Bill McAdam
Active member
Remember that we're all in debt to our understanding (for the most part) wives and make sure they know they're appreciated. I wanted to share my experience with you of this weekend as it illustrates just how lucky I am. And, no, my wife's not standing over me.
I took my boat out yesterday for a local hunt and invited an acquaintance to try duck hunting for the first time. He assured me that he had his gun and steel shot ammo, licenses, everything he needed to be legal and ready to hunt. So, I grabbed the gear I knew he'd need (loaner waders, etc.) and headed out. I didn't take a backup gun, though, which is very uncharacteristic for me. I met him at the appointed place at the appointed time (They're always early on the first time), and we headed out. First thing I noticed, however, was that his gun was a fixed, full choke. I didn't want him to ruin his gun, so I decided to let him shoot mine and, if need be, I'd back him with his. But, I got on the cell and called my wife and asked her to bring my backup gun. She got up, got dressed, and grabbed the gun and headed out. We launched and went to put out dekes while she was driving and figured we'd be able to go back to the launching site to meet her and pick up the gun after we'd set out the spread. Well, the WMA is pretty screwed up with weeds and in some cases the navigable waterways go way too close to the fixed blinds (I apologize if I went too near anybody's blind), but we got back to where we wanted to hunt. I know we made at least one blind pretty angry. Well, by the time Tina arrived I'd realized we couldn't go back without totally screwing up some people's day, so I told her that when she called me to say she was at the launch. You know how lucky a guy I am? She's not really mad. I can't tell you how great she is. And I know it'll probably 'cost' me some time in the future. But I won't be as cheerful about paying up as I ought to be. I really owe her. Not just for bringing the gun. But for understanding.
I took my boat out yesterday for a local hunt and invited an acquaintance to try duck hunting for the first time. He assured me that he had his gun and steel shot ammo, licenses, everything he needed to be legal and ready to hunt. So, I grabbed the gear I knew he'd need (loaner waders, etc.) and headed out. I didn't take a backup gun, though, which is very uncharacteristic for me. I met him at the appointed place at the appointed time (They're always early on the first time), and we headed out. First thing I noticed, however, was that his gun was a fixed, full choke. I didn't want him to ruin his gun, so I decided to let him shoot mine and, if need be, I'd back him with his. But, I got on the cell and called my wife and asked her to bring my backup gun. She got up, got dressed, and grabbed the gun and headed out. We launched and went to put out dekes while she was driving and figured we'd be able to go back to the launching site to meet her and pick up the gun after we'd set out the spread. Well, the WMA is pretty screwed up with weeds and in some cases the navigable waterways go way too close to the fixed blinds (I apologize if I went too near anybody's blind), but we got back to where we wanted to hunt. I know we made at least one blind pretty angry. Well, by the time Tina arrived I'd realized we couldn't go back without totally screwing up some people's day, so I told her that when she called me to say she was at the launch. You know how lucky a guy I am? She's not really mad. I can't tell you how great she is. And I know it'll probably 'cost' me some time in the future. But I won't be as cheerful about paying up as I ought to be. I really owe her. Not just for bringing the gun. But for understanding.
