Does anyone have a husband who hunts?

AmyElizabeth1530

So with our little one having a fur date in October. We are first time parents and so excited and nervous because of changes that means need to happen. Well my due date near the end of hunting season. I have talked to my husband about putting in for tags closer to home for this year just in case I go into labor before our due date on the 26th. He has not done that. (I'm so frustrated) He has hunting tags for the closest of 2 hours from home and farthest of 5 hours. I'm nervous about this because we don't have our parents or family close by if something happens. (We are in Utah, family is in upstate New York). And if your spouse is a hunter then you know they turn their phones off or don't have service where they are.
Do any of you ladies have any concerns about hunting season this year? Or am I completely alone?

mommy_wife_nurse

I'm the opposite on this one, as I hunt too. He has been told he won't be hunting without me, so no deer meat for us this year!

Rikki_5

No, thank god.  Since I'm a vegetarian I couldn't support it.

McRad

Yes! My husband does too! We used to live in Montana and I know the feeling of no cell service and gone for at least two days (sometimes four or five) without hearing from him in bear country. He always hunted 5 miles past everyone else :-/ on the backsides of the mountains.
Many, many sleepless nights! Agh! I must say I don't miss the worry filled nights.

Maybe once you starting getting close to your due date he won't want to hunt so far away? It can sometimes be difficult for dads to feel involved/connected but maybe as time passes and his anticipation builds, he won't want to be so far away?? It's a legitimate concern that you have and I think a discussion would be a good thing-- addressing all your worries and see where he stands?

Rikki_5

sorry, i think it's ridiculous.  maybe i'm just in a mood today but I find it crazy that you are going to be delivering his child and he is more concerned about shooting some animals in a forest somewhere in the middle of nowhere.  I'd tell him be there or else. lol

millette2015

My husband hunts as well, but he is *only* hunting locally and has promised no overnight trips. He also is supposed to stay within areas that get cell reception, just in case. To be honest, I find it a little insensitive of your husband to not consider you/this baby in his hunting plans. It's one hunting season. He will get a ton more after the baby is born. I feel for you and hope you two are able to work it out so that you're not left alone in labour! 

jennifercurry1

My husband is basically a full time hunter year round, I'm due October 18th yet all my husband thinks about is "oh deer season almost duck season" I don't want to tell him he can't do it, because for 5 years he's done everything he's wanted to do hunting wise and I've never said anything and I deer hunt with him also. I've told him multiple times that he needs to be around the area in case I go into labor but he is CONVINCED I won't until late afternoon or evening when he's done (as if the baby knows his hunting schedule

apsparks09

My husband and I are both hunters!

We are from Louisiana so hunting season for deer starts late here (thankfully) BUT it does start a little bit after the baby is born.  I told him I don't mind him going as long as it is not more than one night and as long as me and baby S can tag along! Lol my materity leave is during all of hunting season so perfect timing for us

Good Luck!

Cassandralyn25

My husband is a duck hunter and my due date is close to the start of the season. As soon as we figured out the due date, he already said he'd be skipping the start of the season and will cut down on how often he hunts to spend time with the baby. He usually hunts at a location an hour and a half away and then it's up to an hour away from his car where he takes his boat with some limited cell service. I'm so thankful that he made this choice right from the beginning. We weren't planning on a fall baby but that's just how things worked out and we couldn't be any happier! Best of luck!

lcolello89

My husband hunts too (we live in upstate, northern ny) but luckily his parents have quite a bit of land that he hunts on. He rarely goes to the hunting camp an hour away (with no cell service) and definitely won't be this year. Luckily he enjoys it but isn't obsessed with it.

jennifercurry1

You are so lucky!!! Lol

StephN310

We are both hunters and thankfully this LO is due before whitetail season here so I am not concerned! I will probably be left at home for the three weekends of deer season so that will be an issue when it arises. I'll fight my battles as they come though. Good luck!

buchanantasha0114

We are both hunters we are in pei Canada..no deer here but waterfowl start Oct 1 and i am due oct 12 luckily between work and hunting he should always have service! Good luck!

StephN310

I am actually more scared that my husband will be at work when I go into labor. He owns a logging company and is frequently 1+ hours from home with poor or no cell service. My last labor was two hours long from start to finish and we live one hour from the hospital when the roads are not snowy or icy. (There was also a snowstorm during that short labor and the roads were not plowed. It was interesting to say the least!) He was thankfully home when I went into labor that time. We keep a trac phone around near the end. They seem to get better reception than a carrier. Just an idea!

brittneyks

I feel like I wrote this! My due date is October 26th also and every year for the past 10 years my bf has gone to Colorado on October 20 thru the 31st. This year he is not going to go until November

casserole27

Hey I'm in Utah too!  I imagine my husband is still doing Turkey and Bear season this summer, but he actually decided on his own that he does not want to hunt this fall.  Its our first and he wants to be here before and after baby as much as possible. He says "I can hunt anytime, our baby is only born once." 

If he was wanting to go I'd be pretty adamant that he be somewhere I can contact him at all times, especially if I didn't have family around to help if something happens.

LLynde5

My husband (also a hunter) won't feel the need to change his plans until the due date is just around the corner. It's not him being insensitive but until the situation arrives he will not panic about it!! I can promise that when the time comes he will be more prepared then I am and I am type A:) He always makes the right choice when it comes down to it!! I find it better not to nag him about things that are not in the moments. But if it is October and I am not feeling 100% about him going out, he will surly hear all about it;) Italian guilt always works!!

Carmofrap

haha to funny we are from Idaho currently working a temporary job in upstate NY. My husband does, He would never risk missing the birth though. He would probably still put in tags close to our home and come home every night and makes sure that I'm not feeling like labor is going to happen soon, but we are away working till september possibly through the winter as well, so that kind of stopped that for him

Knottie86476496

We both hunt. I'm not getting tags this year and my partner is only hunting close. He also know that once the little one comes he will not go out as much. He is way more excited about the baby then hunting. He can hunt every year. This baby will only be born once and be a baby once (this is our first baby so he'll miss something he'd never get back).