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When is your hunting vacation time

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by pastorjim08, Aug 19, 2014.

  1. Wesley Lofton

    Wesley Lofton Die Hard Bowhunter

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    2 days every week in October, then the first week of November, then 2 days every week till end of season.


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  2. JakeD

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    The week of Sept 20th for bears in Ontario. As far as whitetails go, as soon as I get daylight photos of mature bucks pre-rut I will start hunting hard. I am self-employed, so I can be pretty flexible.
     
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    OK/Sooner Die Hard Bowhunter

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    August 27th through September 12th for Elk. Ill take a week off the frist week of November for deer. Thanksgiving week and two weeks for christmas. Should be a fun year.

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  5. greatwhitehunter3

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    Whenever the weather starts to get interesting from middle of October to middle of November. No advanced notice of absence from my job sure is nice!
     
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    Whitetail Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I will take off about 15 of 35 days starting October 15th or so. I will get to hunt most of the other evenings. BUT, I will work about 180 days in a row to that though. My last day off I sat in a turkey blind April 26...my next day off October 15 I hope.
     
  7. P&YChaser

    P&YChaser Weekend Warrior

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    I've got the first week of November off to hunt what I'm hoping will be 7 days of great rut hunting!
     
  8. srtiek

    srtiek Weekend Warrior

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    only work Mon-Thurs, off every Friday and if a federal holiday is on the following Monday i get that day as well.
     
  9. nhbowhunt

    nhbowhunt Weekend Warrior

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    every day I am retired
     
  10. Yancey

    Yancey Weekend Warrior

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    I took opening day off. If we stay on 12 hr shifts I work I get 7 straight days off every 28. Plus another 7(work 14 of 28 days) so fortunately I get a bit of time off.
     
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    I like to use my vacation days as hunting probability presents itself. Since work doesn't require me to schedule vacation in advance I can make last minute decisions based on the moon, weather, rut, coin flip, whatever. :nana:
     
  12. HuntMaine

    HuntMaine Weekend Warrior

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    September 19th to the 28th for a moose hunt here in Maine. Then November 7th through the 17th we head to Illinois for whitetails! Plus every morning or afternoon depending what shift I am on at work.
     
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    Week of September 20th for colorado elk.
     
  14. henson59

    henson59 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    As of now I have a a 4 day weekend planned for Halloween weekend then I have the entire second week of November off. I will mix in a random day here or there as well depending on weather
     
  15. pastorjim08

    pastorjim08 Legendary Woodsman

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    I did that same thing one year because it was something I thought I always wanted to do. I don't think I'll ever do it again. It got to be too much like work towards the end.

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    kern06 Weekend Warrior

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    A week in Sept. for MN black bear. Last week in Oct. for a South Dakota hunt. First two weeks in Nov. for big woods MN whitetails. Plus whatever the work schedule allows in between. Wow just saying that gets me excited.
     
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    Vacation??? I don't get no stinkin' vacation - I'm retired!!!
     
  18. kb1785

    kb1785 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    1st week of September to Maine for a bear hunt which me and couple of friends have been doing for a few years. 2nd week of October going to Newfoundland for a moose hunt. I am excited although my wife is not. I will have some serious honey-do lists when this hunting season is over.
     
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    BEST of luck to you in your adventures :tu:
     
  20. kb1785

    kb1785 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Thanks GL, I am really looking forward to it. Something I have wanted to do for a long time and God has made a way.
     

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