Dilema!!!!!!!!

So here is what is going on. Been scouting my area all summer been up there at least a dozen times. Each time i been in there i have always seen some nice bucks in there nothing huge i got 6 or 7 diff bucks around the 22 in - 26 in mark which is good enough for me since i have never killed anything with my bow except turkey. So im stoked went in last night seen some good ones. Saturday cant come fast enough for me.
Now to the dilema part... The ole lady's birthday is on saturday ](*,) She is big into hunting and loves it in fact she drew a great LE tag this year. Anyway she has been plannin on taggin along well i get home last night and she tells me she has other plans with her sis and she is not coming hunting. Any other day of the week i would be fine dandy with that excpet its her birthday. Well i told her im hunting on saturday no matter what... What would you guys do? i know i will never hear the end of it but come on really opening day i never took a buck with a bow she cant possibly expect me to skip that....right??????? [-o<
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AGCHAWK
I don't know your wife but I would figure that if she is that into hunting then she would understand. Not to mention she HAD PLANNED on going with you before changing those plans. I don't see where she expects you to change yours also.

of course, me and my wife have been together for so long that it wouldn't be an issue either way.
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Loafer
Did she say it like " I'm not going but its alright if you do" or "I'm not going so you shouldn't because it's my birthday?" Comprimise, hunt morning and afternoon and take her to dinner or hunt the morning go down take her to lunch hunt the evening or hunt all day make it up to her on Sunday, after the morning hunt of course. Either way when your over 14 or so are birthdays really all that special? I don't care if my wife spends my birthday doing other stuff, we will get around to the cake and ice cream within the week.
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Thanks guys makin me feel alittle better. Your right birthdays are not a biggy to me and no she didnt say much either way i figure she will be alright with it but you never know how woman get they just wont say anything about it till a year down the road. lol i pack into where i hunt so comin out is not an option. Oh well let the hunting begin and come sat the arrow fly i hope. Good luck guys
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ridgetop
I would do something with / or for her on Thurs. or the first day you got back. Maybe leave something special in a place where she could find it right after you left. Birthdays are not that big of a deal for me either. I have guys that work for me that always want to take their birthday off. One guy took the whole day off for his sons 1st birthday. I just don't get it. :-k
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It wouldn't be a Dilema at my house, my wife knows i am going hunting, send her some Roses for her Birthday with a nice note, and take her to dinner or something when you get back.

Kevin
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ABert
I'd take it as a free pass...

and have under similar circumstances in the past lol

Not to say I didn't pay for it later. Just arrange to have some flowers or whatnot delivered the day of her birthday while you're up hunting. This way she knows you didn't just blow her off and was still thinking of her.
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NotEnufTags
The way it works at my house is my birthday falls during the muzzle loader deer hunt and this year on my LE elk hunt. Nothing I'd rather be doing on my birthday other than hunting. The wife on the other hand doesn't enjoy hunting at all. Her birthday usually falls around the duck hunt opener. She would definitely have more fun with her girlfriends than out hunting. So I try to throw some extra money her way so she can enjoy the time with her friends all the more. Then I don't feel as guilty being gone from family during the long hunts.
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Mularcher
Buy her something Very nice and Go Hunting!!!!!!
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