driftrider

My wife told me the other day that she wants to hunt deer with me next year. I took he out to the range and let her shoot my muzzleloader. She does pretty good with a reduced charge of 80 grains, and I was surprized to see her shooting 2" groups at 50 yards with a 4x scope, being that it's the first time she's shot a rifle. She tears up the 10 ring with my 10/22 at 25 yards with open sights, but she needs her eye perscription changed because she can't see well enough to shoot past there with any accuracy. She still keeps in inside an 8" circle at 50 yards, but it looks like a shotgun pattern more than a group. I'd bet with a new perscription and a little practice she'll give me a run for my money. She also likes shooting my guns, except for my HK USP45 and anything over 80 grains with the muzzleloader.

My only concerns with taking her hunting are that she gets kindof fidgety when she's bored, and I'm worried she might not pull the trigger when she has Bambi in her crosshairs. I'm planning on taking her squirrel hunting later to see if she's able to kill. If so, I've got a new hunting buddy.

Mike




Gun control means putting the second bullet through the same hole as the first- Ted Nugent
NRA Member
Muzzleloading- Once you go black, you'll never go back!!

jred

That's a great story! made me smile. I would love to have my wife come hunting with me, but she's a vet. person and animals are her life. She accepts my love for hunting and understands the the reasons in which I do it, therefore she supports me.

She is a great lover of the outdoors but I only wish she was into hunting, your a lucky man.

KEEP HUNTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS & GOD ALIVE, PASS IT ON!

Grasshopper13

My wife hunts with me. She enjoys deerhunting the most, but she has also hunted rabbits, raccoons, and doves. She has expressed some interest in turkey hunting this next spring too. I enjoy having her along and to be honest, she's very perceptive. She will often spot a deer before me on the occasions that we deer hunt from the same stand!
We also have 2 daughters, ages 3 and 16 months. I see bringing my wife into hunting as a rehearsal for what I hope to be able to do with my daughters. There are some things that my wife doesn't like to do, gutting a deer being the foremost! I don't mind. I'd rather do it for her and know it's done right than have it botched up. I know guys that won't ask for help gutting a deer, that will really mess one up too. As far as the part about one's hunting buddies not thinking it's right for me to bring my wife....... I don't need buddies like that anyway.


GH

I love animals.......they're delicious!

Edited by - Grasshopper13 on 10/18/2002 13:57:07

rockytop

I'm a lot older than my wife. When we first got married, she hunted with me all the time, bow and gun, and she killed alot of deer. But the last year or two she's gotten to be more of a fair weather hunter. However, when I shoot a deer with a bow, I best come get her before I start my tracking. I usually hunt in the area of my home anyway and you need to give the deer a little time before tracking so I always go home and get her to help. Besides, her young eyes are better than mine and can see them little bitty specs of blood that I can't see anymore. We really enjoy ourselves on a good trail.
I'm with you'll, I wish more women hunted.

wolf6151

Gutpyle your a lucky man, I wish that my wife would go with me and take some interest in the same things that I do. My wife is exactly like Deer902's wife she lets me go and have fun but she's could care less about being in the outdoors. My wifes idea of fun is shopping at Walmart when it's not to crowded and her idea of roughing it is Holdiay Inn. Count your blessings you got a good wife there.

Sooner_Hunter

mine doesn't sure wish she did! but glad she doesn't object to me going.