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<blockquote data-quote="7magcreedmoor" data-source="post: 1906156" data-attributes="member: 48559"><p>James,</p><p>You've asked two questions. Let's take the easy one first: Is it too late to start hunting? If you ain't dead it's not too late. Most of the hunters I know or knew hunted for 3 reasons: the time spent in nature, the people they spent that time in nature with, and the satisfaction of being involved in a primal act that goes all the way back to pre-historic humanity. The order of importance varies by individual character, and even from one event to the next for each individual. Some hunts we remember fondly for what we took home to eat, some for what we took home to cherish in our memories. LRH members also tend to really enjoy the technical challenges of our chosen specialty, and all the gun stuff that goes into it (practice, tech, toys, etc.). You may find that hunting isn't your "cup of tea" or that it is the best thing since sliced bread, but you'll never know if you don't give it a whirl.</p><p>Now for the harder question. If your wife doesn't want you to do it, that is going to make life difficult no matter what. If her main objection is her perception of hunters as a stereotype, but she is willing to listen, I'd suggest an episode or two from Meateater, the hunting show put out by Steven Rinella. Especially one where he is taking a new hunter out for the first time (the are several, even a couple where he is taking two of the women that work in the production of the show hunting when they've decided to see what all the fuss is about. He talks a lot about hunting as conservation and management, but also puts a great deal of time into the eating part- all the way from trigger to table, as it were. Lots of good recipes on that show. If her concern is for your personal safety, statistically hunting is way low on the risk assessment scale, and while accidents do happen, they don't happen to hunters any more often than they do in transportation or industry or life in general. If she doesn't want to eat the meat, she doesn't have to, but my wife thought she didn't like venison when we got married either. That lasted until her first taste of my next deer. Now, if she is opposed just for the sake of being opposed, I really can't help you much there, but if you've been married for 35 years she can't be all bad and there is probably some hope to be had in a reasonable discussion of your needs. </p><p>Best of luck to you both, and I hope you can sort it out to your mutual satisfaction.</p><p>James M.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7magcreedmoor, post: 1906156, member: 48559"] James, You've asked two questions. Let's take the easy one first: Is it too late to start hunting? If you ain't dead it's not too late. Most of the hunters I know or knew hunted for 3 reasons: the time spent in nature, the people they spent that time in nature with, and the satisfaction of being involved in a primal act that goes all the way back to pre-historic humanity. The order of importance varies by individual character, and even from one event to the next for each individual. Some hunts we remember fondly for what we took home to eat, some for what we took home to cherish in our memories. LRH members also tend to really enjoy the technical challenges of our chosen specialty, and all the gun stuff that goes into it (practice, tech, toys, etc.). You may find that hunting isn't your "cup of tea" or that it is the best thing since sliced bread, but you'll never know if you don't give it a whirl. Now for the harder question. If your wife doesn't want you to do it, that is going to make life difficult no matter what. If her main objection is her perception of hunters as a stereotype, but she is willing to listen, I'd suggest an episode or two from Meateater, the hunting show put out by Steven Rinella. Especially one where he is taking a new hunter out for the first time (the are several, even a couple where he is taking two of the women that work in the production of the show hunting when they've decided to see what all the fuss is about. He talks a lot about hunting as conservation and management, but also puts a great deal of time into the eating part- all the way from trigger to table, as it were. Lots of good recipes on that show. If her concern is for your personal safety, statistically hunting is way low on the risk assessment scale, and while accidents do happen, they don't happen to hunters any more often than they do in transportation or industry or life in general. If she doesn't want to eat the meat, she doesn't have to, but my wife thought she didn't like venison when we got married either. That lasted until her first taste of my next deer. Now, if she is opposed just for the sake of being opposed, I really can't help you much there, but if you've been married for 35 years she can't be all bad and there is probably some hope to be had in a reasonable discussion of your needs. Best of luck to you both, and I hope you can sort it out to your mutual satisfaction. James M. [/QUOTE]
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