Well after almost 3 years of struggling with a terrible shift work schedule alternating the morning and night shift and going weeks at a time with only 2-3 days off, I hit the jackpot with 12 hours shift starting 6 weeks before deer season! I will only work 14 days a month. That gives me 5 more days a month to hunt for the three month season......the odds have tipped in the Shadows favor!
That's awesome and that's a lot of extra days, I have a bad feeling I won't get my time back in the woods fully until all the kids are in school. But it's all good, I got your pm and when I get a chance I'll shoot you one back with a link to my map of that piece if you wanted to glance at it. I probably won't get to hunt it but once or twice(hopefully) because of the travel distance but tht's better than none.
NEW--when you do hunt it, let me know. I will drive and join you if I have a couple of days off. Just point me in the right direction and I will adjust.....thanks buddy.
Droptine----yes it may be a signal that I am a terrible hunter if I don't nail a nice one! hahahaha! With three kids, one being a newborn, and my wife having her basketball season starting in November, it is always challenging! But yes, I will rename myself virginiashadowispathetic if I do not get at least one shot at a nice one.
Good for you. I know about the shift work. Right now I'm working 3- 12 hour days.Thursday from 7pm till Friday morning at 7am. I do this for Friday night and Saturday night. I'm done sunday morning and don't go back till thursday night.I have to work every weekend which sucks but I do enjoy the days off during the week especially during hunting season.Good luck to you this year.
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Cecil county boy and proud of it.
Thanks guys, I am gonna go for it. The extra days off combined with a 2 week vacation during the rut will hopefully give me some better odds at getting on some nice bucks....only time will tell. I have 4-5 different spots this year that I have scouted, combined with some good ones that I already know about...I just eliminated some areas altogether dye to lack of sightings and a minimal amount of big buck sign...3 more months til the season opener in VA!
We changed FROM 12 hour shifts to 8 hour shifts a couple months ago. I'm still very bummed about it. Same as you, we only worked 14 days a month. Don't get me wrong, the days you work, you work and sleep, nothing else. But man is it worth it. Got a new Police Commissioner coming in office who maaaaaaay put us back on the 12 hour shifts if we want them.
The odds just tipped in my favor.....
