When it is NOT the time to tell her you drew a tag.....

[Jake.]

If she comes home upset and is venting about the speeding ticket and the damn car, whatever you do, do NOT tell her to calm down. I've never done it personally but I sure have seen it go south and oddly enough the person doesn't calm down!! :0)

I find “cool your jets” to be a solid alternative

 

[JoMo]

Wait until a month before you go and then get into an argument about how you told her twice, but she never listens. Works
100% of the time.

I think this was covered in the podcast topics that Randy covers about marriage advice. This approach seems bullet proof!

 

[SaskHunter]

I made the mistake of saying something a long the lines of "well I guess that's $1,268 back in my pockets" when I didn't draw my tag...

 

[JohnCushman]

Screw all that...I'm single. If I wanna hunt I'm gonna hunt

 

[rick19Kilo]

Look on the bright side. This gives you a golden opportunity to mention it in passing. You know... something like... “Hahaha. That’s funny. I guess we all have our deficiencies. You have a lead foot. I draw elk tags. What can we do?”

Genius!!!

 

[Dakotakid]

My wife loves it when I tell her what she should have done differently. I'd lead off with "if you didn't drive so fast you wouldn't have gotten a speeding ticket" she'll appreciate the advice so much that you should then be ok to tell her about your elk tag. Trust me.

mine really likes if I tell her “you’re going to have to”
Such as “you’re going to have to slow down or you’re going to get another speeding ticket”
Which would be best followed by “and if you get many more I won’t be able to afford to go hunting” did I mention I drew an elk tag. Slow down.

 

[DanW]

Good idea haha

 

[Zim]

One positive about having a Chinese wife. Just put mine on a plane to Sichuan and she will visit there 5 months through my deer season ~ December 1st. So this is a good time to tell her. For insurance took her on an outlet mall shopping spree before departure.



Just escorted her to LA for her pre-flight Covid tests. Free hall pass begins!

 

[FlatlanderAZ]

Just escorted her to LA for her pre-flight Covid tests. Free hall pass begins!

Hall pass? You sure you know what that means?

 

[Zim]

Hall pass? You sure you know what that means?

That means I can go do all the scouting and hunting I want until season end.

 

[Khunter]

Screw all that...I'm single. If I wanna hunt I'm gonna hunt

Not an endorsement of anything I can think of...

 

[dgc1963]

This stuff is funny as heck guys
my girl Tam, my fiance is messed up she prays I get my tags! I gots ta start checking how much shes drinking these days

 

[RaiderRich]

My better half harasses me when I don't draw, especially when she does draw a tag!

 

[CAV67]

My wife loves it when I tell her what she should have done differently. I'd lead off with "if you didn't drive so fast you wouldn't have gotten a speeding ticket" she'll appreciate the advice so much that you should then be ok to tell her about your elk tag. Trust me.

That's dangerous advice...

 

[CAV67]

I remember those days of "Yes, Dear", adjusting to her schedule, watching the kids, etc. Now I just ask myself if I want to go hunting or fishing and wait for her answer...But hell after the divorce! She doesn't say or complain! I like it like this!

 

[JohnCushman]

While you're having sex and you just told her that her sister is better in bed.

 

[RobG]

While you're having sex and you just told her that her sister is better in bed.

Who are you having sex with? I want to get this right.

 

[JohnCushman]

Who are you having sex with? I want to get this right.

This is probably why I'm single

 

[David58]

Second time we drew, I was elated till I realized it was the same weekend as granddaughter's second birthday. 1500 miles away.

So I asked, would you like to go to OR the week before, or the week after?

The look I got said this, oh so very clearly: "I can't believe I married a man so stupid as to ask a question like that!"

We went to Oregon...