This is for all the gals that have Husband, Brothers, Boyfriends, Fathers who are hunter or wanna be hunters.

Why is it that they can get up wayyyyyyy before dawn, put on layers of clothes (camo) they think the deer are unable to seem them....lol..... don't take a shower all week , because the deer will smell them. AND walk for miles and miles, hike up hills and valleys BUT not go to the darn frickin mall for a few hours with their loved ones??? I really think these men have a few screws loose.

I have a man who ALSO has a cell phone hates to be on it, but will sit in the woods talk to his fellow buddies just to know where they are so they can do a deer drive. OR to see who shot the bigger deer during the day.

Now, I use to work at Cabela's and I do know that having anykind of communication in the woods is illegal. so dont be flamming me on this one. I know the mind of a hunter and most men, but the week after Thanksgiving these men go frickin bonkers!
I wont see my hubby until Sunday morning, actually I see him when he gets home at night, but who wants to talk to a raving lunatic, who talk about killing all week. Is dirty and smelly, who I make sleep anywhere but besides me. My puppy just loves him this week. He loves the way he smells . ahhhh the blood and stench!


This was suppose to be a funny post , so I don't want any P.E.T.A people on my case, Please!

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I feel your pain, only mine doesn't get to go away all week hunting because we just can't afford for him to take off work.

That said, he does hunt ever weekend, and even sometimes after work. He's killed 2 does this year, but nothing during bow season. You'd think that would be enough for him, but nope, it's not.

Both of my kids are into now as well. DS (9) got his first turkey this past April, and that was our Thanksgiving bird! He's not gotten his first deer, yet.

My almost 8 yr old DD loves to hunt a well. They both have their own guns and whatnot-DD even has a PINK .22!~

LOL! When my vegan dd was broadsided by a 6 point buck recently (she just finally got her car back from the shop) everyone she told about it asked who got to keep the deer ;-) She isn't sure which of the men who stopped to help her got to keep the buck - whoever it was, I wonder if he made up a cool hunting story to go with the 6 point rack

My hubby gets 8 weeks vacation a year...... (Im so jealous of him).... he takes this week and next week, I guess he is so tired that he actually needs a vacation, plus he only works 3 full days until Jan 3rd. The rest is saved for Nascar races with me and summer cause I get summers off.

My whole family is die hard hunters, I'm banned from the woods..... My son banned me about 6 years ago, I took him hunting(I felt sorry for him) since his dead beat dad wouldn't, well to teach him a lesson, I took a shower that morning, (used my smelly bath products), now knowing the rules of the woods, thats a NO NO. we got to the woods, he was sooooooo pissed at me, I told him to get over it!........ we got the the tree stand, I pulled out a book, and a thermos of coffee and started to talk to him.

Ya thought he was in labor!. He hauled me outta the stand, and to the truck where it was nice and warm told me NEVER to take him hunting ever again. He will find a adult to take him. Well I read and was very warm all day.

He still tells this story , and laughs his butt off.

He has such a smart mom

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I grew up in Michigan where whacking Bambi is organized religion. I learned to handle long guns when I was under 10 and had to take a Hunter Safety course when I was 12 so I could draw a deer tag. Didn't work out though because I am waaaay too noisey and antsy to deer hunt. So my dad and I worked a deal where he would fill my tag and I used it for an excused week off at school.

I think it's just one of those guy things. When my dad got older and couldn't go out to hunt anymore he would still go to deer camp and be their cook. I think he just liked the playing cards and swapping lies. Some of his best lifelong friends were the guys that he hunted with.

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i dont hunt but i'd rather go hunting than to go into a mall jam packed with rude people hehehe

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Me, give me the mall with rude people any day....... I just heard from the Great White Hunter, he is at deer camp and they are eating deer chili and drinking a beer........ They got 6 deer today, and one of those are mine........NOT, he is just using my tag. If he brings them home to hang in one of the sheds , he has another thing coming! The butcher is full until Friday......hahahaha I hope it stays cold here or we will have evey varmit in the valley in my yard.

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Unfortunately for him, my DH doesn't get any vacation time, or he'd most likely use it to hunt.

Now, one good thing is he butchers his own, so we don't have that expense. We've got the grinder and all, so he does it all.

I don't understand the no shower bit??? You can't go to the woods stinkin!! The deer will catch your scent a mile away. DH uses regular Safeguard soap, sometimes uses Neutrogena soap for a no odor soap. Plus, he wears and swears by Scent Lok clothing. I'm not sure, unless it's a state reg, where you get the no communicating in the woods either. Never heard that one.
My DH doesn't act anything like what you've described. My apologies and sympathy goes out to you.

Around here, there's two kinds of 'deer' camp. There's deer camp and beer camp. DH goes to deer camp.

I think it is a man thing!....... we have scent lok and everything else there is to hunt with, the advantages of working at cablea's and getting 40% off of everything.......lol I know men who keep deer poop in their pockets!....... yup!. Morons.

I only have 2 more days then he can sit on the deck with his bow and pretend , I don't care, but the man is getting a shower tonight!

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I have 4 brothers and about 30 guy friends that ALL HUNT!! And all of them think the same way, they WILL NOT take a shower or bath for a couple days b/f going to hunt b/c the deer can smell you a mile away rather you use unscented soap or scented. There's even DEER URINE out there that some use to rub on them so that the bucks think there's a doe nearby...I KID YOU NOT! They all act like little 12 year olds when it comes to killing a deer, immature drinking rednecks! But soon the freezer will be full b/c all 4 brothers believe in keeping their little sister's kids full and happy...and I have the biggest freezer and can hold more...lol.

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funny I just seen a deer outside I ran & got the kids they are in my yard about every day & my 7yr old dd says I cant wait tell I can shoot a deer UMMM not happening but thought this was ironic to read here 7yr old dd is a fisher & all of that but oh not gonna hunt thats where I will draw the line at least while I am in control of her & hopefully she outgrows this

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Hmm..DH is out bow hunting right as we 'speak'. LOL
DH takes the last week of August to go hunt of a week, this is the first week of bow season here. DH does shower but uses the scent killer soap and wears scent lok clothing. We also have all the latest and greatest hunting crap around here. LOL I am curious about the communication in the woods too, around here it isn't illegal for people to have 2 way radios and GPS.

OMG, I'm going through the same thing. I have a DH and 2 DS's that are die hard deer hunters. I do make them take showers though, 3 guys stinking is just to much for me. They use all the odor block stuff and deer/doe urine. They come home so excited telling me all about what they saw. Like I really even care.

It's not enough to just hunt with the deer guns but they have to do muzzleloader, bow and crossbow. It irks the crap outta me cause I get stuck having to do all the Christmas shopping every year. The seasons conveniently right along with shopping time.

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Well he is gone again!....... came home last night about 9, I told him "get a shower and shave and you can sleep in my bed" He preceded to tell me about his deer, 12 point!..... and like you Mytime,,, I really don't care, cause I will be hearing the same story's from him and his friends for the next year . lol

He walked about 20 miles today, well he WILL walk as many miles on Sunday as it takes to get thru our mall. I detest deer season, But I wont let on that I do !...lol........ The only nice thing about it is I'm home alone after school ! You can call me the Hunting Widow

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I call myself The Whitetail Widow, at least until Turkey season starts, then I'm The Longbeard Widow.

DH just came home with another one. A 7 point this time. He only killed it because it had been wounded and was trying to walk on 3 legs. The other leg was swollen and useless, so he went ahead and put it out of its misery.

Hunters Feeding the Hungry will really like us this year!

wahoooooooooo one day left of gun season!. Well the great white hunters all got a deer plus a doe, I guess that makes 22 less deer to eat out of my deer plots this winter!.... Im so glad to get this week over with... I will be hearing the stories until next November!

I can now return to being a football widow.

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My SO is a hunter too!! Last weekend he went for 5 days with 5 guys in the woods in PA. I think they just go to drink and eat!! Then he left again Friday night. He called about 2 hours ago though that he misses us and wants to come home. Unfortunatley he is with this guy who REFUSES to leave the woods until midnight to night when shotgun season is OFFICIALLY OVER!!
However I did get the BEST SO IN THE WORLD award at Valentines day...I bought him a new shotgun!!
We are lucky enough that he can shoot out the bedroom window!! Thats a sight!! Bow sighted in, aiming at the deer in his BVD's!! I die laughing everytime I see it. Last year he was convinced if he wore CAMO JAMMIES the deer wouldnt see him in the window. I told him he was TOUCHED!!

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Had to add this, i was talking to my 5 year old the other day about how his papaw wasnt home cause he was deer hunting when on the radio came "Grandma got ran over by a reindeer" after we ... ok i sang the song and he giggled the whole time he got really quiet. All of a sudden he's like "We better call Papaw and make sure he doesnt bring home the wrong deer, i dont want the deer to run over Mamaw!" I laughed and told him I would. so I called and told him and he laughed and told my son that he made sure not to bring home the wrong one especially since in a few days their renewing their vows <for another 65 years Papaw says> hehehe

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Those were all great you guys!. I have to confess, I missed the man this week!........ I don't know what got into me. I was alone all week, no one to talk to, make dinner for, clean after. I think 10 years ago that would have been a dream come true! I must be softening in my old age! Or just plain crazy!

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