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Nutterbuster

Nutterbuster

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Nothing puts deer in the freezer like access to good habitat and time in the woods.

I'm fortunate in that I've been able to buy a house that's ideally situated between some fine public parcels, and my current job gives me a fair amount of vacation time and a flexible schedule. I can take a half day pretty much whenever the weather is right, and I generally am able to save up a good chunk of vacation for the rut. But...

Let's say I wanted to take off from October through February, or at least be able to hunt a half day every day. Aside from relying on my beautiful wife to support my habit, winning the powerball, or Mr. Deeds'ing my way to wealth, what's my best shot at becoming a full time hunter and not missing my mortgage payments?

I'm 26, have a BS in marketing management, and currently work as an academic advisor at an online university. I'm down for about any line of work really. Never have found a passion outside of hunting; just have worked wherever doing whatever. No real career-based focus or drive. When I was a kid I wanted to live in a cabin in the woods and hunt a lot. So far I've been able to live that little dream by buying a fish camp on the edge of 90,000 acres of WMA. Definitely living for the weekends and looking to make a change.
 
What's your debt, asset, and health insurance situation?

Most regular jobs aren't going to allow you to take a month off for hunting season as I'm sure you're aware. Freelance and seasonal work provides more flexibility, but irregular income and no health insurance may not be feasible given your personal situation.

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sweats said:
What's your debt, asset, and health insurance situation?

Most regular jobs aren't going to allow you to take a month off for hunting season as I'm sure you're aware. Freelance and seasonal work provides more flexibility, but irregular income and no health insurance may not be feasible given your personal situation.

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Debt is ok. Me and the wife both have bachelors with no debt. No car note. Mortgage and a bit of sneaky credit card debt.

Assets are meh. Basically we've always contributed towards our 401k to get the full employer match. I started a Roth last year. River lot and home are worth something, I suppose. Some emergency savings, but not much else.

Health insurance is actually pretty great. Company we work for currently has pretty good benefits. Provided the wife stays where she's been for the past decade, it'd be fine for me to be insured through her.
 
In my opinion if you get into the trades in the education fields you can work your way up to time off. I see you have your degree, you could be an accountant for the physical plant of a school system or college system. I am an electrician at a college and I get 5 weeks off every year. However it took me 15 years to get this time off every year.
 
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Construction contractor for production facilities. Many that I have come across work their butts off spring to early fall, long lull in the winter time usually due to weather and product demand not allowing plants to be shut down for maintenance. Most make good money and with smart budgeting, the per diem can be stashed away for hunting season. Although, if you’re a turkey hunter it’s not gonna work out well.
 
You're going to spend an awful lot of hours working in your life, so I suggest identifying something you're passionate about and finding a way to make a living doing it, rather than trying to eek out a living for the money but always be looking ahead to time off for your passions. My dad pushed me to do dentistry when I was a kid because you make great money and have a cushy work schedule, but thank goodness, I realized in college I would hate having my hands in people's mouths all day and changed course. More than the short-term work schedule, you should try to find something you're great at and (mostly) enjoy doing, and take a leap to pursue that. There's no perfect job (just like there's no perfect woman or man), but it does sound like you're eager for an upgrade. Just be careful you're not leaving a pasture that's "green enough" for another that has its share of weeds and brown spots you just can't see from a distance.

All that said, if you enjoy being outside all the time, an outdoor seasonal business like landscaping could be great, especially because there's a pretty low barrier to entry economically. A couple other options that allow lots of flexibility in the fall are real estate and owning a small business--both require a big investment of time up front, but can provide lots of flexibility down the road if done right. Hope this helps, bud.
 
Freelance digital marketing and website management. Get a few clients with different seasonal products. Work nights and weekends and bill hourly.
 
Vtbow said:
Freelance digital marketing and website management. Get a few clients with different seasonal products. Work nights and weekends and bill hourly.
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What job skills would you need for that? I am not computer savvy, but I like to consider myself a fast learner.

I like the idea of being able to work anywhere I have wifi. 99% of my current job could be done remotely, but we've consistently been told the company isn't interested in giving us that option.
 
Nutterbuster said:
What job skills would you need for that? I am not computer savvy, but I like to consider myself a fast learner.

I like the idea of being able to work anywhere I have wifi. 99% of my current job could be done remotely, but we've consistently been told the company isn't interested in giving us that option.
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you work at university now right? that means you get to take dicounted classes. See what they have for digital marketing and basic html/programming classes. Or, take an entry level job as an account manager at a digital marketing firm that will train you, then leave after a year....
 
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When I was a kid I wanted to live in a cabin in the woods and hunt a lot.
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guess a lot depends on financial commitments and salary requirement as well...pretty easy to make 30k a year working half the year...much harder to make 80k in the same period of time....
 
I know someone trying to sell a pool business on Martha's Vineyard. Works his ass off from April-Sept with opening, cleaning, maintenance and closings, but he clears over 400k for himself during that time.

Pros: pretty much no work from October-March, good money, and the Vineyard is crawling with deer. Downsides include high cost of living, all the tourists in the summer, and managing the entire business (400+ customers, 3 regular staff plus seasonal workers, retirement plan, bookkeeping, etc).

I've always joked with him that if my business ever goes south I'm buying him out.
 
LateRiser said:
I know someone trying to sell a pool business on Martha's Vineyard. Works his ass off from April-Sept with opening, cleaning, maintenance and closings, but he clears over 400k for himself during that time.

Pros: pretty much no work from October-March, good money, and the Vineyard is crawling with deer. Downsides include high cost of living, all the tourists in the summer, and managing the entire business (400+ customers, 3 regular staff plus seasonal workers, retirement plan, bookkeeping, etc).

I've always joked with him that if my business ever goes south I'm buying him out.
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Sooooo why are you telling us????????
 
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