What do you do for work/profession?

[ReaptheHeat]

Underground miner, work about 5 1/2 months of the year with the schedule we have. Also have around 300 Hrs of PTO a year. Jobs OK but I hunt a shit load.

Must be an AK job?

 

[WoodlandCritter]

1. Manufacturing Engineer

2. Yes but not as much as my last position. I got to do a lot of precision machining in a prototype lab environment at my last gig. Where I'm at now I basically just fix designs from freshly graduated design engineers. I really miss cutting metal.

3. Quite a bit. I'm usually able to dedicate at least one day a week during Spring and Fall seasons, plus I'll take a few long weekends or even an entire week off in addition (depending on travel to visit family etc...).

4. I took my current job because it lets me live where I can get out into the mountains and find elk sign during my lunch break and be back in time for the next meeting. I have a pretty decent amount of PTO, nothing special. But the location is by far the biggest help to hunting. I now live and work nestled in the heart of 2.2 million acres of national forest. The biggest detriment to my time spent hunting and fishing is all my other hobbies. I participate in three different shooting sports, I have an 18x30' garden I tend, I have 5 ducks to take care of, general house repair and improvement, general tinkering in the garage, etc... At least I don't have kids yet, although I would like to.

 

[dgl503]

1. Self employed Architect working in a niche side of the construction industry in NYC.
2. Since I went on my own I enjoy it much more.
3. I can't be gone for too long so I try to get in short trips. A few days here and there.
4. It helps more than before when I was working at a firm.

 

[Bearded Gnome]

Retired from 24 years at state corrections. It is good to get up and not to wonder what crook you were going to have to handle today. PTSD is alive and well in Corrections. A Washington State U. study said those of color, female, or worked 10 years or more were liable to display PTSD symptoms. I know about some of the symptoms. Be Well Brothers, Bearded Gnome.

 

[timekiller13]

I’m an RN. Currently working in a management role as the lead educator for our med/surg division. It’s a M-F job, but it’s flexible and I can take off just about anytime I want. No weekends except on-call 6x a year and no holidays unless I just want to come in. I’m also allowed to work 2 remote days per month. And I accrue so much PTO I have to take at least 2 days off every month.

My kids extracurricular activities eat into my hunting more than my job.

 

[iburns]

1. I’m a project manager for a heavy civil contractor ( bridge construction).
2. Sort of. Enjoyed it more earlier on in my career. Now with the stress of budgets and shrinking timelines it’s not as fun as it once was. Still enjoy the people and sense of accomplishment after a job is done though.
3. Realistically I usually get about one week a year to hunt. But that also depends on what work is going on. Some years none and some more.
4. Yes and no. Pays really well and has allowed me to afford to go on some cool hunts. But also getting away and fully unplugged can be difficult.

 

[ODB]

Technical Writer (but don’t judge my posts here, I only edit when I’m paid to) - 5 weeks off.

and Book Publisher

I work 14 hours a day and have a great deal of fun meeting some remarkable people. The latter endeavor will eventually replace the former.

 

[NE Herd Bull]

1. National Account Manager for a vehicle lighting manufacturer
+ Property Manager
+ Carpentry side gig
2. Yes (mostly...people )
3. 100-120 days a year (est)
Live and work in a very rural setting, with near unlimited access to some great private property.
Kids are now out of the home, and my bride is very sympathetic to my hunting addiction.
Not a guide, but take a lot of youth and friends on local hunts (that is very rewarding)
Trying to catch up on all of the bucket list hunts that I wished I could have done when I had younger legs
4. Helps: The late-in-life financial freedom sure helps
Hurts: Limited PTO and 11-12 hr days...but I hunt every weekend Sept - Feb

 

[Salmon River Solutions]

I used to actually make stuff for a living. Now I just run around the shop like a chicken with its head cut off.

Ken

 

[limpet]

1. Forester in Northern California working towards my license.
2. I enjoy it though this timber down turn is starting to affect moral. Looking at backup options after work isn’t very fun.
3. Getting access to 350,00+ acres of private land to hunt on is pretty sweet. I get to hunt after work all season as long as I don’t have to be home before dark. Stacking a buck in with firewood in your work truck on a Tuesday is a pretty sweet perk. I also get 3 weeks of pto per year plus a couple floater and a couple weeks of sick time that my boss lets me use when I “get the bird flu or buck fever”. We’re also on 4-10’s which make weekend trips easier. I try to do a couple longer hunts on public every season to chase big blacktails. Usually by the end of the season I’ve had my fill.
4. The pay isn’t great, I’ll never be able to afford any big destination hunts until I get side income so that sucks. I likely won’t be able to buy a house on what I make currently.