I think this is a very interesting topic. Life is a huge allocation of resources dilemma. You only have so much time, and money to do the things you enjoy (and the things you don’t enjoy but still need to do) Money spent on hobby A, is money not spent on family, hobby B or other entertainment. Other than the husband & wife duos, many of the TV hunters do have to sacrifice time away from family. BUT how is that any different from say a regional sales manager who is on the road as well for his job?

While bowhunting probably consumes the most time of all my hobbies, I still do other things with family & friends. Yea maybe I don’t live in the biggest house I could, drive the nicest truck I could, or have the best career for what’s “standard” with my background, but I still manage to live life and have fun. Family is first, hunting is second, job is a distant 3rd. I have no complaints or regrets with the decisions I made. I feel that I am fortunate to have found the situation I am in, where I have a pretty good balance of everything. And that’s something that you can’t put a price on.