UpStateRedNeck Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 https://www.outdoorlife.com/how-moon-will-impact-your-rut-hunting-this-season/ Good read, not sure I agree with all of it. Mostly it just got me pumped for deer season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Done in Jan! Planned hunting days- Oct 1, 24,25,31, Nov 1,5,6,7,12,13,14 all for bow/xbow not counting weekends . Then weekends and holidays for gun season. Bring it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doebuck1234 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said: Done in Jan! Planned hunting days- Oct 1, 24,25,31, Nov 1,5,6,7,12,13,14 all for bow/xbow not counting weekends . Then weekends and holidays for gun season. Bring it. Nice!!!!so far ive only got off oct 1st haha.had to burn some vac time for house move in/house related stuff.have 52hrs vac left.if feel as if its going to be a great morning hunt that i cant miss,i may be feeling sick that day*cough cough* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateRedNeck Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 My problem isn't the time to burn at work, it's saddling my wife with getting 2 kids out of the house multiple days in a row. So to give her a break I rarely take consecutive days off. Which to be honest, sucks. A week in the woods is something I need to keep sane. Been dealing with it for 7 seasons now, 2 more left. Once both kids are getting on that big yellow bus I'm blocking off November 10th through black Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp_bucks Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Just talked to boss tonight about it. Wont be to many actual days off. But being on 3rd ill be getting out every friday morning between 2 and 4 am from 10/25-11/15. And hoping to get either the 11th,15th or 18th,22nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp_bucks Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Took half days on every friday from 10/25-11/8. Then took 11/11&11/15 for back to back 3 day weekends. But if i get one before then ill take the time off during gun or muzzleloader. Would you take 11/11&11/15 or 11/4&11/8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Swamp_bucks said: Took half days on every friday from 10/25-11/8. Then took 11/11&11/15 for back to back 3 day weekends. But if i get one before then ill take the time off during gun or muzzleloader. Would you take 11/11&11/15 or 11/4&11/8? Dont think you can go wrong with any of those. My favorite time of year is about Nov 3-7th. Usually see a lot of chasing but got my biggest buck ever two days before the end of bow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I have from Oct. 30 to Dec. 2nd off to hunt 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp_bucks Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Robhuntandfish said: Dont think you can go wrong with any of those. My favorite time of year is about Nov 3-7th. Usually see a lot of chasing but got my biggest buck ever two days before the end of bow. Usually thats my best time also. Ive seen the most activity but never taken one then. Usually before holloween or after the 10th. I have time to change it if i want to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateRedNeck Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Larry said: I have from Oct. 30 to Dec. 2nd off to hunt I used to do this, pre-marriage and children. Max vacation time so I had to take off like 3 weeks. Day I seem to miss most is hunting Thanksgiving morning. First big buck I ever killed was that morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I have 7 weeks of vacation and I can buy a week and I work 12hr days one week 36hrs the next is 48hrs. So when the wife and I want to go on vacation I take 24hrs on my short week and get a whole week off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA-ADK Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 9 hours ago, Larry said: I have from Oct. 30 to Dec. 2nd off to hunt You SUCK! lol just jealous. I have 17 days left for the year. Think I will get some time opening day, late October but I always miss this time getting called back into work. Then the big Adirondack trip early November. Should leave me with 2 days left for the year possibly taking off thanksgiving or late season for tracking. Larry I hope your shoot a slob opening day and have 2 months to gloat about it! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyslowhand Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) The author of the OP's attached link should have stopped after the first 2 paragraphs. Began contradicting his own original insights with the rutting moon thing. Oh boy, you poor working people having to plan hunting vacation!! I used to take Fridays off from 2nd/3rd week of Oct and then Fri & Mon off beginning ~Nov 5-10th or so. Don't be haters - I'm retired now so whenever the mood strikes I'm in a tree. Only problem with that is I have gotten too picky when I hunt. TOO hot, TOO windy, TOO rainy, TOO whatever... Have actually been called-out & made fun of my TOO excuses, but I've learnt to embrace those choices. Edited August 11, 2019 by nyslowhand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneHunter Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Calling it quits in December (retiring - tried twice already) ! Permanent vacation , I may have to get some tilling equipment for my ATV and turn over 1-2 acres on my property for a food plot . Gotta have something to do or I'll lose it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) I had to schedule my vacations last November so just to uncomplicated things I just take the 1st 4 weeks of november... Edited August 11, 2019 by G-Man 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 17 minutes ago, GreeneHunter said: Calling it quits in December (retiring - tried twice already) ! Permanent vacation , I may have to get some tilling equipment for my ATV and turn over 1-2 acres on my property for a food plot . Gotta have something to do or I'll lose it ! Manage your property, you will have time to do nothing else.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Is it just me, or does it feel really strange to have the gun opener so far ahead of Thanksgiving this year? It has me all screwed up for vacation. So far I have Oct 30, 31 Nov 1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Dec 16, 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Real_TCIII Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Is it just me, or does it feel really strange to have the gun opener so far ahead of Thanksgiving this year? It has me all screwed up for vacation. So far I have Oct 30, 31 Nov 1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Dec 16, 17I don’t like it, deer take will be massive the first two weeksSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moog5050 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 5:43 AM, Larry said: I have from Oct. 30 to Dec. 2nd off to hunt Poor guy. Well even with limited time I hope you connect. Lol nov 1-11 for me subject to some judge lacking understanding and over my objections scheduling something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Already loading up work schedule with days off this year for archery/ gun season. Hitting it hard this year ... again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Nicky Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Luckily, my vacation days are somewhat flexible. Plans fell through on some days, but looks like now I'm taking off last week of October & first week of November. Deer hunting isn't the priority, but I'll have to rest my dog a few days, so I'll probably get in a few sits bowhunting somewhere. I chuckle at these rut predictions, it's like clockwork, deer move first week of November, and a week before & a week after. We love to over-complicate things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNYBuckHunter Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 42 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said: I don’t like it, deer take will be massive the first two weeks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Im not sure that it will. Deer will still respond to the pressure of opening week/weekend like they always do. Im still taking thanksgiving week off and a couple of day after the opener. My land is smack in the middle of a good size unpressured area. As long as I keep pressure off of my place, the deer move pretty naturally through there, even during gun season, because the majority of the pressure is around that area, a little ways from my place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisw Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I only work 16 days a month to begin with. I can take 2 days and get 9 off. But I did take off November 5-20 this year, as usual. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I took off 10/1 and 10/2 to hopefully a catch an acorn eating buck. Then I’ll take 4-5 days in November. So 6-7 weekdays in addition to all weekends available to hunt and thurs/fri TG holidays except a wedding 10/11 and my wife’s baby shower 12/1. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012_taco Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I haven't put in for any days yet, but I too am retiring at the end of this year and I have 250 sick days to use. So i think I'll be able to hunt when I want to! I'll just watch the weather and make a phone call! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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