Thanks guys and ladies. Farewell to all.

[Snowwalker]

Sounds more like you aren't into hunting and are using your wife as an excuse. The conversation should be hey I'm going hunting tomorrow would you like to go if so have your gear ready if not see you when I get back, it's not hard.

I have not given up hunting, just not hunting in Ontario. Now she and I will be taking separate vacations, where I enjoying the peace of the north woods in Alberta, and BC.

[Woodsman]

I have not given up hunting, just not hunting in Ontario. Now she and I will be taking separate vacations, where I enjoying the peace of the north woods in Alberta, and BC.

That makes as much sense as this whole thread??????????????
Have to leave Ontario to not take her along????
Grow a set or resolve yourself to the consequences.

[Rodbender]

That makes as much sense as this whole thread??????????????
Have to leave Ontario to not take her along????
Grow a set or resolve yourself to the consequences.

Maybe that's what she wants a bigger UNIT

[ysyg]

I have not given up hunting, just not hunting in Ontario. Now she and I will be taking separate vacations, where I enjoying the peace of the north woods in Alberta, and BC.

I've never experienced the peace of the north woods in Alberta and BC. Must be way better than Ontario?

[Sharon]

My man never had dogs in his childhood. I told him I was getting a dog when we got married. He said, " No way!". One weekend when
he was gone , I got a dog. Then 6 + more over the years. He got used to it and loves the dogs, although he wouldn't spend $5.00 on them. He often goes out with me with the dogs so he can take bird pics. It is up to him whether he goes or not.

Snow walker : Go by yourself in ON 8/10 times. Do all the work for 2/10 that wouldn't hurt.

[Snowwalker]

Snow walker : Go by yourself in ON 8/10 times. Do all the work for 2/10 that wouldn't hurt.

? 8/10 ? 2/10

[JMatthews]

I have enjoyed my time here on the forum, and will at times miss many of you. But since I no longer find enjoyment pursuing hunting and fishing in Ontario, I find I have less and less interest in the topics of the forum.

To the few I have been lucky enough to hunt with, I have enjoyed and will remember our time in the field fondly.

The fact that I have found so few to hunt with and so few places to do it does play a small part, but the real problem is closer to home. By closer to home I mean my wife, that I have for the last ten years have encouraged and mentored in fishing and then hunting. After ten years I still have to prepare for each trip as if I was taking a small child with me. As the need to do more work to prepare for, and during the hunt increases she still does not seem to understand that she can not just sit and wait for me to load/unload, setup/take down and generally do it all. A simple walk on a trail for Grouse is do able because she can at least dress herself, and I only have to prepare shotguns, shells and a day pack. A waterfowl hunt is out of the question, with decoys, calls, blinds, shotguns, shells, boat( kayak ) and gear. Her idea of time does not help, arriving an hour and a half after the start of legal shooting and trying to put out a spread of decoys, blinds and everything by my self leaves little time to hunt when she only want to be away from the house for a "Couple" hours.

Sorry that you are having such problems. My wife is ok with me hunting as it gives her time to pursue her own hobbies. As we recently discussed, if she had a big problem with me having guns and hunting , it would have been a deal breaker. We've been happily married for over 35 years, the last 3 being retired.

[Sharon]

? 8/10 ? 2/10

Out of 10 times you go by yourself 8 times. To show a willingness to compromise you do all the work needed to take her two out of 10 times going.

[Snowwalker]

That makes as much sense as this whole thread??????????????
Have to leave Ontario to not take her along????

No Leaving Ontario to Hunt in the Athabasca or Peace River Basins. I will be taking my hunting trips by myself, and plan to hunt places I want to go.

[cantcatchacold]

As someone who has two ex wives I do get where your coming from. But if you get the itch to get out and have no one to get out with all though I don't know you your welcome to come fish with me down this way anytime.


I have more then enough to eat at home