ORIGINAL: elkbane
Don't be a teacher if you are serious about big game hunting. Don't get me wrong, I think education is a great career and you get an amazing amount of vacation time: 3 months in the summer!!! The problem is that that your vacation time ends rightwhen hunting season begins. School starts up right about the same time as archery season and you won't get a break until after rifle season is over. Good career, but not for big game hunters.
I agree and disagree. If you snag a teaching job in an area that offers good big game hunting it is not that bad of a gig. For myself we have plenty of big game around and i am able to get out for a few hours b4 school as well as afterschool. Cannot do both though as football coaching would limit me to one quick hunt a day. You have your weekends off as well. Bad thing is yes you cannot take that whole week or so off and go hard. Might be able to swing a few personal days but they would really frown on this. I have a week long elk hunt planned for this fall where i am taking a week off in september from college and going on a hunt. I have to do it this year because i will be teaching the next year and will not be able to swing it, will still be able to hunt around home but the big dream trips will be out until i retire. Oh and the only excusable reason for coming late or missing my classes will be the student was dressing an animal.
