How do you guys manage family and hunting time?
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Manage?
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PK_ wrote:Manage?
Man with 3 little kids at home I’m just hanging on for dear life.
I bet man that’d be tough
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Most of my coyote hunts, shed hunts, and Turkey hunts turn into scouting trips. Trail cams save me a ton of leg work. I only hunt when the time of year and weather patterns tell me that I should be out there.
Hunting should never take priority over your kids; unless the kids make it a priority to take them hunting!
All 3 of mine enjoy it, I feel ill be eating a lot of tag soup over the next 5 years
Hunting should never take priority over your kids; unless the kids make it a priority to take them hunting!
All 3 of mine enjoy it, I feel ill be eating a lot of tag soup over the next 5 years
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Mine are just shy of three and one. One kid was pretty easy, I pretty much carried on as normal. When the second arrived oh man was that a kick in the nuts for me. Being a good dad/husband always comes first. I just can't leave my wife struggling with them. It's tough, I get frustrated sometimes with the baby thing, they are a real handful. Newborns are brutal, there's no way around that. But thankfully we are past that stage and things are getting easier.
"Manage" is a good way to put it. I manage to get out when I can. It's not as much as I'd like but it is what it is at this point in my life. Do you, enjoy your time out there. Its not a competition, it's a hobby. Don't fall into the modern trap of comparing yourself to facebookers or bloggers or youtubers.
Efficiency. I make better use of my hunting and fishing time than I ever have. Pick your weather days, be flexible, know when to cut bait when its just not going to happen. When the conditions are prime I make sure I have my ducks in a row so I can be out there.
If all else fails, sometimes forgiveness comes easier than permission.
"Manage" is a good way to put it. I manage to get out when I can. It's not as much as I'd like but it is what it is at this point in my life. Do you, enjoy your time out there. Its not a competition, it's a hobby. Don't fall into the modern trap of comparing yourself to facebookers or bloggers or youtubers.
Efficiency. I make better use of my hunting and fishing time than I ever have. Pick your weather days, be flexible, know when to cut bait when its just not going to happen. When the conditions are prime I make sure I have my ducks in a row so I can be out there.
If all else fails, sometimes forgiveness comes easier than permission.
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PK_ wrote:Manage?
Man with 3 little kids at home I’m just hanging on for dear life.
This is me too.
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muddy wrote:All 3 of mine enjoy it, I feel ill be eating a lot of tag soup over the next 5 years
Also me, my one buddie referrs to it as young hunter training and I am just getting started with my oldest at 11 and youngest at 6.
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Largely depends on your spouse...
My wife has a limit ranging from a couple hours to a couple of days of me being away from the homestead lol...
IMO don't plan on giving up any major holidays and family events to hunt.
Plan your hunting time around periods of time when there is typically not much going on - weekdays, odd weekend times, etc. Also good to have a calendar and agree on some dates well ahead of time (a couple of months preferably) for things like opening day, deer camp, etc. The less surprises the better. Plus, if you're like me and your spouse works, you'll have to plan ahead anyway so they can put in for time off or request certain days.
My wife has a limit ranging from a couple hours to a couple of days of me being away from the homestead lol...
IMO don't plan on giving up any major holidays and family events to hunt.
Plan your hunting time around periods of time when there is typically not much going on - weekdays, odd weekend times, etc. Also good to have a calendar and agree on some dates well ahead of time (a couple of months preferably) for things like opening day, deer camp, etc. The less surprises the better. Plus, if you're like me and your spouse works, you'll have to plan ahead anyway so they can put in for time off or request certain days.
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I hope I manage a little better every year.
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I work from home.
I get an extra couple hours a day with the kids which helps.
I take him to baseball and or football practice, assist, play catch almost daily, BP, footwork drills etc. we spend much time together.
The girl is just a teenager now. She could give a crap about her parents at the moment , but we still eat together (she loves my salads and we share time making them) and she enjoys my wallet.
The boy fishes w me every chance we get.
My hunt times are 1/4 with him and then the rest are me
The wife piece is a pretty tolerant woman and the rest of my times hunting and fishing are not impacted.
I get an extra couple hours a day with the kids which helps.
I take him to baseball and or football practice, assist, play catch almost daily, BP, footwork drills etc. we spend much time together.
The girl is just a teenager now. She could give a crap about her parents at the moment , but we still eat together (she loves my salads and we share time making them) and she enjoys my wallet.
The boy fishes w me every chance we get.
My hunt times are 1/4 with him and then the rest are me
The wife piece is a pretty tolerant woman and the rest of my times hunting and fishing are not impacted.
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I don't ask my wife - I TELL HER!
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We live on a lake.
So I threaten her that I'll take her washing machine away and buy her a scrub board if she acts up!!
So I threaten her that I'll take her washing machine away and buy her a scrub board if she acts up!!
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Here is the flip side,,,,, I know at times it can be overwhelming, but you are blessed, and when you lose a child, it just takes a big hunk out of your heart, for the rest of your life...... We were blessed with one daughter,, and family always came first for me,,,,,,,,,,,
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There are some fantastic older threads on this if you use the search tool. One or two of those should probably be on the "all time best tactical threads" because it definitely takes some strategic planning to be able to pull of the young family and hunting!
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I make family the priority, then when I do get a free moment to go I just go. So far it's worked for us, but that's one boy not in school activities yet.
Hunting season get a a little trickier. We have an unwritten agreement that one long weekend a month is ok. During rut is when I'm gone the longest
Hunting season get a a little trickier. We have an unwritten agreement that one long weekend a month is ok. During rut is when I'm gone the longest
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