I know I'm going to catch hell for saying this, but to all the guys that say hunt no matter what...it's one thing to get an adult woman to understand you being gone a lot, but how do you rationalize that to a 3-year old that wants to spend some time with Dad? I'm not saying you should give in and totally quit hunting, but you can't completely disown your family for 2 months either. Just saying you have to be reasonable in what you're asking of your family. Most guys know that balance, but I know a few that are, well, basically selfish asses about spending all of the season hunting.

Especially when it comes to your kids. Kids are only little for so long...once that time is gone, it's gone. At least when they're a little older you can spend a lot more quality time hunting with them. Hard to do when they're only 2 or 3 though.