Work / life / stalking balance.

[1894]

My stalking has limited my career and I'm happy with that. Will never make Director nor work on London and again I'm happy with that.
I do worry that I'll lose more land to the extent that the compromises I've made become untenable. Stalking can be quite selfish and its good to have something else to do that's less dependant on sole rights/not bumping into walkers etc

 

[Bavarianbrit]

I've been reading this thread with interest. At the age of 23 I'm probably looking at this from the other end of the spectrum.
Over the last few years as a student I've enjoyed endless holiday time, allowing me to do plenty of shooting, bits of fishing, helping out with keepering etc. I've enjoyed this hugely. I'm trying to get as much in as I possibly can now. Although money is tight, time is currently plentiful. I'm due to qualify as a doctor in a year or twos time. Time will then rapidly become limited although obscure shift patterns may fit well with stalking at silly times of day, we will see! I'm sure I'll be less able to commit to days pheasant shooting with mates, days on the pigeons etc and, instead, my shooting forays will have to be less planned, more whim based activities.
The tides will then completely turn with there hopefully being more money around but increasingly little time with kids maybe making an appearance at some point. I'm lucky in having a very understanding girlfriend who shoots, too. It certainly helps.
Given that shooting and country related activities are my release from other stressors as well as putting food on the table, I'll have to find some way of maintaining the balance, even if it's rather different to the current one.

Try to specialise on doing hip replacement for land owners. Get my drift?

 

[Odders]

Got sorted on a part share of 3,000+ acres north of the border a couple of weeks ago.
Now just waiting for the paperwork to land before getting started.
Need to cough up for a .270 for use in the UK too, as there's reds as well as roe & sika to be had.

 

[mchughcb]

In the modern world of food production. Either you are poor and live in a rural setting and can do it whenever you like or you are obscenely rich and can do it whenever you like. Stalking for the middle class is a luxury.

I don't think of work/life/hobby balance. I think of life/death balance.