What do you do for work/profession?

[3325]

Police Department, 24 years, trying to make 25. I enjoy it but I didn’t go to the academy until 35, so at 59 I’m older than most doing it. I’m a detective, so it’s not as hard for me as doing night shift patrol would be.

I’ve built up a lot of PTO, so time to hunt isn’t an issue. Plus, I get a wellness hour during shift and there’s a decent gym in the basement of town hall, so those are perks.

 

[svivian]

Commercial Banker

14 paid holidays plus 5 weeks of vacation a year

Other hobbies get in the way of hunting more.

Side gig(soon to be full time) is a thriving OF page and feet finder page... DM for details.

 

[Flat Range]

I’m always curious what everyone on Rokslide does for a living and how it impacts your ability to hunt.

A few questions for the group:

1. What’s your job or profession?
2. Do you enjoy it overall?
3. How much time are you realistically able to dedicate to hunting each year (days in the field)?
4. Does your job help or hurt your hunting opportunities?

Some careers seem to allow a ton of flexibility for hunting seasons, while others make it tough to get away.

Interested to hear what different paths look like and how guys balance work with time in the mountains along with various tradeoffs.

1. Land Surveyor doing mostly construction survey.
2. Yes
3. Not enough
4. Helps. Our firm is pretty flexible and filled with like-minded people. My last two Wyoming hunts was with co-workers!

 

[locerson]

1. Computer Engineer
2. It has it's ups and downs
3. Across all different types of hunts about 2-3 weeks
4. Financially, yes. Otherwise no

 

[knuckleball]

1. Manage a Horse Farm/Land
2. Perfect job for my personality. 99% of the time it's great.
3. Able to hunt about as much as I want unless other commitments get in the way.
4. Yes, My Employers encourage me to shoot as many deer as possible.

 

[HuntHarder]

Commercial Banker

14 paid holidays plus 5 weeks of vacation a year

Other hobbies get in the way of hunting more.

Side gig(soon to be full time) is a thriving OF page and feet finder page... DM for details.

DM sent.

 

[CorbLand]

Commercial Banker

14 paid holidays plus 5 weeks of vacation a year

Other hobbies get in the way of hunting more.

Side gig(soon to be full time) is a thriving OF page and feet finder page... DM for details.

Hopefully that doesn’t mean your going to raise your prices…

 

[svivian]

Hopefully that doesn’t mean your going to raise your prices…

With how full my inbox is I’m going to have to start doing FU prices until demand comes down

 

[CorbLand]

With how full my inbox is I’m going to have to start doing FU prices until demand comes down

Guess I am going to have to cancel my subscription. 50 cents a month is worth it but anymore than that will be just too much.

 

[Reburn]

Guess I am going to have to cancel my subscription. 50 cents a month is worth it but anymore than that will be just too much.

I got 5 on it.

 

[Aaron-in-CO]

With how full my inbox is I’m going to have to start doing FU prices until demand comes down

I think the FU prices are what they are especially interested in…

 

[waspocrew]

I’m always curious what everyone on Rokslide does for a living and how it impacts your ability to hunt.

A few questions for the group:

1. What’s your job or profession?
2. Do you enjoy it overall?
3. How much time are you realistically able to dedicate to hunting each year (days in the field)?
4. Does your job help or hurt your hunting opportunities?

Some careers seem to allow a ton of flexibility for hunting seasons, while others make it tough to get away.

Interested to hear what different paths look like and how guys balance work with time in the mountains along with various tradeoffs.

1. Mohs surgeon/Dermatologist
2. Definitely enjoy it. I much prefer procedure days over clinic, but I can’t complain. Normal hours and no call.
3. I get to hunt quite a bit - at least a couple weeks a year and several weekends.
4. Nine years of medical training meant basically no hunting during that time. I’m almost 3 years out post fellowship, so now my time is quite a bit more flexible.

 

[Floated_down]

Carpentry/cabinet builder, and I also own a welding/fabrication business that thankfully largely runs itself these days. While I certainly would prefer not working, I love building things and understanding how they work, so in that regard I feel very fortunate for the career I've pieced together.

The carpentry business is pretty flexible and allows for me to chase elk/trout/snow with the seasons. Also having no kids and a very cool like-minded wife helps a lot as well.

 

[jackrabbitfan]

Self employed painter
Like anything ups and downs...no pto but I can take off as much time as I want
Probably hunt 4 weeks a year not counting weekends
I was in corporate America for 20 years and I have much more freedom to hunt when I want and do more things with my family. Zero regrets taking the jump

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[Sandhills]

Full time job, highway maintenance. It has its good and bad days. Get around 4 hours of annual leave and sick a pay period and once I reach five years that goes to just under 5 hours of AL. Like most of the people I work with. Take off a week in the fall to hunt.

Part time job, day worker/ hay crew/ weed sprayer/ cowboy etc. Building fence, helping hay, spraying, working cows, cutting trees. Love everything about. Good experience and good physical work. Hopefully do it for myself one day and not just be a hired man. Sometimes i even get paid for it.

 

[CRJR45]

Hopefully that doesn’t mean your going to raise your prices…

JFYI , I found a site for amputees , her price is half off .

 

[Hickory1991]

Self employed, excavation and forestry. About a year and a half ago I got rid of all my employees and went to a one man show. I have to work more, but can also schedule time off when wanted. Ive been able to pack and guide in Alaska for 10 years now, and have a sheep tag this year as well as taking my dad on a moose hunt. It can be rough at times, sometimes too much work, other times not enough, but I am pretty fortunate with my setup right now.

 

[Hickory1991]

Retired residential builder and contractor. Did it for 30 years. Retired 15 years ago due to the body breaking down. Will be 74 in a couple months but still hunt as much as possible. Did an elk hunt with my son and son-in-law in 2022. Deer and turkey hunt every year. Son and I are going to Newfoundland this fall for moose. Still doing some custom cabinetry as a side hustle to pay for my hunting hobby. Keeps me moving and my mind active. Just hate sitting around being an old fart.

 

[Backyard]

Mechanical Engineer building conveyor scales and weighbelt feeders for mining and aggregate industries.
Most days I enjoy it
I get 3 weeks PTO + holidays and use about a week of it plus a few wkds on hunting. The wife usually has plans for motorcycle trips for the rest.
I’ve been in in the metal fabrication industry in some form my entire working career. Will be retiring in the next year or so.


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