What do I do when "SHE" says I have to many racks and need to shoot cows n doe's ?

[Stid2677]

What worked for me was taking my wife and helping her kill a few, she now feels different about them and has a few in HER office now.

 

[fillthefreezer]

Your first mistake was "storing" the heads in a storage unit.....you got to set a precedent, those things should be everywhere from the guest bedrooms to above the $hitter. It's an uphill battle for you.

When she starts talking just picture her naked, nod your head and do what you want. Thats what I do.

A lot of folks would benefit from getting a dog before getting a ring. Saves a lot of trouble down the road.

i dont know which is my fav but these are all great and had me rollin

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Start hanging pictures of naked women everywhere. When she flips, tell her you'll exchange a rack for a rack.

 

[tuffcity]

Get her to shoot the cows and does, you save a tag for the big ones. Heads on the wall aren't an issue here- she's got more up there than I do.

RC

 

[wk93]

You guys are lucky. My girlfriend doesn't want anything on the wall except a bear rug.... Looks like I need to keep on her and change her mind like you guys did!

 

[Dinkshooter]

Just walk in the house with a ladder, rack and hammer. Look her straight in the eye then hang it up.

Or turn in your man card.

 

[Climber]

Yea, my wife is adverse to full shoulder mounts but for whatever reason she really likes Euro mounts. She is OK with me hanging full mounts in the house but the bedroom and living room are off limits. When we got married she hated venison but now likes it so I'm making progress! As much as we love hunting you need to respect your wife and her feelings. Negotiate a room or two in the house and lay claim to your man cave. Problem solved.

 

[boom]

i dont have any heads in the house. i like to pick my battles..my house is tiny and it sucks..having antlers just wont fit anyways, so i let her chalk it off as a win.

i leave them at my siblings..my sister has my elk euro..it looks badass at her place.

i sure as hell wouldnt pay to keep them in a storage unit..

 

[Broz]

In our entry way, loft and living room you can stand in one spot and count 1 Euro antelope, 1 Euro deer, two euro Elk, 7 shoulder mount deer, 2 shoulder mount elk, a tanned elk hide, a bear rug and a full body mount mountain lion. The railings to the steps going up stairs is made of elk and mule deer sheds. This does not count what is in the garage / reloading room or the Black buck antelope in the bedroom. A elk shed chandelier from sheds and a smaller Wt Deer chandelier are in the works too. Been married 36 yrs come May. Guess I am a lucky man, but she has lots of shoes.

Jeff

 

[Becca]

Since I didn't come from a hunting family, it took a while for me to fully appreciate having antlers, rugs and mounts in our house. I found the more I went hunting, the more I enjoyed having them in places where I saw them every day. I grew to love our taxidermy even more once I got some of my own animals hung up on our walls. I am not a trophy hunter by any standard, but when I look at the animals I took myself or helped Luke pack out, I am reminded of fun times together and the story of each critter comes flooding back to me.

It helps to have the space for them though, and taxidermy takes up a lot of wall space. I have been to several homes and other buildings where too many critters (especially birds, and especially if they are dusty) made the place feel like a haunted natural history museum. Definetely not how I want our daily living space to look or feel. Start small, encourage her to give you input about what she likes (or doesn't like) about having critters in the house, and consider it as a gradual process...

 

[boom]

Just walk in the house with a ladder, rack and hammer. Look her straight in the eye then hang it up.

Or turn in your man card.

punch her in the eye and get her to make you a sandwich too!! hahahha..

i think treating a woman with respect..is pretty manly. compromise..is the key. besides, my mancard went up in flames the last time she dragged me to the opera..
thanks goodness the next day i drove away to AZ archery deer hunt. phew!!

 

[bbrown]

Say NO! Unless its close to the end of the season and the freezers getting low...

 

[endorice]

It's arguable, but I'd say wives are easier to find than a good trophy animal. Just saying.

 

[Dinkshooter]

punch her in the eye and get her to make you a sandwich too!! hahahha..

i think treating a woman with respect..is pretty manly. compromise..is the key. besides, my mancard went up in flames the last time she dragged me to the opera..
thanks goodness the next day i drove away to AZ archery deer hunt. phew!!

Where is the compromise in the OP's post?

 

[boom]

Where is the compromise in the OP's post?

The heads already taken? Not my relationship so I don't know details. Just punting an answer. For fun mostly.

 

[WRO]

I'm weird I guess, I have about 5 mounts (Caribou, couple deer, turkey, Antelope) and I don't really care to have them at my house to be honest. Its weird, I enjoy the hunt more than anything and everything what goes into it and I like killing big stuff when the opportunity comes up, but at the end of the day the memories, pictures, meat mean much more to me than a head mount.

 

[WesternBounty]

So today we were at the storage unit looking for a few things and when we had to move all of my deer and elk racks out of the way she stated that I need to quit shooting bucks and bulls and concentrate on shooting cows and doe's. I was like wth. Umm I dont think so. I told her one day we will have a place big enough so i can display them properly, and will beable to afford to do full head mounts on the bigger ones. But in the mean time do I uhhh accidently um shoot the big guys as they keep coming by?? lol give your input. thanks

No offense to your lady at all, please do not take this wrong but you could NEVER have TOO MANY in my personal opinion!!! I can do a lot of things with them! You can send some my way!!! I will add them to my NEVER ENDING SUPPLY

 

[Broz]

I'm sorry guys but reading some of these responses I hope you are just being joking "tuff guys". Either that or some need to grow up a little before signing the next commitment ending in "until death do us part". Married my high school sweet heart almost 36 years ago. Best move I have ever made in my entire life. Why?? Because we make it that way.

Jeff