Guest OldBuckhunter Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I was in maintenance for a school district and I retired last June. I used to hunt a lot years ago but started back again about 3 years ago. shot two deer last two seasons and bought an ML to extent my seasons this year. I will probably also hunt in Wis. at my ex-daugher-in-laws place. Have the freedom to roam now and really enjoy being in outdoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SLBDEERHUNTER Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I am in banking, I have 15 vacation days plus paid holidays. This year I was able to take every Friday off in November and December. My hunting club is only 15 minutes from my house. I went on 56 hunts this year (morning/evenings count as seperate hunts). I have a very understanding wife and a long season, one weekend left and then we start preparing for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I own a landscaping business here in NC. My slowest months of the year are November-January so it works out nicely with deer season. Plus, the land I lease is 25 minutes from my front door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I am a commercial lobster fisherman and out lobster season don't start until 4 weeks after rifle season starts, so I have lots of time to hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIwhitetailhunter Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting Correctional Officer here. I hunt every weekend and pick my vacation time off in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutbuster Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting Farmer/rancher,and also work at a couple powerplants, as a mechanics helper or laborer when there is work available,,, I hunt weekends,evening after work some times, I had last , and if i'm working in the fall and if it works out will take a week if possible off for rifle season, this last fall I wasn't working so I got in quit a bit of hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I'm a teacher. I don't get days off to hunt. I get a few evenings a week and Saturdays usually. i make sure and do a bit of scouting before hand so I can make the most of the little time I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I recently graduated with my B.S. in Biology and looking for employment and have gotten nowhere so far. I went to school 2-2 1/2 hours from home and went home every weekend in November, and picked my spots according to weather changes in October, and the had half of December to hunt when school was out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilhunter1986 Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting i am a first year college student and my school is about 25 minutes away from our land. i might as well go know while i can cuz im a law enforcement major and i am going to be a conservation officer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParrotHead2005 Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I teach 5th grade. I get 15 PDO's paid days off a year to use at anytime. ALso school is out at 3:30 and I can be in my stand by a little after 4. I have missed 1 day of hunting in 6 years. I hunt every day from Oct..1 until the end which is Jan 1 or 2nd. This year I put in 439 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I pretty much have it made. I work for the family business. ( office manager for Dad's land surveying business) I get off at 2:30 everyday and am usually in my stand by 3:30-4:00 everyday.....unless my child has something going on after school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I manage a Help Desk for a defense contracting company. As a result, I have to take time off during the week and/or hunt on Saturdays. I make it work though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I'm self employed and work out of my house. In most people's eyes I'm semi-retired now and I guess they're right. I have a business partner and we develop and assemble oil and gas exploration prospects. We sell them to industry participants in order to get them drilled and reduce our own risked dollars in our prospects. Along with making money off of the sale of our prospects, we keep an equity stake in all of them. We also purchase small interest in other party's prospects too as part of spreading our risk and maximizing our expose. With the way our business works along with both of us sharing a passion for deer hunting, we can pretty much take time off whenever we want to provided it doesn't put our invested funds at risk. The slow time of the year for our business is around November 1st through January 15th so we usually don't work very much during that time. Usually my weekday spring turkey hunting is before 9:00 a.m. so I can still get some work in if I need to. Back in the days when I was a salaried employee for other oil and gas companies I was a weekend hunter just like most other hunters. There were times when I had to work weekends too back then. I never had more than 2 weeks of vacation time when I worked for someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting Im a butcher/meatcutter for a large retailer. I work early morn. 4-12,5-1, 6-2,7-3. so I have most evenings free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billkay Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I'm a photojournalist for a Chicago newspaper. Been there a while so I get 4 weeks vacation, holidays, personal days, and comp time. I'll usualy spend at least 3 weeks out of state for turkey and deer, and the rest of the time near home. Before the time change, I can usually get out most afternoons on a spot near home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widowmaker Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I AM A PARTS MANAGER FOR A FAMILY OWNED JOHN DEERE DEALERSHIP HERE IN MY TOWN. I HUNT THE WEEKENDS AND I ALSO HAVE THREE WEEKS VACATION TO TAKE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atthewall Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting Information Technology Consultant. Cell phone is my office line and broadband at the ranch for email (virtual employee - roving office/work anywhere). Not confined to an office environment in the Corporate scene. Allows me to be very mobile and stay connected to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I work as a robotics tech for a Japanesse company contracted to IBM in Vermont. 12 hour shifts 3 or 4 day per week. Which gives me 3 or 4 day off per week...!!! No vacation, holiday, or sick time off, but with 3 or 4 days off per week its not to bad. It breaks down to me getting at least 1/2 of all the season days off. However some of those days are spent playing Mr. Mom. Now if I could just gets these kids to grow up a bit so they will be in school full time...... Heh heh heh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I'm a mechanic at a GM Dealership, I get every weekend off, and they're pretty good to let me take off a day here and there. I work 8-5 Monday thru Friday, usually in the fall it's pretty dark when 5:00 rolls around. Besides, I hunt about 1 hour from home, 45 minutes from work, so I'm pretty pressed for time during the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I am a IBEW construction Electrician and have been for almost 21 years here in the metro NYC area. I am currently working in the Ground Zero area of Manhattan. I have been lucky the last 10 years with getting to pick my time off to hunt. We start work real early so that gives me the afternoons easily. I bowhunt right here in my backyard and have land and another home about an hour away. I hunt and shoot and ride just about EVERY weekend with my 3 sons. I keep them out of trouble that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tunkhannockbowhunter Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting about to graduate college and will then be an assistant superintendent at a golf course near my hometown and will hopefully get to hunt a lot since work really slows down in october Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adamc Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting I'm currently a college student majoring in telecommunications. Right now i go to school from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. monday thu thursday so i can hunt pretty much anyday after school and weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryland_Bowhunter Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting T4 water tech. Surface drinking water here in Maryland . I work shift work , I work a 5 days of day work with a day off the 4 nights of midnights and 6 days off then 4 more midnight then it repeats so I get a whole bunch of time to hunt . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbucks125 Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting i am a college student but i live at home, i commute to school everyday then i go to work at Cornell University part time. the good thing is my boss lets me take off some time for hunting which is realllly great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosdog2 Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Re: Occupation and Deer Hunting In the Navy; Intelligence in DC. I get time off whenever I want pretty much. Plus all weekends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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