Ladies of Hunt Talk,
My wife recently and quite unexpectedly decided that she wants to hunt with me this fall. I am in the service and we are currently waiting on our next assignment which is looking like Alaska (Fairbanks). With that in mind, Caribou and Moose are, hopefully, on the table. This was out of the blue as she had never shown any interest.
Q1: (Rifle) We went to Green Top to look for a rifle that will fit her. She is 4'11" so I was scouring the racks for a rifle with a LOP that will fit her. She has her mind pretty much set on the Tikka T3x Compact (Finnish/Italian heritage on her side and Finnish Manufacture/Italian ownership for Tikka). I wish Tikka made a stainless compact model but I cannot find one in their history or catalog. I don't want to scare her away from hunting so I am keeping recoil in mind. This leads me to the 7mm-08 Remington. Do any of you have any experience with the Tikka or have any other models I should try to show her?
Q2 (Clothing) I know there are women-specific hunting clothing manufacturers out there. Keeping her comfortable in the elements will be key. Who should I look at for clothing?
Q3 What advice do you have for a husband trying to stay married when taking their SO out hunting for the first time?
Thank you.
Zach
My wife recently and quite unexpectedly decided that she wants to hunt with me this fall. I am in the service and we are currently waiting on our next assignment which is looking like Alaska (Fairbanks). With that in mind, Caribou and Moose are, hopefully, on the table. This was out of the blue as she had never shown any interest.
Q1: (Rifle) We went to Green Top to look for a rifle that will fit her. She is 4'11" so I was scouring the racks for a rifle with a LOP that will fit her. She has her mind pretty much set on the Tikka T3x Compact (Finnish/Italian heritage on her side and Finnish Manufacture/Italian ownership for Tikka). I wish Tikka made a stainless compact model but I cannot find one in their history or catalog. I don't want to scare her away from hunting so I am keeping recoil in mind. This leads me to the 7mm-08 Remington. Do any of you have any experience with the Tikka or have any other models I should try to show her?
Q2 (Clothing) I know there are women-specific hunting clothing manufacturers out there. Keeping her comfortable in the elements will be key. Who should I look at for clothing?
Q3 What advice do you have for a husband trying to stay married when taking their SO out hunting for the first time?
Thank you.
Zach