I'm in the same boat brother..I am outta town all week working construction, then I'm hunting all weekend. I have a honey-do list a mile long!!! I use the famous line "I'm doing it so you'll have meat". That never goes over to well but she'll get over it. My inlaws dont hunt so I think they think I'm an @ss hole for being gone all the time. Till you been there you just dont know. But all and all I manage to keep myself outta too much hot water! Now my wife decides wants to take up the sport.....I think its a conspiracy!!

On the serious side tho....I told my wife from the first date on that I was a big hunter, and she might as well kiss me goodby from oct thru dec. She understands but just gets alittle fussy about this time every years cause I REALLY get hardcore!! I do always manage to set aside time for the wife and kid. Now when my son gets alittle older we'll BOTH stay in hot water!!