psycho better yet. Have him buy his wife a ticket and you buy a ticket. This should not be his problem

my wife and kids go with me every opening weekend. Of course, we're the only ones there, so I guess it's not a bad deal.

When I was leasing, the wives all came out for a big feed on Saturday night of opening weekend, but other than that, they stayed home.

The only woman that has a place at deer camp is a huntress.

Paying members only on opening weekend. It has been that was since I was 5.

figured the unwritten rule for opening weekend was paid members only....best of luck man

I suggest you just suck it up and quit bitching.....

Im not a fan of anyone but hunters at the lease. BUTTTT its his wife so you kinda have to bite your tongue. Now the dog on the other hand I would pull my buddy aside and say shut that bitch up ! Just make sure he knows who your talking about .....!!!!! LOL Next thing is to start looking for a travel trailer. I dont like it either but at our lease I go to bed early and a few of the guys stay up half the night in the camphouse radio playing, party going......I cant knock'um for having a good time so I got a travel trailer.

I seldom get to hunt the opening weekend... BUT, then again my wife works as much or more than some of the hunters on our place, respects others, paid for a spot on the lease, and has her own trailer now...

Sig, I don't think too many people have a problem with women at the lease, but I'm sure some do. Heck, I wish my wife wanted to hunt sometimes...

It's best to have the rule for a set couple of weekends. Our rules also include no guests on Thanksgiving or following Christmas.

Only paying hunters openeing weekend.
It has been a tradtion too to bring the whole family thanksgiving weekend.

We did however hunt with a guy who would bring a diffrent girfriend every weekend. It was hard to rememeber all their names. Come to find out he was using their tags to kill more bucks. One year he had his 2 buck limit...

I woke up one morning and felt ill and didnt go to the morning hunt. I was standing outside my camper when one of the many girlfriend came out and started talking to me.

Around 8:30ish this dude rolls back into camp with his 3rd buck of the season. When the rest of the guys come back into camp he claims his girlfriend shot it.

Funny cause I was with her all morning. I called him out in front of EVERYONE... his camper was loaded up that afternoon.

That's one reason to have a blind big enough to take a nap in. If the camp has to much going on I'll just stay in my blind and take a afternoon nap.

yep, usually grilled steaks, sausage and a fish fry with the side dishes made by the wives at home while everyone was hunting that evening....some of them have enough children to have a complete softball/baseball team. But everything is cool and it's just a yearly thing that even the game wardens get an invite to.

I like the air horn idea. That's just funny.

Our camp is pretty laid back, none of the drama. Just lots of bad jokes and farting.

Do guests include kids at your place? Thanksgiving and Christmas weekends are some of the only times kids have with extended breaks during the season.

From reading through this entire thread, I don't think I would want to hunt on a lot of the leases that have been discussed.

Kids are not counted as guest, and neither are wives. Its usually a family thing, so no bringing your buddy.

Ask the wife to please keep it down because you are trying to sleep and ask that the dog not get on your stuff and be quite.
You need to speak up when it effects you. You don't need to be ugly just firm.

All of us have our own trailers so no conflict, and my son and I hunt together. Actually I watch him hunt.

Dogs only the owner of the property gets to bring his dog. and he stay in the house most of the time.

Women are welcome. Wives are not.

Honestly, I thought deer camp was supposed to be a place where a man has no fear of facing any issues that are most likely to come up at home or work. Otherwise, why even go there? Let's face it, it points to why so many guys buy a place of their own, and why other guys never ask anyone to go hunting with them.

Hunting for me is an escape from all those types of things that I must deal with whenever I'm not at the deer lease. And the last thing I want is anyone dragging such issues into deer camp. I'm sure our earliest ancestors viewed hunting in much the same way. And I also suspect their wives enjoyed the time alone as well.

I was very fortunate in that I married a girl who came from a family where all the men were hunters. In fact, I often hunted and spent more time with her dad than I did with my own. She understands what deer camp is to me, and often goes with me during the off season to take long walks, fish, and do other things. But once hunting season arrives, she knows that deer camp is a place where men want to be more alone and focused on the work of a harvest. It's just something that's in our blood that other men don't have in theirs.

My wife looks forward to my son and I going to the lease. It gives her and my daughter a "girls weekend out." Shopping, spa the works. In fact I already know I "have" to go to the lease on Oct. 30 - 31.

My Wife is making me go hunting.

My wife and daughters have been known to do such things as well while I'm out freezing my tail off.

I think what my wife enjoys most is being able to sleep as long as she wants, and as her schedule permits. And I'm sure the fact that I snore plays into it as well.

When you get to camp just walk up to him and give him a good high five and tell him thanks for bringing the stripper hes been bragging about and you cant wait for your turn!!! Should eliminate all problems.

Or better yet, just ask him to introduce you to his "new" girlfriend.

My wife is a paid hunter on our lease now, I couldnt afford to leave her home. But now that I think about it. This will just give her an opportunity to shop in different towns.

The contract on our lease specifies that a hunter may bring a guest after the 2nd week of gun season.