Well, it’s that time again. Deer season. In my life, deer season means that we will be spending every weekend at my parents so that my husband can go hunting. My parents will no doubt enjoy this! Being a hunter’s wife is kind of like being a coach’s wife in that for 2-3 months, you know that your husband will be absent on Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday and Sunday early mornings. I have learned to accept it, just as coach’s wives must do. I feel for the coach’s wives who must endure this for much longer than 2-3 months. In many cases, it is more like 6-8 months of the year! Bless you.
I go with the hubby sometimes and sit in the deer stand. He gets aggervated with me though, just as my brother used to, for reading a book and being loud when turning the pages. This year, problem solved! I got a Kindle so there will be no more loud page turning. This should make him happy. 😉 However, I am not good at being still and quiet for 3 hours. A little ADD kicks in and I feel like I need to move or stretch or whisper. Needless to say, I’m not the best hunting partner. It is really neat to watch nature as you sit in a deerstand. You get to see coyotes, squirrels, raccoons, and heck, maybe even a deer if you’re lucky! Usually it is a bunch of doe grazing in the field but sometimes there will be a buck in the mix. That’s when the “buck fever” kicks in. 😉 It is also very cold on November-December mornings and let me tell you, the cold is not for me. I am convinced that no amount of clothes can keep you warm when you are sitting in a tree with no movement for 3 hours. I would rather run a 5k in a blizzard (which I have done) than sit in a tree freezing and not being able to move.
I have used deer season as a way to spend more time with my family and hang out with my parents. I also get things done which I do not get to work on during other times of the year. Ialso like to cook breakfast and supper for my Bronson and his dad (when he hunts with him) so that it is ready when they get back from hunting. It makes them think they are at deer camp without having to freeze in a tent at night.
I’m lucky because since Bronson hunts at my parents, I still get to spend time with him each weeekend. I see him on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and he still gets to go to church on Sunday mornings since he is usually done by 10 a.m. My favorite part of his deer hunting has to be…..the deer jerky he makes after getting some meat! I think that alone is worth all of his time spent in the stand. Good luck to my hubby, little brother and all the other hunters out there! Oh yeah, and to the wives of those hunters.
Ashley Schubert 