Is your wife tracking you?

[std7mag]

Well I'm turning the big 60 this year.
My wife worries about me hunting alone.
Even though I give her coordinates of where I plan to be before I leave the house.
I sometimes go to a different spot if the need arises. Or I get a wild hair.
I have been known to go several miles from the truck.

So, is your wife tracking you?
And not for the nefarious reasons!

 

[cgasner1]

She usually has a general idea and has asked me to leave the tracker on my phone on. I usually have a inreach with me also but honestly not sure why you wouldn’t have someone at least know where you are accidents happen

 

[Straight Arrow]

Yep, at my prime age of 81 yo ... my wife clips the fully charged MiniGarmin to me when I head out to hunt or hike solo. She also requires a photo and a thumbs-up when I can get cell service.
Her spirit sign is the bear ... so if I get attacked, she wants a photo of the bear before I expire.

 

[golfer]

Garmins Inreach has an option for you to start a track and send the link to whoever. I believe it updates every 15 min.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Yep, at my prime age of 81 yo ... my wife clips the fully charged MiniGarmin to me when I head out to hunt or hike solo. She also requires a photo and a thumbs-up when I can get cell service.
Her spirit sign is the bear ... so if I get attacked, she wants a photo of the bear before I expire.

Maybe don’t go hiking in grizzly country if your wife is pissed before you leave to hike?

I don’t think teleportation and shape shifting is real but you can never be too careful…..

 

[El Jason]

Yeah. iPhone tracking and InReach

 

[Charlie Bob]

Yes she worries and tries to keep track of me while trusting my ability and knowing I realize my diminishing abilities .
I worry about her worrying, and my diminishing abilities, it’s a constant struggle.

 

[jdf]

No most of the time she is everywhere with me hunting beside me...

 

[Straight Arrow]

Maybe don’t go hiking in grizzly country

If you ain't living on the edge ... then you're taking up too much room! Besides, where in the heck can you hunt and hike in Montana without being in griz country nowadays?

 

[Bambistew]

If you want to find out, turn off the GPS on your phone and wait...

 

[WildWill]

Yep with the InReach. And if I don't have service for a call one message every evening. That's what she needs for peace of mind so no big deal.


Now we've had 3 arguments on locations she doesn't want me hunting in for safety Mexico, NM border units, and Africa. I won one (Africa), lost one (Mexico), and never got the NM tag so didn't matter. My wife thinks if you leave the US your basically asking to die.

 

[brymoore]

Yes. I slid off an unknown 10’ cliff grouse hunting a few years ago. One of the dogs went off the edge too. Slide was enjoyable thinking I’d hit tree line and stop. Nope - off an unseen cliff. Dog and I came limping into the house and my wife freaked out when she saw how black and blue I was. Somehow both hips were deep purple. None of my excuses worked so I agreed to let her track me.

 

[Outlaw99]

Not anymore. When she showed up at the strip club fuming, I told her never again!

 

[Straight Arrow]

When she showed up at the strip club fuming, I

asked her, "Are you going to believe me ... or your lying eyes?"

 

[Outlaw99]

asked her, "Are you going to believe me ... or your lying eyes?"

You’ve been there too huh!?!?!!

 

[mdhunter]

We track each other. You know how much time and frustration I have saved not getting the “where are you calls anymore”?

 

[mtmuley]

My wife has enough trust in me for no tracking. But when I hunt solo she is pushing for it. Not a bad idea. mtmuley

 

[recon6036]

Yep! iPhone and Inreach

 

[brymoore]

I don’t do anything to worry about my wife tracking me. She spends 95% of her time worrying about the grown kids.

 

[Nuts]

100% always. Like others stated saves the where u at or eta ? Dinner is ready when I get home. If I am hunting alone even with a tracker on phone and inreach my long time hunting partner knows exactly where I will be and how I get there. As well as possible detours. He is always my wife's 1st call and visa versa with his wife. Funny thing when you get older. The life360 on my grown adult children's phone still there from there youth. They now track us. Hey mom dad. Can we drop off the kids while we run errands. See you are home. Or hey we see you just got to blank restaurant. Care if we join you for a free meal? I don't mind any of it. Track me all you want. Nothing to hide.