Many women complain about the men disappearing and being utterly useless when hunting season comes around. For you city women that the men don't know how or where to hunt so don't.... compare it to football season just we actually get rid of them outdoors!
Hunting season has it's good points now. If you have a good hunter in the family you can get some really good deer, duck and turkey or even hog meat in the freezer for some nice meals ( if someone has the hang of cooking it). I would say it saves you money at the grocery store but that just depends on your hunter.......
When you add up all the special ammo, rifles, camping stuff, hunting make - up ( face it guys... your wearing UGLY make up don't say it isn't women are pro's in that department IT'S MAKE -UP!), hunting clothes, hunting leases and whatever other need to things like I don't know BEER? LOL Still sometimes it's nice to have some lady time to yourself.
What the football women may not have to deal with is getting them to show up at holiday meals! I mean really! ... At least they are in the house with the game on. You may have no idea what it's like to get your men folks down out of the trees,( regressing back to their monkey genes?) camps and into the house for some nice food! Son in Laws in particular like that excuse to not show up. That don't cut it with me..... family time is family time get your fanny in the house for a few hours and deal with it! You can run back outside to play later.
I do admit though sometimes hunting season is a full family sport with men women and children all doing their part to put meat on the table. You can learn some good basic skills even. Some women can't even cut up a chicken to fry anymore. You wouldn't believe how many could probably hang, gut and cut a deer up for the freezer. ME, nope I chose to forgo all that stuff. There were a few times Hubby and Jon got some deer butchered enough to get in the house for me to make deer jerky then had to go out of town. Next year, I was ready for them! LOL I had the kitchen all cleaned up and everything laid out with even the knives sharpened. I told them get with it they weren't going to stick me with that bloody, hairy job again. I don't care how careful you are in preparing the deer there is always lots of hair to pick off before freezing so your not doing it at the dinner table. I stayed in the kitchen and directed my no cook men on how to do it all. They learned some good things! It was good father son time too, just a little different than swinging from the trees or playing stalking hunter quietly slinking around in the woods.
Those days are past now. Jon isn't here anymore to play in the woods with us. It kind of takes the fun out of it for hubby. The 3 grandsons are 3 - 4 hours away so they do their own area of hunting with their dad. (the son in law that sometimes is hard to get out of the woods for holidays)
Well there is a season in life for everything.....
Love
Ranchmama
( who would give anything to have a kitchen mess from Jon and his dads jerky supply)
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