Illinois59 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 In my case it was when I told my fiance that we had to schedule our wedding so that our anniversary wouldn't be during archery season. How about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I sat in a treestand one time with 50mph winds and rain so hard you couldnt see 10 yards in front of you for three hours one day.I knew I wouldnt see anything because I was the only thing stupid enough to be out in it,at the time I didnt care,I was in the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m gardner Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) Good idea Ilinois 59. Get that right out in the open and out of the way. My friend Tom went elk hunting with me last year and missed his wife's birthday. Lost his cell phone too so he couldn't call either. You may want to check to see what date her birthday falls on too. You may have to marry her sister. I got lucky, my wife was in deer camp with me on her birthday. Being hardcore for me happened when my boss said I couldn't have september off and even though jobs are hard to find I'm going to quit and go hunt. Mark Edited June 10, 2009 by m gardner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinois59 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Good idea Ilinois 59. Get that right out in the open and out of the way. My friend Tom went elk hunting with me last year and missed his wife's birthday. Lost his cell phone too so he couldn't call either. You may want to check to see what date her birthday falls on too. You may have to marry her sister. I got lucky, my wife was in deer camp with me on her birthday. Being hardcore for me happened when my boss said I couldn't have september off and even though jobs are hard to find I'm going to quit and go hunt. Mark LOL. I can't marry her sister to fix that problem. She's a twin! But good thinking. I cracked up when I read the last line about quitting your job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Been there. Remember not to stop the coordinating after the "I do". In IL. November is prime time deer hunting so that means no unprotected you know what in January-February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 I've posted this story a few times. It never gets old. I've been driven out of a tree due to wind once. I even remember the day, November 10th, 2002. Only reason I remember that is because of all the tornados that hit the area that day, including an F4 that hit Van Wert, Ohio. I weathered a few good gusts, but I decided to get down when a tree about 3" in diameter snapped off in front of me and bonked me in the head. As I got to the base of the tree, the storm hit with the most intense lightning I can ever remember. I dumped my stand and sprinted across my buddy's field all the while worrying that me and the lightning rod I was holding in my hand (my bow) was going to get struck by lightning. I found out later that the storm that hit me spawned a little tornado about 3 miles from where I was hunting. There are a few others. Just this past year Ohiobucks and I hunted an evening where the windchills were well below zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 My wife wanted a fall wedding. I told her it had to happen before October 1 or I or part of my family wouldn't be at the wedding. We got married Labor Day weekend a few years back. We tried to plan our first child around hunting season too. But he decided to come 3 weeks early, right in the middle of turkey season. But she let me hunt the morning after he was born while she was still in the hospital. She wants the next one to be born in the fall, that way she can take her 12 weeks off during the holidays. We'll see how that goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 I'm new to bowhunting but last year I had one of those "Why am I here?" moments. It was opening day of our early archery season and i was trying out a new spot. It was hot, it had rained all night, and I was hunting next to a swamp. Yep, you guessed it, mosquitoes . Here I am in my treestand tring to stay motionless and I've got about 12-20 mosquitoes trying to fly into the eye socket of my facemask at any one time. I tried hard for about 2 hours but I was going insane so I quit and went home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 When your annual vacation revolves around bow hunting, weather and the rut. I try to save all my comp time, personal time and vacation time for november...then use it all at once...:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Your wedding shouldnt be during deer season period, let alone archery season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodshed Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 I knew I was hardcore when I was told to lay in bed with frozen peas on my nads after my vasectomy (for 3 days!!). After 20 minutes I got restless. Brought my peas with me and went hunting. Shot a doe in less than an hour!!!! I ended up dragging more than the deer,,,,LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 I knew I was hardcore when I was told to lay in bed with frozen peas on my nads after my vasectomy (for 3 days!!). After 20 minutes I got restless. Brought my peas with me and went hunting. Shot a doe in less than an hour!!!! I ended up dragging more than the deer,,,,LOL Now that is hardcore detication:D:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 I hunted last year in some super windy super chilly conditions. Probably my most dedicated hunt was during a severe lightning storm. It was storming so hard and hit so fast I wasn't gonna make it back to the truck anyways so I just stayed put and got soaked. I didn't even see a single critter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 We've already had the talk about this particular situation. She is on the same boat as me because she is also in the tree during archery season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 that's why I got married in March............ all seasons closed then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hmmm. It is June 11th, and I just installed tracer nocks and 100gr Rage two blades on my arrows...... I'm ready....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Boy Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I have two stong passions, hunting and razorback athletics. I gave my girlfriend a 3 month window to get married. June, July, or August. More than likely july. Octoboer-Feb. is deer season. April is turkey season. Feb-May is Razorback baseball season. Football and basketball season is through the end of march and into early april. Might have to shorten the window though because the Hogs just made the College World Series and I am headed to Omaha tomorrow. Looks like we are going to have a hot july wedding As for a dedicated story....I hunted an Arkansas opening day in 2006 and it was the very first time I had bowhunted. It was HOT HOT HOT, but I still had on my scent lok stuff that was all long sleeve and hot. Didn't see anything that morning. My dad laughed at me when I got ready to go out that evening. He was like it's 85 degrees! I said "Yeah, and it's opening day baby!" I ended up seeing 4 deer. Never took a shot. Stayed in the tree until dark and then drove back to school (3 hours to fayetteville) to be in class by monday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Boy Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hmmm. It is June 11th, and I just installed tracer nocks and 100gr Rage two blades on my arrows...... I'm ready....... haha, awesome. been out shooting my bow, and I ask my mom and girlfriend everyday if it's deer season yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Ditto! My wedding anniversary, kids birthdays and all aren't during bow season. My wife planned that because she actually wanted me there on our wedding anniversary and the kids birthdays! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Well I hate to :toot:but my wife and I got married Oct. 5, 2002 and went to Anheiser Busch in St. Louis, MO and then on to Heartland Lodge in Nebo, IL. for a bowhunt for our honeymoon. She does not hunt;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzy916 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 i wasnt bow hunting but i killed my first turkey on my daughters first birthday this season. and i have anouther kid on the way due in november, ill be there for the birth but that is shotgun season too, so ill be in the woods a couple of days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHNTR Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 My wife and I got married on December 31st many years ago..........thought it was a great way to start the New Year.........we left the next morning to Arizona for a 10 day archery desert mule deer hunt. (honeymoon?) Don't know if that's hard core or not........but a great wife for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Well I hate to :toot:but my wife and I got married Oct. 5, 2002 and went to Anheiser Busch in St. Louis, MO and then on to Heartland Lodge in Nebo, IL. for a bowhunt for our honeymoon. She does not hunt;) you sir, are the man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I feel ya! When we got married I told my wife I had an open weekend on September 30th. It was the weekend after our dirt track quit and the weekend before bow season opened. I could've done a little more planning on the having kids part. I have one born in December and one in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 The year i was getting married My wife to be came into my work and I had a count down on the wall next to my tool box. She said ahhh hes counting down to our wedding on sept. 5 but then relized That my count was off, Hahahha I was counting down to sept 15 opening day of bowseason. I laughed!! but she didnt. Oh well we have been married 11 years now and now she gets it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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