How to convince wife of safety of bear hunting....
12-19-2003, 04:05 PM
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How to convince wife of safety of bear hunting....
Hello all, well as some of you may remember I'm getting back into bowhunting for the first time in five years (long story). Anyways, it's always been a dream of mine to bear hunt but my wife is totally against it (she thinks it's too dangerous.) While she puts up with my whitetail hunting (although she's against me killing bambi's 
) she think the whole bear thing isn't worth the 'danger' involved. Any tips you can give me to convince my wife that it's not as dangerous as she thinks? I'll be bowhunting from a treestand it that matters. Also, although I know it's not the best idea, I do all my hunting by myself (I enjoy nothing more than being in the woods completely alone without the distractions of city life.) My other problem is that how do I get a bear out of the woods by myself (a 200 lbs I don't worry about but what if I get a whopper? Here in Mass. the bear has to come out of the woods whole (gutted of course.) No quartering allowed. Any help you can give would be appreciated. Take care, Scott.
) she think the whole bear thing isn't worth the 'danger' involved. Any tips you can give me to convince my wife that it's not as dangerous as she thinks? I'll be bowhunting from a treestand it that matters. Also, although I know it's not the best idea, I do all my hunting by myself (I enjoy nothing more than being in the woods completely alone without the distractions of city life.) My other problem is that how do I get a bear out of the woods by myself (a 200 lbs I don't worry about but what if I get a whopper? Here in Mass. the bear has to come out of the woods whole (gutted of course.) No quartering allowed. Any help you can give would be appreciated. Take care, Scott.
12-19-2003, 04:45 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: How to convince wife of safety of bear hunting....
If she wants real danger then just drive her around a big city, like Boston, during rush hour traffic. That's probably the absolute single most dangerous thing any human being can do. Bear hunting doesn't even come close to rush hour traffic.
Besides every time you go deer hunting you are sharing the exact same woods that the exact same bears are sharing with you that you want to hunt. Look at it like this, every bear that you take makes it a little safer the next time you go deer hunting.
Besides every time you go deer hunting you are sharing the exact same woods that the exact same bears are sharing with you that you want to hunt. Look at it like this, every bear that you take makes it a little safer the next time you go deer hunting.
12-19-2003, 07:27 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: How to convince wife of safety of bear hunting....
Tell her that if she buys you that new Taurus Raging Bull .454 Casull that you will promise to take it with you every time you go bear hunting.
12-19-2003, 07:58 PM
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RE: How to convince wife of safety of bear hunting....
Well, thank you for all your replies. No disrespect to my wife but I WILL be bear hunting this year. I think she knows though!
Bigbull...I totally agree with you. Driving in Boston is much more dangerous.
Raim...I've tried numerous times to get her to take a hike with me and that's a NO GO. She hates but (but loves wildlife, go figure.)
Mitchmedic...unfortunately she knows I hunt alone so that won't work, although I liked it.
Capt Ray....I'm not too familiar with guns but I assume that's a handgun. No handgun hunting in Ma., although it would make me feel alot more secure.
Bigbull....I live on the coast in E. Mass. so we don't have to worry about bears around here (too bad.)
Thanks for all the responses...keep em coming....I will be bear hunting this year and while I will probably not even see a bear I can't wait to have the chance. As 'Deep Purple' once said, "It's not the kill, it's the thrill of the chance!"
Take care all, Scott.
Bigbull...I totally agree with you. Driving in Boston is much more dangerous.
Raim...I've tried numerous times to get her to take a hike with me and that's a NO GO. She hates but (but loves wildlife, go figure.)
Mitchmedic...unfortunately she knows I hunt alone so that won't work, although I liked it.
Capt Ray....I'm not too familiar with guns but I assume that's a handgun. No handgun hunting in Ma., although it would make me feel alot more secure.
Bigbull....I live on the coast in E. Mass. so we don't have to worry about bears around here (too bad.)
Thanks for all the responses...keep em coming....I will be bear hunting this year and while I will probably not even see a bear I can't wait to have the chance. As 'Deep Purple' once said, "It's not the kill, it's the thrill of the chance!"
Take care all, Scott.