Archery Late Hunt

[brichards44]

My girlfriend doesn't believe me, but all my buddies say "having a baby it changes everything"! I believe them now. They all have babies and getting to hunt early hunt and late hunt is too much for their wives and girlfriends to handle. Now here I am with all my buddies that don't have any more Hall Passes. I think to myself? I still want to kill an elk, but it sure is nice to have people around.

I camped in a great spot in the Winston Unit during early. Hunted in Williams Creek for 3 years before that. I caught them this year moving every day 15 minutes before light and just as it got too dark. Saw a nice bull on the move at 10am bending over jack firs like butter. Too hot though 80+ degrees and sweated my balls off each day trying to move around with them in the jack firs. Jumped one that was gone before i got a good look. Sounded heavy though. Haha! A lot of fun, but no luck during the early hunt. Anyone willing to let me tag along with them this late hunt. I'm 32 yrs old and a good packer. I can trade for a Steelhead drift down the Skykomish if needed!

[tbrady]

I'd invite you along as my regular partner is fighting stage 4 cancer at the moment and will be in round 4 of chemo  .  It sounds like you have a westside tag though.  I usually hunt Taneum, well... its really a lot of hiking looking for something to hunt it seems.   

I could stand to tag along with someone who actually knows how to hunt that unit.

[gonehuntin68]

i think you all need to grow a pair and tell your ladies to suck it up, hunting comes only a couple times a year or just marry a girl like me she lets me go whenever and no she is not doin the milkman

[nw_bowhunter]

Gonehuntin....you must not have a kid. Life changes when you have a kid and get married. Brichards, As for late hunting I'm doing archery deer, no elk this year

[hillbilli]

i do plan to get out for late archery, probably for 2 or 3 days, I do have kids, but i do try to get out. Important things you know. i spent time early season in 672, 501, mostly by myself. i got close within 50 yards of the elk, but no shot..

[brichards44]

i think you all need to grow a pair and tell your ladies to suck it up, hunting comes only a couple times a year or just marry a girl like me she lets me go whenever and no she is not doin the milkman

Make no mistake about it. I'll be going hunting. Just not with my buddies I normally go with.

[gonehuntin68]

Gonehuntin....you must not have a kid. Life changes when you have a kid and get married. Brichards, As for late hunting I'm doing archery deer, no elk this year

i have 2

[jrebel]

Married 13 years and have two kids 2 and 4 years....My wife lets me hunt every year without any complaints.  This year alone I have spent 4 weeks away from home hunting.  She knew I hunted before we got married and she knows I will continue to hunt wether I'm married to her or not. 

They either suck it up and deal with it, or they get pissed yearly when hunting season comes around. 

[steeleywhopper]

Been with my gal since '96, married her in '05. Our kids are 19 and 21 and out of the house. Last year the wife's scumbag half sister got her son,our nephew taken away due to her abuse and drug problems, we stepped up and are adopting him in November, he is 4. Life just got way harder!
 I drew the multi-elk and Montana deer and elk combo this season and today was the first time since we met that she went off about how much hunting I have been doing. 10 minutes later she appologized and said that she hopes I bring one home this weekend. Love your women and support them and hopefully it comes back to ya. Flowers every once in a while won't hurt either. They are usually cheaper than a box of rifle shells too.

 As for the late hunt, this might be my first West side late hunt so if it leads to that I will be sure to keep you in mind.

[flinger]

Married 25 yrs,3 adult children now, been hunting forever.In the early soccer years there were way to many departures for hunting camp with a final word of "If you leave just don't bother coming home" Always came home she always got over it
Things changed over the years and now i pretty much hunt whenever i want/can and she is good with it.either that or she just can't stand me pouting like a little girl

[buck man]

Married 21 years and have 7 kids.  (6 girls and 1 boy). All of them have bows all the way down to my 5 year old boy. Oldest 3  have shot bucks, bulls, and bears with there bows and rifles. I think ...no i know I hunt more now with my kids than I ever did for my self and i love every minute of it. The wife even lets me spend more money at Cabelas cause I'm buying the gear for the kids.

[D-Rock425]

My wife lets me go whenever I want.   My girst daughter was born September 19th we got from the hospital on the 20th then I left at 3am on the 21st and hunted the last day of elk season.

[Elkrunner]

Married 13 years and have two kids 2 and 4 years....My wife lets me hunt every year without any complaints.  This year alone I have spent 4 weeks away from home hunting.  She knew I hunted before we got married and she knows I will continue to hunt wether I'm married to her or not. 

They either suck it up and deal with it, or they get pissed yearly when hunting season comes around.

mine just gets pissy with me each year..usually by the time I get back everything is good to go because she missed me...

[brichards44]

Married 13 years and have two kids 2 and 4 years....My wife lets me hunt every year without any complaints.  This year alone I have spent 4 weeks away from home hunting.  She knew I hunted before we got married and she knows I will continue to hunt wether I'm married to her or not. 

They either suck it up and deal with it, or they get pissed yearly when hunting season comes around.

Great advice everyone. I'm sure I'll be fine. She knows I hunt every year, but the reason I bring it up is because I'm already starting to see she doesn't like me being gone so much.  I hope it goes well when I throw more responsibilities on like a child. Good luck to me when that time comes.

[brichards44]

Married 21 years and have 7 kids.  (6 girls and 1 boy). All of them have bows all the way down to my 5 year old boy. Oldest 3  have shot bucks, bulls, and bears with there bows and rifles. I think ...no i know I hunt more now with my kids than I ever did for my self and i love every minute of it. The wife even lets me spend more money at Cabelas cause I'm buying the gear for the kids.

I can't wait for these days. Good on you!

[BK]

The trick is to be a early riser, start waking up at 0400 and making coffee, watching the news, next thing you know she'll be sayin', " Why don't you go kill something, isn't it hunting season, or fishing season or something?" Works a charm, if not start getting real friendly at 0400 then it'll be "GTF out of here!"

[Hurricane]

I start getting on my woman's nerves and being a pain in the arse to her about the middle of August. That way when Hunting season comes around she is ready for me to go away. 

[AKBowman]

Married 13 years and have two kids 2 and 4 years....My wife lets me hunt every year without any complaints.  This year alone I have spent 4 weeks away from home hunting.  She knew I hunted before we got married and she knows I will continue to hunt wether I'm married to her or not. 

They either suck it up and deal with it, or they get pissed yearly when hunting season comes around.

Great advice everyone. I'm sure I'll be fine. She knows I hunt every year, but the reason I bring it up is because I'm already starting to see she doesn't like me being gone so much.  I hope it goes well when I throw more responsibilities on like a child. Good luck to me when that time comes.

Why not spend a little extra $ and spring for a really nice camp (wall tent, wood stove, etc) and bring her (family) along? I plan on doing this when my family grows but that wont be for 5+ years from now.

[TommyH]

I have 4 kids and I still hunt all I want.    Just make sure momma is happy and you pull your weight when its not hunting season.

Doing extra chores around home is well worth it when it comes time to go and momma is happy!  And if that doesnt work tell her you were thinking of skipping hunting this time to invite your mother over for a few days to stay with us!!!

[wence5]

I've been married to the mother of my three daughters for 25 years, and never once has she given me any static about hunting too much or I need to stay home and help out. The only thing she gives me a hard time about is tag stew. 
It's a give and take situation on both ends, she goes to the coast with her mom and sisters, I go hunting with the guys, no worries. 

[gonehuntin68]

Married 13 years and have two kids 2 and 4 years....My wife lets me hunt every year without any complaints.  This year alone I have spent 4 weeks away from home hunting.  She knew I hunted before we got married and she knows I will continue to hunt wether I'm married to her or not. 

They either suck it up and deal with it, or they get pissed yearly when hunting season comes around.

[calawahsteelie]

i think you all need to grow a pair and tell your ladies to suck it up, hunting comes only a couple times a year or just marry a girl like me she lets me go whenever and no she is not doin the milkman

Make no mistake about it. I'll be going hunting. Just not with my buddies I normally go with.

Yeah, whatever these guys say. It all boils down to "If Mama aint happy, no one is happy". I have been married long enough to know that, and so have some of these posters. I have some time off in late November and I plan on going down to the mountain and killing me a slick head to fill the freezer. I will look up the days that I'm going and PM you of you are interested. No pressure. Just sharing a campfire and dinner. Let me know and I will let you know.

[TheHunt]

My son will have 2 days of archery elk hunting.  I have a really nice place for him to give it a go.  I think he will have a 50% chance.

[shadowless_nite]

Ive been married 7 years and have a 5 and 1 year old. Never hunted before we got together and didnt till a few years after when her dad and my one of my friends finally talked me into hunting. She grew up listening to her mom nag her dad about hunting and she didn't want to be the same, so she understands and doesnt complain. I think the only thing is I wish is that I could take the little ones with me all the time but now my daughter has school and the boy is a little young to carry through the woods during late archery. But i think I am going to take them out thanksgiving week to enjoy the snow and sights