But just remember, in years to come you will be able to hunt with your kids, that alone is worth the sacrifice of limited hunting time right now.

The kids soccer games and such rank way up there on the must attend list. I see my15YO daughter looking for me on the sidelines and know in a few years she will be off on her own and time WILL be mine.
The 17 YO boy is off in his car with better things to do than hang around with Dad and I remember doing the same thing when I was his age...

How come the song" The Cats in the Cradle " keeps popping into my head. The songs probably to old for most of you kids to remember..

Germ, I feel your pain. My sons are almost 13 and 11. This is the first year they are hunting with me. We also have a 10 month old daughter, so my sleep cycle is shot LOL. I'm working 50-60 hrs a week right now, so hunting is taking a back seat....as much as I still love it.

And the silver spoon nope I'm old enough.

Growing up my dad used to miss my soccer games to go hunting and I didn't mind. Heck, most of the time I would have rather been hunting also. My son, who is one week older than Gary's son, already expects me to come home with a deer every time. I can't let him down

I do think some of us miss the point, that what makes us happy makes them happy too.

With cell phones and email they can just about be in the tree with you.[:-]

Jeff probably won't believe this but years ago when my daughter was two or three years oldI shot a buck. Really I did.
I had it hanging in the garage and had just cut the front legs off before starting to skin it. My wife brought my daughter out to see it before she went to bed.She looked at for a minute or so andI asked her what she thought,

After a long pause she said ......"he can't get away now he doesn't have any legs"

It was a great moment.

Keep your pants on; problem solved.

I totally understand where you're coming from Gary, but in a little different way. Before Wyatt, Jill and I used to be able to do what we wanted when we wanted. Now, everything we do, we have to consider him. Don't get me wrong, its awesome, but its different.

Now, as for hunting in the fall, I'm in a little different boat. I work all spring, summer and early fall and have the rest of the fall off....so does Jill. Over a 6 week period, starting October 13th, I'll see them a total of 4 days max.Sometimes I feel like I'm doing the wrong thing, traveling to hunt, but she's fully supportive.

The hardest part of it, for me, is missing out on the little guy changing.....as they do so fast at this age. (21 months now)

I do, but as my grandfather tells me "Your wife wears the panties"[:@]
Huntingson big change comes with two kid[8D]and when they get older.


I have made a commintment to both my Kids to be at every game or event I can. I won'tmiss an event for them for a deer. Hence why we came home Friday for KY. Soccer game on Saturday

Hey!!! I thought you were hunting today?!?!?!?