Good morning guys,
As I sit in my office at work, counting the hours before I get to hit the woods again, something occurred to me. Our wives (and girlfriends in some cases) probably don't get enough credit. My passion for bowhunting takes me away from my wife, a lot. There are times that me being gone puts her in extra strain, especially in colder months. She feeds animals, hauls firewood, runs errands and just generally holds the fort down when I am away. Never one time has she asked me to stay. Go do what you love, she says. I try to make a point of telling her how much I appreciate it, but there really aren't words to say how much good my time afield does for my spirit.
We are young, and will start a family soon. I know then that I will have to slow down, at least till my children get old enough to hunt with me.
I am taking her with me on a hunt the weekend after thanksgiving, and she seems excited about it. She has no interest in taking an animal, she just wants to spectate. I am looking forward to having her with me.
I guess the point of this post is a tip of the hat to the unsung hero's. I really appreciate it, and I'm sure a bunch of you guys do too.
Good hunting,
Jake
Celebrated our 24th year of marriage last week. My bride is fantastic for sure, blessed she chose me. Enjoy yours!
My best friend started suggesting I hunt this year. Years past it was always an argument to go hunt, then I wouldn't enjoy my time in the woods because I would feel guilty.
Things are getting better like a fine wine. I love her! We have been Married for 8 Years but together for 12.
Been with mine 24 yrs. nary a word about my hunting or bow buying/selling addiction. Wouldn't be nothing without her!!!
Congratulations TJ! Im lucky that my wife wants me to go. I dont tell her im going hunting, I tell her im going grocery shopping. She thinks its funny. She helps when I bring home the groceries by helping me process it.
Mine goes with me when she can! She understands my passion to be out there hunting and she shares and encourages it. I am blessed!
I picked a winner 45 years ago. She has stuck with me through all my passions, and is completely supportive of my hunting addiction. I'm a lucky guy.
I just take mine with me. She does well.
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It's hit or miss with mine, sometimes she's really supportive, sometimes she really makes it a PITA for me. Mostly she's supportive. I am a good boy too, and really try to go the extra mile to not be gone too often and also compromise on what days I hunt and when. We're a young marriage, at just shy of 5 years and together 8. We both have growing to do. :)
That being said,
the title of this thread has me thinking...
Calendar!?
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Bill, that's awesome I need to get my bride involved more then I have. You are an inspiration action all of you!
Tracy has been putting up with my B.S. for just short of 20 years. As many of you know she goes on nearly all out of state hunts with me. She hunts herself and is quite successful.
A few years back while planning another hunt. I decided to tease her a little.I said..."You know I could go on twice as many hunts if you would stay home." She looked at me and said " Yea...I was thinking the same thing about you. :scared: :scared: :biglaugh: I dont tease her about that any more!!
I am a lucky guy my wife fully supports my addiction from bows to bow hunting.
She has no interest in taking an animal but enjoys shooting her Longbow, going to 3d shoots and participating with me in that way.
Never a word about my time in the woods although she would prefer I didn't hunt alone so much. She gets it!
Mine has been putting up with me for 42 years,she's a hunter also and has taken several bucks with a gun,as a matter of fact she is in a stand here on the farm right now.I'm a blessed man. :bigsmyl:
QuoteOriginally posted by daveycrockett:
nary a word about my hunting or bow buying/selling addiction.
Where do I find one?? Does she have any sisters/daughters around the age of 23 looking for love?? :laughing:
My wife's passion is Horses...that alone pretty much lets me hunt & fish as I like for the past 38 years.
My wife was a vegetarian when I met her. Long story short, she did a paper in High School on our country's meat industry. Her conclusion was, "If you want to eat meat you should hunt"! So when we met she was open to my avocation and the day I handed her a bow she couldn't put it down. After a few years of meeting and beating other successful female archer/hunters and sage advice from Michelle Eichler ("There is no law that says you have to shoot an animal if you don't want to or think you can't make a quick clean kill",) she started to go out with me to hunt, not to just enjoy nature. It's a treat to have a partner like that. I do not take her for granted. As for those who have wives that don't hunt...the secret with Laura was that I never pushed her. She loved shooting and is a naturalist at heart so being with me in the woods was always an option for her which she often took me up on. If your spouse does not have the "fire in the belly" I'de be reluctant to counsel you to try to light one...at least don't use pressure, subtle or otherwise. If the desire is there it will show itself in time. If it isn't and she still doesn't mind, then you are still a blessed man as long as you reciprocate with her interests that do not involve you. (We have that, as well).
I hope to be as lucky in all respects as you guys someday! Have a safe and fun hunt:)
I met my wife about two weeks before deer and elk season. It was always a good time of year to meet a girl. Most girls would just fade away this time of year making it easier to not commit into a relationship. After being gone for close to 30 days hunting she was still there waiting for me. At this point I new I was in trouble with this one. Now 22 years later I know I got a keeper! Still now most of our "date nights" in the summer months are scouting fishing and such and that's by her choice!
I have a good one too.Many of you know her through The Nocking Point.She holds down the fort while I hunt,and even tells me to go hunting.Do you think she is trying to get me out of her way?
14 years with my Jennifer. Never once a negative response to my leaving for the woods. When I am not hunting, I am guiding hunters. Weeks away at bear camp and I pretty much vanish during the rut for a month. I am chasing something with my bow 12 months out of the year. Not sure I could tolerate me if I was her.
Fifty years in now and never have I had an issue with my hunting or archery interests from my wife. She is my treasure and never says "Don't you have enough bows?" If she sees I have discovered one I really like she will encourage me to add it to my collection. The only condition is...."You can have as many bows as you want as long as I'm the only woman in your life." That is one easy set of terms to meet. I couldn't find another like her if I searched the world over. Surely she has been one of God's greatest gifts to me.
Im a lucky feller as well. 17 years, WOW!!!! can't believe its that long. Never a complaint when Im off to hunt or fish or throw money at equipment. Im am always there when needed and sometimes when Im not and that I think is what sells them on this lifestyle.
Before we were married, she went to a hunting show with me. There were two bikini clad lasses there spouting off about PETA and vegetarianism to any who would listen. My wife politely and quite factually put it to them as to why hunting is good and why she supports it. She never ate game until she met me and supports my sons and I to the fullest in our outdoor pursuits. And she is Fiiiiiiine to boot. What more can a man ask for? :notworthy:
My wife doesn't have a desire to hunt(yet),but we often have "date nights" at the archery range. I brought her to Denton Hill this year for the first time and she had a blast.
She is very supportive of hunting and the fact that I am willing to brave the elements to get meat for the freezer. She pushes me to get up and go to the woods when I think about sleeping in. Doesn't get much better than that.
My wife and I kayak and hike together, she is an amazing fabric artist and supervises the deer burger grinding with the Kitchenaid sausage attachment so I don't burn up the motor on her mixer. But she did give me the one raised eyebrow last night and ask me if I knew, off the top of my head, how much $$ I had spent on archery stuff in the past month . Busted. :knothead:
Like some of you, I have been greatly blessed in my marriage to a wonderful woman. She gets that I need to spend time in the woods. She also loves to see me spend time elk hunting with our son in Colorado.
When I have suggested that I could sell a gun or bow or even the hunting land for some other need, SHE always says "no, don't do that."
We have been married for 41 years. My best friend ever.
I'm also blessed with a fantastic woman. Not only did she buy me my first longbow and get me into trad archery in the first place, she also shoots with me. She also backpacks, fishes, and mountain bikes with me!
She's been real limited on how much she can participate in any of those hobbies for the last 2 years though, since we started our family, but she is encouraging me to get into hunting to help put food on the table.
She also takes care of our two kids and the house while I work 16 hour days, in other words, 2 kids under two without any help or support from me. I couldn't ask for a better wife or companion.
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I would bet that whoever coined the phrase "absence makes the heart grow fonder" was someone who was married for a long time. my wife does not hunt but will occasionally fish with me. Rarely does she eat what I bring home, but does love walleye. We have raised 2 grown sons who fish but not so much into hunting (both have recurves and will shoot with the old man now and then). I have been to Alaska twice (so far), and hunted most of the states near me for a variety of game and fished some all the way to FL. When I start getting to be too much of a PITA for her she just says "don't you have somewhere to go hunt or fish?" (preferred response) or she heads off to see one of her old friends on the west coast for a few days and I get a bunch of stuff done around our place. All in all it has been a great 38+ years.
My wife doesn't hunt with me but she does support my passion. 30 years this December and counting!
I'm good...my wife looks for snakes in 6" of snow! But last summer was the first outdoor vacation in the mountains of Lycoming and Tioga County's Pa. and she did great. She said I've always done the beach with the family so we'll try the mountains. She shoots but can't kill an animal. I'm a lucky guy. :)
My wife has paddle thousands of miles of Canadian wilderness with me, shot a good number of deer with her recurves and longbows, is the sweetest woman I know and is the only woman I know that has punched a bear in the nose.
We married on Nov 26 th and I have never been home for an anniversary dinner, I am always hunting and with my wife's blessing.
Pavan... !
Any way we can hear a bit of that story?
Pavan's wife wins this round!
Been married 34 years. Would be lost without Mary. She does not hunt or shoot but you know opposites attract right?
After a long, nasty portage in the middle of Quetico, we were camped on a no name lake. About an hour after we hit the sack. Me, my dog and my son in one tent and the three girls in another. I heard the definite quiet no sound step of a bear real close. I slight muffling thing that blocks the white noise in the pines. Then the shadow across the side of my white Baker tent. The bear went up to the other tent pushed his nose deep into the side wall and gave a big sniff. Pow, right in the kisser. It is amazing how many things a big bear can knock over in a simple canoe camp when making a hasty retreat. Anyway, it was my wife's fault, she left a roll of cherry Rolaids in the side pouch of the tent, leave a food smell that exposed, something is going to find it.
I have so much to be thankful for. Marcy and I have been married almost 51 years. She has not only been supportive of my many hobbies , hunting, fishing, target shooting , building rifles , building bows, Painting western and wildlife art and on and on but has actively worked to support it. She loves to hunt and fish although before we met she had never done so. She ran our Construction co. office, Ran our bow shop when I was working and became an awesome shooter , winning the Western States IBOs. She still stump shoots with me but since and auto accident cannot pull a hunting weight bow any longer.
Yesterday she worked all day sewing me a ghillie suit. Said never again and I wouldn't do this for anyone else. LOL.
Key to our success. Madly in love since we first met plus God has always ironed out the rough spots. He gets the credit.
I believe if we put God first He truly changes our relationships with other and we come to understand what a wonderful thing marriage is and why Jesus typed marriage as the relationship here on earth to his relationship with His people.
God bless, Steve
Great thread idea! Needs more photos though guys! :)
As directed, here is my sweetie enjoying some nice September weather on my last elk hunt. She loves camping and the outdoors, but leaves the hunting to me. Fair enough.
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My wife is a total non hunter. She thinks I am kinda nuts, but she knows how much I love to hunt, and always gives me her blessings! I have.been married to her for 33 1/2yrs, and still love her like the day we were married!
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Bisch
P.S. - I am typing this from my ground blind while she is at work!
I have only been with my wife for 3 years. Year one she just listened to me talk about it. Year two she came with me a few times. This year she is hunting on her own. We'll see how it goes.
Any time you can marry your best friend and she's an excellent cook it's a win win! That's exactly what I did. Best person I know ( would have to be to put up with me) and she even cleans her own game! Actually gets upset when I get in the way. Hasn't picked up the trad bug yet though. I am blessed beyond measure
Mine always ask about march what days/weeks im gona be gone so she can plan her year too.
i ask her to marry me while we were packing out an elk...had to try out her new horse and her at the same time...WORK OUT VERY WELL!!!
Mine wants to know why I still hunt if I never bring home any meat for the house :dunno:
QuoteOriginally posted by zipper bowss:
Tracy has been putting up with my B.S. for just short of 20 years. As many of you know she goes on nearly all out of state hunts with me. She hunts herself and is quite successful.
A few years back while planning another hunt. I decided to tease her a little.I said..."You know I could go on twice as many hunts if you would stay home." She looked at me and said " Yea...I was thinking the same thing about you. :scared: :scared: :biglaugh: I dont tease her about that any more!!
That's hilarious!!
U take great photos Pat!
Amen brothers! My beautiful bride loves spending time in a tree with me and allows me ample time enjoying His creation with a recurve in hand. God bless the understanding hunting widows!
Amen brothers! My beautiful bride loves spending time in a tree with me and allows me ample time enjoying His creation with a recurve in hand. God bless the understanding hunting widows!
Been married to Tonya for 18 years now, she's a loving wife, great mom and teacher to our 4 kids, awesome cook and in the last 3 years been a deer hunter. I know God set her aside for me and I'm a much better man because of her.
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Rachel and I have been married for five years. She was into hunting before we met and that's kinda how we met. She is a great mom to our little girl, great wife, awesome taxidermist and a piss poor cook...can't hit a home run every time lol.
Her only complaint about me hunting is that I get to sneak off and go more than she does.
Edit: On a side note...she bought me my first traditional bow (except for the Little Bear that I had when I was a kid) for our first wedding anniversary. I almost think she would take that gift back if she knew what a can of worms she opened at least thirty-some bows later lol. I love her.
34 years with THE ADMIRAL, my wife and best friend (plus two prior as girlfriend).
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She's still 25 in my eyes.
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When we got married I had one request, "When I say I'm going hunting....you say have a nice trip"
Over 20 years and she has been great even when I'm hunting on her birthday......
QuoteOriginally posted by tippit:
My wife's passion is Horses...that alone pretty much lets me hunt & fish as I like for the past 38 years.
Same here but my wife is always there to lend a hand by bringing the tractor out to help retrieve deer and to trim out shooting lanes for my stands.
We have been married 29 years this past August.
Nice to see a thread directed towards our "better half"! Like many of you folks I'm a pretty luck guy. 26 years I've had to put up with her :laughing:
She's a true gift..... My buddy once said, "if I ever find you lifeless in the woods you'll have to wait, I'll be rushing back to your house so I can be first in line to marry your wife!!! It will be a long line he said"!
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I am also lucky. A few years ago she was diagnosed with one of the "lady" cancers. Of course she whipped it. But there are things they don't tell you in the cancer hand book like you can't take off and leave her for 2 weeks to elk hunt. I took her, she had a ball. We are booking again in '16. Now we elk hung together along with scouting, bird hunting ? Snow shoeing We do it all together. She is my best friend. I love her.
My wife of 8 years (together 14) is into horses-she's as passionate about them as I am about hunting-so she understands, but has no interest in going hunting. She doesn't complain about my hunting, but I do try not to go every day. She has learned a lot about nature and pays attention to her surroundings, looking for eagles, turkey, deer, and especially snakes-she hates them (she was a city girl and hadn't seen much wildlife until we got together). I help her out with the horses, especially when it's really cold or she's under the weather. I always have my cell on vibrate when I'm on stand, in case she has a horse emergency. She hurt her back on Nov 13, so I have been taking care of her horses for her, which meant missing gun season and the peak of the rut. Better to miss a little hunting than have her laid up for a long time. Her back is okay now, so I'll be back out come Monday.
Marcia and have been married for 37 years. I didn't start hunting until the fall after we got married. She doesn't hunt. Heck, she doesn't eat much meat at all but she does tolerate my hunting just like I tolerate what she likes to do. You don't make 37 years being intolerant.
When available we always have venison back strap with a bourbon cream sauce for Christmas day dinner. Our daughter grew up eating Bambi burgers and loves venison however I make it.
I'm another man who counts his blessings. I introduced my wife to shooting when we first got together about five years ago. She took to it right off. Shoots her longbow quite well, though not as frequently as I shoot, nor does she hunt, but we enjoy some quality roving time together in our woods.
She's been totally supportive of my passion, understood my need for a new bow as my style settled in, though money is an issue for us. Bought me my (first ever) archery tag this season, for my birthday. Encourages my hunting and roving.
(Doesn't hurt that she's awfully pretty, and has a heart of gold... and is quite a few years younger!)
Without a doubt the best decision I ever made. 31 years and counting. When we first got together and before kids she went with me. She has packed deer,pigs,birds and bunnys. When the kids came along she stopped. She is just now starting to get back in the swing. I love her!
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Great thread! My supportive wife not only does an amazing job raising our 3 children, but multiple times a year handles all the household responsibilities solo while I'm critter chasing. Couldn't do what I do without her!!
My wife of 38 yrs makes fun of me about my hunting and fishing. Shes a real comedian too. She likes to tease about new bows or new hunting duds being like a drug to an addict. She knows Im helpless once I need my fix....hahaha!
Been married 36 years. She supports my hunting, archery, etc. She gets almost excited for my bow kills as I do.
We do it together-period. It's 39 years and we're still at it. Smile. Raced bicycles together, tandem for many years; raced kayaks and outriggers, tandem for many years, we raced stand-up boards the last four years, and now we're doing archery together. And, while we won't hunt, we will compete, and we will be together. That's been our goal from the beginning. Smile. Great stories from everyone. Thanks for sharing.
I would not enjoy hunting like I do if it wasn't for her 38 yrs of support. I love to go hunting but love to come home too!
It is great to see so many that have supportive wives or wives that join in with the hunting. Jeanne and I have been married 57 years and she has always been very supportive of my loving to bowhunt. Although she has never hunted(she loves to fish), she has accompanied me on many bowhunting trips. We are both much older and arthritis and 3 joint replacements have slowed her somewhat, she still is enthused and excited when we go on an out of state hunt together.
This was about a mile in from the car. My wife is a great sport and a pretty good shot to. She is my best buddy.
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Wow 57 years ! Congrats Bill that's great ! I have only been married to my Goodwife for 42 years now and I think she finally has me broken in . She supports all my activities and puts up with me being gone on hunts . Her only drawback is She's a great cook and loves to bake so with the kids all grown and not home I'm destined to become a fat old man . Could be worse . I could never replace Her .
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It is great to see so many that have supportive wives or wives that join in with the hunting. Jeanne and I have been married 57 years and she has always been very supportive of my loving to bowhunt. Although she has never hunted(she loves to fish), she has accompanied me on many bowhunting trips. We are both much older and arthritis and 3 joint replacements have slowed her somewhat, she still is enthused and excited when we go on an out of state hunt together.
Bill and Jeanne are quite the inspiration to Tracy and I. We always love spending time with you guys.
That's a great picture,Ryan!
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My wife goes hunting too, she loves it!
20 yrs this Wednesday for me and my misses. She's extremely patient and supportive. She use to hunt with me shooting wheels.
Her first and only deer is one of my most memorable the recovery was was the best stories I could ever tell.
I'd like her to take up trad but I'm kinda glad she doesn't she would out shoot me really fast.
23 years, my wife says it makes her happy when she knows I'm happy, and having my time in the woods makes that happen. She gets a kick out of listening to me ramble on like an excited kid about one of my hunts or a good outing at the target. Doesn't have a clue what I'm talking about most of the time, but is genuinely happy that I'm doing something that she knows I truly enjoy.
Well said Jake! A good bow hunter is only as good as his significant other. :clapper:
- Coach
Been with the wife and best friend for 38 years in March. She does not hunt, but hikes, kayaks, fishes, and now does a few 3-D's and stump shoots with me also. Has never gave me any static about my hunting and always want to hear my story at the end of the day, most times I don't much to tell.
Mine hasn't cared about going hunting but never says I can't in 36 years together.
I flew way past my air cover with this one
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I had stopped shooting my bow when I joined the army 33 years ago (I retired in 99). so last Christmas she gave me a gift card to a local bow shop and said "you need a hobby" so I started shooting again. She has supported me in dozens of arrows and a few bows even one she doesn't know about. I have met new friends and learned so much this past year and it is all because of her.
opening week end of Colo bow season my wife, Diane, and I celebrated our 35 anniversary. I cooked a fine dinner in a dutch oven. We toasted our marriage with cheap red wine under the stars by a camp fire.. I am a blessed man.
Joe
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Great thread! My supportive wife not only does an amazing job raising our 3 children, but multiple times a year handles all the household responsibilities solo while I'm critter chasing. Couldn't do what I do without her!!
What a cool pic :thumbsup:
After almost 12 years of marriage and 2 years of dating before that. Not an ounce of complaining, you will ever here from me, about my MUCH better half...
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You guys are lucky! My wife looks at me like this every time I go hunting...
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:laughing: :laughing: Juuuuust Kidding!
My wife is awesome!! She didn't grow up in a hunting family but she has fully embraced it! She releases me to hunt as much as I want and for that I'm very grateful. She doesn't join me, but she does love the meat. In fact, she told me the other night that if I didn't come home with a deer to just not come home at all! haha
We will celebrate our 21st anniversary next month. I am blessed...
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Tim -
I almost fell off my chair with that picture! Fantastic! :biglaugh:
Bernie
My wife doesn't hunt but loves to come to the camp and she eats my wild game.
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She has been putting up with my hunting for 40 plus years.
I'm glad to read that some of you guys have wives that don't hunt! I thought I was one of the only ones!!!!
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Bisch
CONGRATULATIONS, To all of you Lucky Gentlemen!!!!! :notworthy:
For 20+ years, My exwife was a TOTAL PITA, when it came to me going hunting,or me going ANYWARE else... After 25 years,she decided she was outa here!!!!! THANK GOD!!!!! Now, it's just me & my little guy Tyler. We hunt & fish,EVERY chance we get!!!
This past summer, My Baby Sister died of Cancer. At her memorial, My other sister's husband grabbed Tyler and told him,"Make sure your Dad brings you up for the 1st day of Deer Season"(rifle) Tyler wanted to go,and I promised him we would. I called my sister a few weeks ago,and made the plans.
Back in the 1970's Tyler's Uncle Butch & his 2 brothers & I became friends. We hunted & fished together constantly!!! I told Tyler, "1 of us couldn't fart,without the other 3 smelling it" We were inseperatably. In 1981, My best friend Butch,married my sister Nancy. We were now all officialy "Family"!!! I married my exwife in 1987 and in no time at all, she was constantly pitchin a fit over me going anyware hunting or fishing..... Trust me when I say, Time passes by,in the blinck of an eye. Without even realizing it, over 30 years had passed!!!
Tyler's 3 Uncles, had purchased half of South Mountain in Deleware Co. NY many years ago from thier Grandfather. They built a small cabin up on the mountain,that is the family "Deer Camp". One night, a couple weeks ago, I got a call from the youngest brother Timmy... "Are you REALLY coming up to Deer Camp?????" I assured him we were & that we'd see him friday morning,to help get the cabin ready. We talked for an hour,realizing it has been over 30 years, since we all hunted together!!!!!
We got up to "Camp" & Tyler was introduced to Uncles & Cousins that he has "met" but never really got to know..... He was a Hit,right from the giddyup!!! He was helping out around camp & enjoying every minute! At & After dinner, The stories started telling of 4 young boys,who were the best of friends... Tyler's Uncles & paticulary his Cousin Tyler, took him under thier wing & had him all over the mountain. Gutting & Dragging his Uncle Butch's & Cousin Tyler's deer(a Doe & 6point) Then on the 2nd day, they took him on a 3 mile blood trail of another Buck that was hit.
After Opening weekend, Tyler thanked them for having him up & asked if he could come back next year. Thier answer.....
"Why wouldn't you??? You're FAMILY!!!!!"
Yes, my wife of 20 years is my biggest supporter and greatest friend.