start having orders shipped to friends houses instead of your own.

If Ruth can leave Chistmas lights all year, I can camp in the living room! Perfect spot.., we already have a nice fireplace & running water. Good stuff Aa.

I don't see anything wrong in all that.

:biglaugh:  Great list

Remind your wife that hunting and archery feed the soul while a new couch just keeps your a$$ off the carpet.

I've got the wife trained to the point now that she's agreed for me to wall off a good portion of the family room to make a walk-in bow, gun, and flyrod room    :bigsmyl:

Looks like you need to renovate so you can get a wall tent set up in the den.

I would most likely direct my attention towards my wife for awhile and put a hold on my own self interests. Without them who would we be! Maybe that cruise would be a good idea. My priorities in life are Family, work then play - the order never changes

sounds like we're married to the same woman!

Worry not rraming, when we got married, it was an outdoors wedding, and we shot flaming arrows from matching Bear Grizly's to light the Unity Campfire. Shes a good woman and I counldnt ever replace her.

Seems perfectly normal to me, If your wife needs a friend I will send mine up.  They sound like twins.

When you do find the help you need.....give him or her my name and send them over.......I have the same symptoms......   :biglaugh: !!!!!!!

Sounds familiar, until I bought a longbow for my wife.  We love doing 3D shoots together and she understands my obsession just a little better.

:clapper:    :biglaugh:    :archer2:

Thank God,I thought it was just me.  :knothead:

Not even joking here, but it sounds to me like you could stand to get rid of the wife.  Life is so much better without the constant strife.  Compatability issues suck.

very funny!!!!

Great read with many smiles. In all seriousness, how the heck did you get that Paratipi staked out. I'm sure shingle nails would work, but even a great woman might not see that as a good thing!
Terry K.

Nice tipi, you'll like it. Kifaru rocks...
Who cares what women think? These threads with grown men asking for "permission" to do things or sneak things in behind their wifes are annoying.
The wife should have her play money and the men should have his play money. The men should not care what she buys with her money and she should not care what he spends his for.
There is money spent for the family (food,rent,clothing etc.) and additional free money for the men and the wife. It is as simple as that. She should have her monthly personal allowance and the men should have it as well.
Then, you couldn't care less about her buying shoes and she shouldn't care about your toy spending. It is all a communication thing.
If she understands that the excess money is not all hers, but is split accordingly, where is the problem? If she does not understand the concept you know what to do...pull the line!

Fun post. some of it sounds familiar.

Well put, that's funny.

The standard line with wife #1 was that I don't spend it in bars. Turns out, she wanted more time in the bars.    

Wife #2 just knows it's a passion of mine. No problems. Much improved with wife #2 - a keeper. Good luck to you guys with yours. Whatever works for ya.     :)

I put up a Dark Horse blind in the foyer before the UPS man was out of sight!

My wife just shakes her head when she comes into the living room some times and I'm watching TV with a bow across the arms of the chair.

If you need a shrink he'd better get a sectional instead of a couch for your friends!

No doubt about it, the wife is being unreasonable.

Ok, for a couple who missed the tongue-in-cheek humor of my post- I'll fill ya in.

My wife is a traditional bowhunter too, obviously not nearly as obsessed with it as me, and definitely not an elk junkie.

She shoots a Thunderstick III, pretty well I might add, as well as a Red Wing Hunter recurve.
Dead eye with her smokepole too. She tolerates my obsessions, but sure doesnt miss a chance to poke fun at me whenever she gets the chance.

Shes my #1 deer huntin partner, we spend a lot of time together in camp chasin whitetails.

But she still says I need help lol!

John my friend, you've got way too much time on your hands now that you're 'retired'. You're a lucky man to have a wife like you do and time to pursue your passion.  Bugling and setting up the tent in the livingroom is OK but just don't start practicing your fire starting skills on the carpet!  

Howard

You do need help! You forgot to stake it down, amateur.