Hunts for new Dads

[Maverick1]

"Hunts for new Dads"

I am happy with my father and do not need see the need to go on a hunt to replace him.

The mother-in-law, well, that is a different story!
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[MTtrout]

Don’t piss off wife. A couple years of taking it easy will lend to more freedom later.

I absolutely agree with not making the wife mad or doing something harmful to the relationship but your second part isn’t guaranteed. The longer you stay at home the more the wife gets used to you being at home

 

[Hnthrdr]

Depends on your wife and level of support. My first daughter was 5 months old when I spent about half a week away elk hunting. Her mom was around but she's practically a baby herself at times. My wife dreads hunting season every year because that first season was so hard for her. I regret pushing her limit. I wrongly thought that she could handle kids as well as my mom. I would say, whatever you both choose, make sure it's not past her tolerance because you don't want her "PTSD" to affect every season down the road. Start off strong on the fatherhood and wife support department. No overnight trips unless she encourages it. Some babies are much more difficult than others and that can't be predicted. Ty for taking this seriously. Baby with a stressed momma carries her burden, too. Hope you get some meat one way or another though!

Sounds very similar to my situation, my mom raised 6 kids, kids are nothing to her, found out not all women are like that. Haha

 

[WyldGoose]

Our first and only turned 1 last week. I had to cancel an Idaho muley hunt back in Oct because there was no way I could leave my wife for 10 days like I did in previous years.
Our situation is unique in that we live in a small town and have no family anywhere near us. No babysitters. No support network. Just us.
I’m not making plans to travel for a while. Looking forward to local day hunts. When he’s a little older I’m sure we’ll all travel together for hunting trips, or I’ll fly family out to stay and help the wife if I leave.

 

[missjordan]

Personally i would skip the first year and plan on going the 2nd year and beyond. 5 years ago we had a baby in July and my spouse took a week off for archery and he came home early. I didn’t have any support and it was a nightmare. Rifle season we all went and did what we could but it was tough.

Years 2-present have gotten way easier now our kindergartner is the 3rd wheel and it’s super fun for everyone.


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[tstowater]

Figure out why you are buying points. If you want to hunt better quality animals then you will need points or get damn lucky. If you want to hunt, then get the tags and go hunting and don't feel bad about going. Have that conversation now. Hunting other than for meat is going to be a selfish act and that's ok. When my kids were 6 and 4, I spent 31 days in Canada hunting. I have an extraordinarily understanding wife and that was probably enough. I get tired of people whining about having a family at home that they are missing. My wife and I reached an agreement that unless her or one of the kids is majorly ill or dead, then don't bother me. You figure this out when you are truly in the back country and before the modern forms of communication.