I drew a once in a lifetime sheep tag at 25. Now what?

[Hockaday2017]

Congrats! You'll make but happen just do the best you can and be ok with it, its just a sheep... My wife ate a sheep tag because she was 8 months pregnant when the season opened.

Little babies are easy, they sleep all the time. Once mom gets back on her feet and you get into a routine it's pretty easy going for a while. The emotional rollercoaster is rough on the ladies.

Hopefully you have family that can help her out while you're gone? Or a close friend? Slipping away for a week maybe easier said than done for you though. I hated being away from my kids for more than 5-7 days at a time, mostly because of how much extra work is is for mom to do alone.

Thanks! We will absolutely make it happen. Ive got family that lives about 45 minutes away from where ill babe hunting!

 

[GoWyo!]

Post Partum depression is real, make sure you secure your bow/rifle before during and after your hunt. Hunt sparingly if possible. She will remember.

 

[CPAjeff]

Lots of great advice has been given, here's my take:

Try and get the wife out scouting with you - make it "our" sheep hunt, not "my" sheep hunt. Hopefully the pregnancy and delivery goes without a hitch - if she has the child via c-section, it's a long recovery process. Adjust hunt expectations accordingly. You've probably already figured this out, but women have a crazy good memory. 20 years from now, you won't want to hear, "Remember that time you had a sheep tag and we had a newborn . . . " Take the advice @Oak and @Khunter have given you - collectively those two probably know more people who have killed sheep/been apart of successful sheep hunts than anyone.

Most importantly, spend all the time possible with that little one - time flies and there is nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, like having children. Of second importance, come back and give us a recap of the hunt!

Best of luck!