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<blockquote data-quote="Country Bumpkin" data-source="post: 1908808" data-attributes="member: 92230"><p>It is ABSOLUTELY worth the effort.</p><p></p><p>While we aren't as far along in our life experiences as you are, I introduced a coworker to hunting this last year. His wife had all of the same concerns (not going to eat it, didn't want to see it, fear for his safety, "this isn't who we/you are", how much is this going to cost, how long are you going, you are going to get lost...... he heard it all and I helped him with informative replies to each line of questioning. We started well in advance, with family discussions and conditioning hikes starting in February (in the stairs at work), shooting practice starting in May, etc. we got his first animal last April (a jake Turkey). We made a point of looking up the best recipe we could find (MeatEater) so that his family would truly enjoy their inaugural taste of wild game meat. Begrudgingly.... they loved it!</p><p></p><p>He gained a little bit of rope and got clearance to go on a few deer hunts last fall. We went out for a 3-day mule deer hunt and had a great adventure (several close calls). He went on a semi-guided hunt in Montana shortly after that and got his first big game animal. Again, he went to great lengths to learn the art of cooking wild game and his family slowly came around (meal by meal). They have made a complete transformation and she has now instructed him that it's his job to fill the freezer again.</p><p></p><p>it's possible, but it's a very long and delicate series of discussions. Keep in mind, his wife grew up thinking very poorly of hunters and was of the absolute belief that wild game tasted horrid (just like your wife). He took the patient and communicative approach, in addition to learning the ropes in the kitchen, and it paid off. He gets the multi-level satisfaction of hunting and eating what he kills, plus the newfound purpose and connection to the mountains, she spends less time in the kitchen and has come to see her husband as more of a provider than ever before.</p><p></p><p>take the long road and find the way to communicate the importance of why you want to do this. Listen to the MeatEater and Hunting Collective podcasts, they are very eloquent in their argument "for hunting", it might help you form your own justification.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Country Bumpkin, post: 1908808, member: 92230"] It is ABSOLUTELY worth the effort. While we aren’t as far along in our life experiences as you are, I introduced a coworker to hunting this last year. His wife had all of the same concerns (not going to eat it, didn’t want to see it, fear for his safety, “this isn’t who we/you are”, how much is this going to cost, how long are you going, you are going to get lost...... he heard it all and I helped him with informative replies to each line of questioning. We started well in advance, with family discussions and conditioning hikes starting in February (in the stairs at work), shooting practice starting in May, etc. we got his first animal last April (a jake Turkey). We made a point of looking up the best recipe we could find (MeatEater) so that his family would truly enjoy their inaugural taste of wild game meat. Begrudgingly.... they loved it! He gained a little bit of rope and got clearance to go on a few deer hunts last fall. We went out for a 3-day mule deer hunt and had a great adventure (several close calls). He went on a semi-guided hunt in Montana shortly after that and got his first big game animal. Again, he went to great lengths to learn the art of cooking wild game and his family slowly came around (meal by meal). They have made a complete transformation and she has now instructed him that it’s his job to fill the freezer again. it’s possible, but it’s a very long and delicate series of discussions. Keep in mind, his wife grew up thinking very poorly of hunters and was of the absolute belief that wild game tasted horrid (just like your wife). He took the patient and communicative approach, in addition to learning the ropes in the kitchen, and it paid off. He gets the multi-level satisfaction of hunting and eating what he kills, plus the newfound purpose and connection to the mountains, she spends less time in the kitchen and has come to see her husband as more of a provider than ever before. take the long road and find the way to communicate the importance of why you want to do this. Listen to the MeatEater and Hunting Collective podcasts, they are very eloquent in their argument “for hunting”, it might help you form your own justification. [/QUOTE]
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