Suffolk shooter Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I guess I am lucky, other than her moaning about how much time I actually go shooting, she actively helps out where plucking, gutting and prepping are concerned and is always looking for new receipes for what ever I bring home. She helps out so much that she is actually going to be getting up early on saturday morning to freshly prepare the Shoot lunch on Saturday and then drive over to the estate to serve it up. And the best thing is I didn't even have to ask her. She has had ago at clays, and wants to have ago at live quarry, but with two young kids its not easy for her to practise until she's competant, so she's waiting until they old enough. My eldest daughter who is eight in a couple of months enjoys coming out ferretting, beating, and roost shooting and picks up better than any dog I know, anything thats winged she dispatches without any fuss, and doesn't worry about any blood. She is always pestering me to take her out and wants to learn how to shoot so I have got a nice bolt action .410 for her to start with and then we'll see how she gets on. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I'm very fortunate. I live with my girlfriend of many years, and she loves shooting and the countryside, even though she was brought up as a towny. It took a bit of campaigning to get her into wellies, but after a series of shooting lessons and some forays out shooting on the farm, she's ready for her first real day of shooting: a day of driven partridge next week, where I hope she'll be on form with her 20-bore. She tends to accept my obsession with spending every iota of free time out shooting in the field. She'll even help with gutting and plucking all the shot game and pigeons. However she's yet to pick up a cleaning rod. Apparently that's my job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I suppose I am fortunate in that my woman is a country girl- A farmers daughter who went to university. She was brought up with shooting/countryside and all that goes with it. When I first went deer stalking under invite a few years ago and I was gralloching out my first kill, she actually showed me how to do it properly, which did surprise me. Most of what comes home now she prepares for the table as she always say's you don't do it right. Or is it cos I don't do it right on purpose??? Regards starlight32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardy Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I'm very lucky - my fiancee is in favour of my shooting despite being a veggi. I'd better qualify that - she's a veggie because she doesn't like meat (unless its severly overcooked!) but grew up on a farm & has hunted for years so is much in favour of country sports in general. She wasn't bothered about shooting herself until a big rat appeared in the garden then wanted to know how to use my air rifle! Practice was deemed boring until she discovered that clothes pegs on the washing line made a more interesting target. Not managed to convince her yet to get involved with the recently dead rabbits/pigeons/pheasants/trout that I regularly turn up with but once they are prepared shes happy to cook them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Practice was deemed boring until she discovered that clothes pegs on the washing line made a more interesting target. Ah, I'm not the only one then. Watching them spin or shatter is more exciting than punching paper, less margin for error too. the next best thing is these little chalk targets you can buy, they come in various size discs or even rough animal shapes and when they get hit explode in a puff of chalk like flash clays. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 My wife has no problems with it as long as I don't bring it home to breast it / gut it etc, all done in the field and bagged before I get back. Actually encourages me really as showing my little ones how we can live on food other than that wrapped in plastic, showing that cows etc don't grow in Tesco's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 My Mrs is all for it as she loves cooking any game. I've not told the girlfriend I shoot yet !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Outlaw Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I live with 3 girlies, Calam and our 2 daughters aged 11 and 6. They all love shooting. They all shoot. They all have thier own guns. Apart from Calam we all eat what we shoot. (except charlies and corvids) But if she was starving and I had gutted and skinned our kills she would eat them. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikky Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 my missus moans especially when i bring rabbits home......i should have shot her years ago...could have stopped mad cow desease with one pull of the trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmzy Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I have too many women to ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmr Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 my oh has no probs with me shooting,even got to the stage where she thought if you cant beat em join em.now got her own s.g.c and 2 guns of her own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Tell them you'll stop shooting when they stop shopping. Life's way to short to be told not to do something you enjoy, sod them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I met the rottie when I moved to Kent and was an active a hunt sab, she didn't care. I now bring in all manner of quarry and make a total mess of her kitchen, she doesn't care. The only way to get a reaction out of her is to hide the chocalate LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trakker01 Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 my ex- was the bunny girl. ...she could carry 20/30 at a time !! & shoot good........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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