This is all very true. I considered moving out west and my wife was on board but I finally realized it wasn't going to net me much more hunting time. A lot of my vacation time that I spend traveling west to hunt would be eaten up with traveling back to see all our family that lives back east...
I would be honored if my grandfather had bought me a book and took the time to read it before gifting it to me. It will give you something to talk about with him as he reads through it.