I was going to talk about the fishing derby today but I need my hunter to sit with me and go over a few details. The fishing derby was cancelled on Saturday because of rain and was then scheduled for Sunday. I wasn’t able to attend but my hunter got all of the pictures for me and I just need to write the story.

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For the Love Of Deer…

Last week was our local festival and my hunter worked from about 5:00 a.m. until Midnight for 5 days leaving me home alone to tend to household chores. I know what your thinking and no I didn’t cut the grass. My friends from Meier’s Landscaping took care of that. Thanks guys! I didn’t weed whack, I didn’t sweep the driveway, I didn’t sit proudly on my porch and admire my grass with a smile thinking my grass is the greenest in the neighborhood. There are some things this girl just doesn’t do. However, I was in charge of watering the grass, flowers and garden.

We have an irrigation system in our front yard and downstairs is a timer unit. I’m really not sure why that was installed seeing that my hunter has the need to manually turn on each unit located outside. I think it has to do with his manly side of having the control to turn it on when he wants. I’ve never touched the unit until the other day. As he was walking out the door for work he explained how to turn each one on and left.

I was half asleep and needed some coffee before I headed outside. After about 4 cups I remembered I was in charge of that darn irrigation system. I quickly sneeked out the back door in my pajamas to the right side of the house. I bent over and turned the first unit on and nothing. I tried the next unit. Nothing. I stood up straight thinking to myself - for the love of deer this is why I don’t do this outdoorsy stuff. It isn’t in my makeup. Makeup belongs on my face and this is his job not mine. I don’t care if girls can do what guys can this girl doesn’t want to. I bent over and squatted down a bit in frustration and - RIP. Yep, I ripped a big hole in the back of my pajama pants. As I quickly stood up straight and grabbed the back of my pajamas I turned around and wouldn’t you know there are the morning joggers and the bikers getting a free…

I’m now in hiding and I don’t care if his grass dies or not.

The long awaited excitement of our new blog announcement and 3 giveaways is coming in just a few hours. So check back shortly for:

The new blog launch
3 blog giveaways
A new author joins our new blog team

See you soon!

Blessed tagged me for a meme where I need to answer the following…

Think back on the last 15 years of your life. What would you tell someone that you hadn’t seen or talked to for 15 years? How would you sum up your life? You get 10 bullet points. A list of 10 things to summarize about you. At the end of your list, tag 5 more people and send on the love…

Well lets see…

1. I’m still working in Administration and am the author of two blogs.  If you don’t come by and read my blogs and leave me a comment, I will have to write a story about you to let everyone know when you _________.  That was hysterical.
2. I married that guy that use to call me to complain about his current girlfriend.  Yep, him, the hunter.
3. I sold my townhouse and my hunter and I bought a house.  We also have a summer/hunting house that my husband built.  If you ever come over, you would think that you’re taking a walk in the wilderness.  I seriously need sound affect music continually playing in the background there.
4. No, I’m not a size 5 anymore but I’m thinking about working on that.  
5. Yes, my hair is a little lighter then it use to be - it’s all this sun we’ve been having.
6. Yes, I still love Dan Hampton.
7. No, I still can’t cook but my hunter can.
8. Oh heck no.  My 4:00 a.m. party nights are over.  That’s what time I wake up now.
9. Oh I have a new hobby, fishing.  Yes, I know!  Me of all people.  Hahaha! 
10. Yes, I even get to drive the boat!

Now I need to tag 5 others…

Arthur at Simply Outdoors.
Tom at Base Camp Legends.
Adam at Deer Hunting Big Bucks.
Beth at Around the Funny Farm.
Haley at The Beacon.
Marky at Wheat Free Clan.

Ok so I tagged six.
Sue “The Emailer”, go to Wheat Free Clan. She has music playing!

Have a great weekend everyone and come Monday I have a few Prizes to give-away!

Have a Sportsman, Collector, Dealer, Law Enforcement or Military person in your family? Campbell Industrial Supply  (Gun-Racks.Com) provides high quality Rotary Gun Racks and Pistol Racks. They are a family owned business that takes pride in their American made products.

Gun-Racks.Com products include; Rotary Gun Racks, Pistol Racks and Stationary Corner Racks.   Head over to their website and take a look at their products.  My hunter is eyeing the corner rack. 

Have a great day all!

If you haven’t joined the Outdoor Bloggers Summit, head over to their blog and found out what it’s all about.  They are a great group of people and they are currently running a series for those considering starting their own blog.  If you currently have an outdoor blog, you can contact them to be spotlighted in their OBS Blogger Spotlight.

If you haven’t read Base Camp Legends you are missing out. It’s all about their adventures in the great outdoors and is on my list of daily reads. So I have enough adventures in my own house with my own hunter but I like Tom’s style, his passion for his family, and he can be as goofy as me.

Blessed and I have been working on our new blog that will launch July 1st. I can’t tell you how exciting this has been and I can’t wait to share it with all of you. In honor of the new launch I will be holding a great give away at the new site on Tuesday, July 1st.

Arthur at Simply Outdoors is headed on vacation next week and I am honored to be one of the bloggers that will feature a guest post while he’s away. Arthur’s blog represents his passion for the outdoors and provides a lot of information on his home state of Michigan. I wouldn’t be The Hunter’s Wife if I didn’t act a little silly over there. My post title for Simply Outdoors; “Simply Outdoors with Barbies”.

Have a great day all!

This post contains the google search results of how a person searched a specific keyword and found my site. 

Wife of a Hunter Blog - Hi! That’s me.  Welcome!

Wife camping guys - Well I’ve never been camping so I’ve never experienced camping in the wild outdoors with a bunch of guys.  I might have had a dream about it. Maybe. Once. But I’ve never gone camping or hunting with other guys like her.

Wife paints husbands toe nails - Ummm you do what?  This is a hunting site.  We do not use paint/toenails/husband in the same sentence around here.  This is where my manly men hang out and my female friends who like their manly men.  Please don’t ruin my visions of my manly hunter in his steel toed boots with pink polish on. 

Hunting Shows Husband & Wife - I don’t watch hunting shows and I’m sure there is a hunting show with a husband and wife team out there somewhere. But if it were Mark and I this is how it would go…

Holly’s music playing…bow-chicka-bow-bow…

Mark - The Bow Hunter - Patiently waiting in his tree stand whispering to the camera “We’re here at Troy’s farm in the backwoods of Indiana.  We were out here yesterday and saw few does about 100 yards out and we’re hoping to see a buck come in a bit closer this morning just outside that tree line there.” 

Jody - The One Just Inside The Tree Line - Feeding the deer and whispering RUN the other way! Quick!

Have a safe and fun weekend!

Any wife of a hunter knows she has competition.  It’s the big buck that their hunter so eagerly awaits every hunting season.  The buck they’ve waited years to see.  The buck they’ve dreamt about many times hanging on their wall.  The perfect view, the perfect shot, the perfect mount.  It’s the perfect story from start to finish.  Finishing right on the living room wall.  Perfectly aligned with the living room curtains so that when people go by they will get a glimpse of him and think damn that’s a big buck.  He is the pride and joy of any hunter and this is why I can’t help myself from being jealous.  

1. He’s stared at more times a day than I am.
2. He’s caressed more times a day than I am.
3. He’s showed off to friends more than I am.
4. He’s talked about more than I am.
5. He’s been awarded a certificate and is in a trophy book and I’m not.
6. His presence was more important at a hunting show than mine was.
7. He’s had more photographs taken of him than I have.
8. He’s proudly mounted on the wall and his look is one of - Yes, he loves me best.
9. He will forever be hanging on the living room wall even after I’m gone.
10. He has a bigger rack than I do.

I am in need of some serious counseling. 

Have a great day.

No Goofy Googler today because I wanted to share a few links…

I just love this post from Blessed called But I’m Not Finished Yet.

Tom has a great video up of Todd’s Spring Bear.

Arthur has a post up today that is hysterical. It’s called Outdoor Site Shocker about getting wild in the wild. I’m still laughing over it.

For anyone who would like to follow me on twitter click here. If you haven’t joined twitter yet, do so.

Have a great weekend everyone.

The wedding months are approaching and it got me thinking about you beautiful brides to be and the things you should know before marrying your hunter. 

Mark and I were married in a small church in the Smoky Mountains.  We were married in October, which is the prime month of deer hunting.  Little did I know what was to come. 

This is from my own experiences:

1. Most deer hunting seasons start in October.  Try not to plan your wedding during this time.  I learned the hard way that it’s almost impossible to go out of town for our anniversary.  Also, I hope your birthday isn’t in October either.  You’ll get a phone call from the tree stand like me.  Can someone also explain why Sweetest Day is during hunting season?
2. Prepare to spend some time alone when deer hunting season is underway.  They will be out the door before sunrise and gone until sunset. If their hunting property is further away, like my hunter, they’ll be gone all weekend.  I do enjoy this time apart but I’m just preparing you.
3. Prior to hunting season, prepare to spend 3-4 hours each weekend at one of your local outdoor sport’s stores.  Your hunter will probably feel guilty about his purchases and you’ll end up with a drawer full of outdoor clothing and jackets you really don’t need or want.   Don’t worry, you can get reimbursed when you sell it online without their knowledge.
4. This may go on all year long but it’s more frequent as the hunting season approaches.  The hunting shows.  The whispers, the music, then the bang that will scare you out of the house.   I still jump.
5. The disappointment to come.  Yes your hunter is going to eventually miss that shot and you’ll hear about it right after the moment it occurred, when they get home, when they tell their friends, when they call their family, when they tell the neighbor.  It’s the never ending story that never goes away.
6. Your hunter will end up with poison ivy or oak at some point.  Stock up on all the good remedies.
7. The first time you wash their hunting clothes use the good smelling detergent and april fresh downey softener.  Then you’ll never have to be in charge of washing their hunting clothes again. 
8. If they bring home antlers or deer horn thingymajiggers do not ever throw them out.  They are prize possessions.  They can be used for many different things.  Like cabinet handles.
9. If you have an extra room in the house, let them have it as a hunting room.  That way you will not find hunting accessories throughout the house.  Like the gun cleaning kit in the dining room or the deer urine in the kitchen drawer.
10. There are times where you’ll need to put your foot down on a few matters.  Like the deer hunting shirts and camouflage shirts.  Demand that these are for the outdoors not the indoors at restaurants.

Lastly, do not ever make your hunter feel guilty about going hunting.  They are doing something they enjoy and this will give you the time do what you enjoy.   It will make for a good relationship with your hunter.

Have a great day!

Today I thought I would give a bit of advice to my goofy googlers.  You’re not all goofy and actually were searching legitimate inquiries…

My husband wants to spend all his vacation time hunting and fishing alone with his friends - I’m perfectly fine with my husband spending some of his vacation time hunting or fishing with friends but not all of it.  See if he can split his time up between you and his friends.  If he disagrees, plan a nice long fun trip with friends and enjoy yourself.  He might change his mind knowing you had a great time without him.

Cancun is always a great spot for you and your friends…

What if someone said I wish I was a hunter and you were a deer in the woods - I hope this person isn’t your friend and if he/she is, they probably aren’t anymore.   That just isn’t a very nice thing to say. 

When a man hunts is he looking for a wife - My hunting friends can help you out with their own opinions but my opinion would be no.  My hunter is a very serious hunter (just look at his face in his pictures) and it has nothing to do with looking for a wife.  I really don’t think there are many women hanging out in the woods waiting for a hunter to come and rescue them.   Now that I think about it, maybe that would make a good lifetime movie.

My husband said he was going hunting but I don’t believe him - I think this might have been an old fishing joke. Husband says he’s going on a fishing trip with friends and his wife packs his clothes. Husband comes back and says she forgot to pack his underwear and she said, “I did they were in your tackle box”. Maybe next time you could pack his underwear in his gun case.

I want to be a hunters wife - For the love of deer, you came to the right place.  Be careful what you wish for or I should say be prepared.  Next week I’ll be posting - “Ten Things To Know Before Marrying A Hunter” - this may help. 

Have a great weekend everyone!