With the holiday of love and romance close at hand, I thought it appropriate to cover such a timely topic. I recently joined womenanglers.us as a guest writer, and it could not be a better topic to start out with. My favorite topic of course is anything and all things related to turkey hunting, with deer hunting a close second. How turkey hunting relates to Valentines Day will be revealed as I relate it to my own life and experiences.
This year like many couples, my wife Lee and I will celebrate the holiday with a special dinner event in town. We recently built a log home, and have chosen to make that our big gift to each other for many holidays to come. We don’t go out much since we built our house, so a night on the town is truly a special event.
I got to thinking about it, and this Valentines Day is much more like other days in the year. Hunting seasons as they come and go, are more days together than days apart. Much like Valentines Day, we celebrate and enjoy the time together, especially on opening days. Those opening days are always great experiences even though sometimes we return home with tags still in our pockets. When we first met back in 1997, Lee was not a hunter, nor all that interested in it. Over time, my passion for time spent in the turkey woods peaked her interest. The following year, Lee accompanied me on several hunts, and came to learn what I enjoyed so much of my time spent there. Although I have been successful, and generally fill my tags each season, it is not a non-stop blood fest. Kill, kill kill, is not my motto, nor the emphasis. I am happy that I was able to convey that to her. Over time, she has become a passionate hunter in her own right.
I would submit to you to share your time in the woods with family, loved ones, and especially your spouses. There is much to be shared and learned in the forests and fields. The only down side I have yet to find is that your hunting budget might double, but I would suggest that is money well spent. I am a fortunate man to be able to share so many days that are much like Valentines Day or in another perspective to have Valentines Day be much like most other days of the year.
