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Offline TX-Hunter

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Complacent Spouse....
« on: January 30, 2007, 05:57:26 AM »
Any body besides me have a spouse that doesn't think there will ever be any thing bad happen?  Life will always be hunky-dory and never change.  Sure, she doesn't mind having a weeks worth of food, water, batteries for "if the power is out", but the tought of "bugging out" and living for weeks/months at the deer camp or where ever is unthinkable.  "I'm not going anywhere i can't plug in the hair dryer and microwave.  Besides, there's bugs and snakes out there".



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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2007, 11:11:09 AM »
Mine see's what is happening and knows fairly well what we are headed for. We talk about how we would handle different things that might happen later on. And mine is good with primitive camping as we used to do that a lot for the fun of it.
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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2007, 10:56:28 AM »
I would not say that I have a complacent spouse but there are time and issues she could be more sportive of in the area of prepardness.  She can camp and fish and spend time in the woods and has no problem with primitive conditions.   She travels a bit and always asks what's my escape route.  I don't mind helping out with that but I do wonder if things went bad while traveling would she be able to keep her wits about her had find her way out.  I have collected all the preparedness items, she doen't want to  allocate the time or money to learn too much about what we have and why and where it is all stashed away.  She does ask now and then where would we go and we both agree on the locatioin so that good.   My biggest issue current is having firearms.  I bow hunt and could own 100 bows and she would not be concernded, I have lots and lots of knives and she is not concernded, we both have several axes, hatches and sharp wood tools which we would take with us if possible and she has no problem with that.  But when I bought a 10/22 she just about lost it.   I thinking about buying some other firearms and I just don't know.  Buy em and don't tell her.  Buy them and then tell her, tell her and then buy them,  I might also negociate the purchase of several.  There are some things she wants that I don't really want in the house or yard (certain animals that is)  and when she brings up the purchase I may say sure buy the chickens and I'm gonna get a .357.  I do secure all my arms and weapons appropriately and she knows that but I have not yet figured out what to so about this one issue?
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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2007, 01:19:28 PM »
If you could get her to do a little target practice with the 10/22, the battle would just about be over. She would find it to be fun and enjoyable and would be more understanding. Teach her how to shoot it, how to aim and how to punch a hole in a paper target. Let her know that the 10/22 is only a tool that does a job and is as safe as the operator of the tool. Go to the range and bet a Coke or cup of coffee on who could hit the bullseye to make it competive. If you get to that point, the rest is easy.
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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2007, 10:20:06 AM »
I;ve thought about the shooting practice training and all.  I've tryed it with archery.  I asked if she would like to try it and we would get her set up with the proper equipment.  Many times with women their draw length is considerable shorter than the most  effeiecent for a bow a man would shoot.  So it best to get them with a managable weight at their draw length.  Were talking longbow and recurves here, I'm not up on compounds.  She had no interest.  Lately she has expressed a little interst in longbows but not enough to go out and buy the gear.  As for firearms, I pretty sure she does not like them, has a fear of them and getting her over that hump would be great.  I have friends that shoot  handguns regularly  at a local club and have thought about having them help with the whole process.   Always time to learn new things
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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2007, 11:25:51 AM »
if you have some friends or family that has wives that like to shoot.  Have the women bring up the subject with her and invite her along.   Make it a double date.  If she knows there are other women shooting, she may be more apt to try it.  My wife has not been shooting with me in years.  When she found out my shootin buddies wife loves shooting, suddenly she wants to go to the range now.  Don't ever let her know that this is what you are trying to do.  It will backfire if she busts you to soon. ;D
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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2007, 09:17:02 AM »
Mine seems to humor me and play along.
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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2007, 11:36:12 AM »
My wife likes to shoot and we do a lot of primitive camping but when it comes to stocking up on stuff she doesn't understand why I do it. I try to take a little from each pay check and get something to stock up. She doesn't understand why I do it but, she is supportive for the most part.
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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2007, 10:37:09 AM »
The ones that cant keep up tend to lose me pretty quick... I'm not one to slow down.  It is a good thing there are lots of outdoor girls up in ak....  ;D
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Re: Complacent Spouse....
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2007, 06:57:35 PM »
ok i read all the post and started to leave when it hit me,,,,buy a airgun....it dont have to break the bank but a mid power one will kill small game has little noise and maybe she will like shooting enough to go to a 22....then.... well you get the idea....hey i had a wife 2nd one that i had to start with blowguns and work up to bb guns then she killed a deer wiyh a 357 max about 2 years later...........start little you know its just a bb gun.....................jb
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