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Offline et1702

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Re: 3 months or 92 days until Archery Elk opens
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2012, 10:03:15 AM »
Quote from: dreamingbig on July 31, 2012, 09:58:57 AM
How do you all get the time off of work and from family? 

I can only swing 6 or 7 vacation days and thus I am maximizing my time by missing the first 3 days of the season to hunt the last 10.  I wish I could be there on the 4th! And 5th and 6th...

My son is in college and taking the wife to Mexico in late Oct... :tup:
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Re: 3 months or 92 days until Archery Elk opens
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2012, 10:53:53 AM »
35 DAYS and trust me it couldn't come soon enough!!!
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Re: 3 months or 92 days until Archery Elk opens
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2012, 01:49:18 PM »
Quote from: dreamingbig on July 31, 2012, 09:58:57 AM
How do you all get the time off of work and from family? 

I can only swing 6 or 7 vacation days and thus I am maximizing my time by missing the first 3 days of the season to hunt the last 10.  I wish I could be there on the 4th! And 5th and 6th...

I'm lucky enough to work for myself and can take as much time as I want. But, I do push it a little with the wife.  She's not a huge fan of me being gone for 2 weeks at a time, but she supports me when it comes to hunting.  Can't wait till my kids are old enough to go.
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Re: 3 months or 92 days until Archery Elk opens
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2012, 06:30:27 PM »
Leaving Aug 31st already breaking into sweats! :tup:
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Re: 3 months or 92 days until Archery Elk opens
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2012, 08:25:23 PM »
Quote from: dreamingbig on July 31, 2012, 09:58:57 AM
How do you all get the time off of work and from family? 

I can only swing 6 or 7 vacation days and thus I am maximizing my time by missing the first 3 days of the season to hunt the last 10.  I wish I could be there on the 4th! And 5th and 6th...

It is all about priorities and timing. I don't vacation to Reno or Hawaii.
Schedule big family events outside of hunting season and don't use vacaion for them. Apply for permits that "require" you to hunt. Go to work rather than take leave. Sock a little money away all year long for hunting. Let family know months in advance about your plans so you don't surprise them. If possible, save up leave until you get in a "use or lose" situation.
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