The responses are right on target though. A bunch of guys who have already been through this and are trying to gently, or maybe not so gently tell him what his expectations should be.
I married a girl who hunted and fished. We did EVERYTHING together. We shot deer, we boated muskies, we hiked out west, we took long overnight canoe trips. And then one day, she decided she wanted to procreate... The physical action itself I was fine with, but the aftermath was something I was not ready for...
I did not handle it well at first. Why would someone so adventurous want to do the same boring thing that everyone else does? I thought we were different? It killed me, I mean GUTTED me. I'm talking... Havalon Piranta, Outdoor Edge Flip n Zip, Hunter Specialties ButtOut 2.0... Gutted me.
Adapt. That's my advice, adapt. What I'm saying probably doesn't even make sense right now, but I bet two years from now, it will. And I bet this post ends up with a lot of likes from dads with young kids, because they've already been there. Adapt.
In early bow season, I started hunting mornings only. I can get up early and sneak out while everyone is still asleep. Hunt for a couple hours and scout for fresh sign on the way out. By the time I get back, everyone is up and just getting ready for the day, and I can spend it with them. If I hunt evenings, that means I miss dinnertime, playtime, bath time, and bedtime.
A few weeks of this and I have a pretty good read on the deer. Then right before or during the rut, I take some days off of work for all day hunts. There's less hunter pressure on weekdays and the wife and kids do their normal weekday routine, so I'm not missing anything. I've found this to be the right combination of success with the least amount of dad guilt. If you don't know what that is, you'll find out soon enough, haha.
That's all I have for you. I've only ever hunted one state, so I have no words of wisdom for your original question.