Careers and Hunting Time

[TimbeHuntin]

Have any of you out there cracked the code on a profession that pays well with the ability to hunt as much as you want come fall?


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[mtjimbo]

Any construction trade if you work for urself they trick is to build it enough to take Sept through November off hahaha easier said than done

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[hodgeman]

Tax accounting. To a lesser degree, small business owner.

 

[Will_m]

Something that doesn’t require office hours/set windows to complete work. Flexibility is probably the most important factor. Professional/Master’s degree level stuff? Law in the right field. Computer based stuff. Tax work (other than around tax time).
Could always throw in with the rest of the clowns and get yourself a YouTube channel.

 

[marktole]

Firefighting does pretty well for me. I have only been doing it for a little less than two years, but the gig just gets sweeter and sweeter the longer you do it. You will be accruing more vacation time with more years on.

I get 4 days off at a time every 5 days. Example, I work M W F (off Tu Th b/w those days) and then I am off Sat Sun M Tu. Next set I work W F Sun, off M Tu W Th. Work F Sun Tues... Cycle just perpetually repeats.

If I take a set off shifts off I can have 13 days in a row, 21 consecutive days off if I take off 2 sets.

This fall I am taking off one set (13 days) to hunt elk in September, and 2 sets back to back (21 days) in late October and early November to hunt mule deer in two different states.

 

[Scorpion]

Firefighting is always one that has stuck out to me. My buddy works as a corrections officer and he probably gets 5-6 weeks of PTO annually and takes off two blocks of 2 and 3 weeks for hunting.

I work in oil and gas and many folks get rotation work of 2/2 or similar which makes it easy to hunt on days off. I have found that is often harder to take off scheduled working time for many though.

 

[Mule3006Elk]

A lot of medical jobs you can work 3 12 hours shifts. Off 4. That's every week.

 

[Poser]

It’s becoming increasingly standard amongst hip media companies and digital marketing agencies to offer unlimited PTO. You do need to get the time off approved, but if you’re rocking it at work, shouldn’t be a problem. That’s the whole idea.

 

[Loper]

Firefighting does pretty well for me. I have only been doing it for a little less than two years, but the gig just gets sweeter and sweeter the longer you do it. You will be accruing more vacation time with more years on.

I get 4 days off at a time every 5 days. Example, I work M W F (off Tu Th b/w those days) and then I am off Sat Sun M Tu. Next set I work W F Sun, off M Tu W Th. Work F Sun Tues... Cycle just perpetually repeats.

If I take a set off shifts off I can have 13 days in a row, 21 consecutive days off if I take off 2 sets.

This fall I am taking off one set (13 days) to hunt elk in September, and 2 sets back to back (21 days) in late October and early November to hunt mule deer in two different states.

My neighbor is a firefighter and I am super jealous of his schedule. He works in an area where the demographic has minimal trauma and his calls aren’t usually emergencies. From what it sounds like, it seems that he kind of lives in a fraternity house a couple days/nights a week (minus the parties and girls), just a bunch of guys hanging out.

I wish I had given this profession some thought in my early twenties. Then again, I don’t do well with blood and trauma. Maybe I could have figured out a way to just fight fires and not go to car accidents.

 

[Alchemy]

Whomever said construction/small business is way off, maybe presidents of larger companies Or super small outfits. I’m in the middle unfortunately.....
Medical
Tech
First responders
Seasonal tourist type jobs
Insurance agent

 

[CJohnson]

I haven’t cracked the code on this per say. But, if you are a hard worker and do a good job for your company, you probably can get away with more than you think. I graduated from college right after the ‘08 stuff and I was really thankful to have a job (worked longer hours, never took vacation, did anything I was asked to do). Then, a few years in, I realized that most of my co-workers were just doing the bare minimum to get by. Saving up some “F-U” money, continuing to work hard, and then doing what you want to do is pretty liberating. I ended up with a better job and more flexibility. I still work long hours at times, but I never feel guilty about going hunting or doing stuff with my kids.

 

[MightyWhitey]

Journeyman lineman working outside construction through the IBEW. I worked at a utility at home for 12yrs and never had time to hunt the amount I wanted. I quit last June and started working out of the union hall and worked out of state July and August and took off from sept-March. In March I signed the books at the union hall and waited for a call I wanted and hired on with a new contractor 2 weeks later. Come sept 4 I’ll quit and take another full hunting season off if I feel like it. I’m away from home while I’m working, but I make double the money in half the time (because it’s usually 6-7 10-12hr days). It’s all work while I’m working but it’s certainly worth the time off. If you can manage your money halfway responsible you’ll make enough to live and hunt 6 months a year if you want to.

 

[cnelk]

Not a teacher!
I know plenty guys that are screwed every year that are teachers and can’t get hardly any time off.

I would recommend a government entity job. But the key is job longevity.
But that’s a thing of the past anymore.

When I retired earlier this year after 25 years, I got 5 weeks vacation and could roll over 5 weeks a year. Add in a couple Floater Holidays and I could hunt about as much as I wanted.

 

[Lawnboi]

Iv been a career fire medic for the last few years.

Last year I had if I remember right 52 days off in a row from October through November, all on vacations and trades.

My normal schedule is 48/96. 2 days on 4 days off.

Depends on what you consider good pay as well. But if I had to pick a job on schedule alone it would be what I’m doing now

 

[mtjimbo]

Whomever said construction/small business is way off, maybe presidents of larger companies Or super small outfits. I’m in the middle unfortunately.....
Medical
Tech
First responders
Seasonal tourist type jobs
Insurance agent

I said construction. I'm not way off. I didnt say to get huge. I'm a sub contractor own my own business make my own schedule and plenty good money.

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[Kansas_Husker]

I am a public accountant and I can tell you that my schedule is very flexible during hunting season because most of my clients are farmers and they are in the middle of harvest so they don’t want to talk to me anyway! I have to be done hunting by mid November for year-end tax planning meetings but the flexibility I have in September and October is fantastic!

 

[Doc Holliday]

Working for yourself and not being an employee.

 

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Working towards fire dept ert 2 on 3 off and 5 weeks of pro per year

 

[Werty]

If you put in your time and are willing to take shifts, firefighters can do good. I've talked to a couple of people that keep saying it.

 

[Txhunter85]

I have worked in the landscape industry, irrigation to be specific for the last 12 years strictly because it’s crazy crazy March-August but drops off significantly in the fall/winter. I have always been able to hunt as much as I want to. This year I went 100% self employed and have been working my butt of with the expectation that it will die off again in September. Time is only limited to how much the wife is comfortable being alone and working full time with 2 little ones now.