Pm me if you want - happy to run through some thoughts and options. I’m an attorney, have pretty good balance on these things - it’s not impossible - the most difficult thing is to draw the boundaries (with other lawyers, clients, etc.) to execute on the dream. But once you draw the lines consistently over the years and demonstrate competence within the boundaries it can work out pretty well. Some choices early on can help.
Also took a demotion to keep some control of his schedule . My other attorney friend quit the Govt job he had and started his own firm- now makes 5-6X his Gov salary with more discretion on time and vacations!
It’s a ride man, different emphasis on stuff in different seasons of life. I have loved hunting and the outdoors since I was about 4 years old. Sick for it like many of us are here. Joined the army, didn’t get as much hunting time as I wanted, got out, became a fireman, was hunting about 100+ days a year between big game, waterfowl, upland, predator, turkey. Then got married (again) no biggie, wife likes that I hunt and doesn’t care that I’m gone, then had 1, kid, then 2, now on #3 I went from 100 ish days to about 6-9 during archery and maybe 3-4 rifle if I’m lucky… bird hunting is shelved, so is most of my predator, but I’ll hunt a bit around my cabin in winter, short sets but better than nothing. My oldest is 3 and she is getting interested and will probably come with me muzzleloading a bit this fall, but it is a huge change. Especially if your wife works at all, but I love it and I know in about 4-5 years I’ll get a lot of my hunting time back and getting my daughters into has been awesome 3 yr old can bugle better than most grown men with just her little voice haha build a solid life and prioritize your family and they hunting will come, try to prioritize hunting and I don’t think that’s a great recipe for much
