Bible Study Verse
Ephesians 5:28
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church. (NIV)

Thoughts
A few weeks ago, my wife stopped by my office where I am fortunate to have the liberty of hanging a few of my game trophies on the wall. One of these is a 5X5 bull elk which I took last year with a muzzleloader in northern Arizona. As my wife was perusing my office, she pointed at the antlers and asked, “Is that my elk?”
“Uh, no,” I said, “that’s my elk; you haven’t killed an elk with antlers yet.”
To which she replied, “As I said, is that my elk?”
I stopped what I was doing and carefully digested this last question for a long moment before looking up. “You want to kill a bull elk?” I asked.
Her reply started with something like, “Yeah, If you loved me, . . . .”
If you’re married you know that, regardless of how the statement ended, the message was very clear. Though my wife had been on a number of elk hunts and had even harvested a cow elk herself, she had never hunted bull elk. Ever try to explain the Draw process to a woman who wants to hunt something? Trust me, it’s all beside the point. However, here is the point: Her statement about the 5X5 on my wall could have represented anything that involved quality time with her–a family vacation, a weekend alone without the kids, or a bull elk hunt. Our hunting can mean the world to us, but it is never more important than loving our wives. Obedience to God’s Word is not optional; nor is loving our wife as our self a mere suggestion. The union of a husband and wife was God’s first created organization in the Bible, even before the church; (Genesis 1:27-28) and certainly before hunting clubs and the like. If you are seeking God’s blessing on your next hunt, be sure you and your spouse are “one” (Ephesiana 5:31) on the matter. (RC)

Action Point
If you have a wife or daughter who likes to hunt, Amen! God has obviously already blessed you in this area. Make every opportunity to hunt together. I see no downside to this. Make sure you accommodate them in order that you do not turn them off from the hunting or fishing experience. The trip need not resemble the last episode of “Survivorman”.
Remember 1 Peter 3:7: Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. (NIV)
Make sure you are well prepared to help them face the challenges of the tougher hunts without risk to their health and safety should problems arise.