I checked a few years ago with PY records. The average number of days bow hunted nationwide was 23.  Over the years (46 of bowhunting) I've been 100+ times per year to ZERO the year (1991) I protested the season in Kansas where I lived in 1989-1992.

I've bowhunted 13 times for whitetails and 7 for antelope this year so far. Still have about two weeks remaining. I may get out another time or two, between rains.  Forgot about turkey.  Hunted 5 days in the spring for those in KY and Colorado.

I've been a little disgusted with my "want to" the past two years. It is very easy for me to make room for hunting, I just haven't. I hope to get it back in 2017.

Funny that you bring this up as it's been on my mind the last few years. I used to take the entire month of November off and hunt all the weekends and holidays in the fall. I was also able to take the entire month of May off for our spring Turkey season. Changes in life and a new job have really limited my time in the woods and on the water the last few years. It's going to get better, I'm just being patient

Probably less than 20 days spent in the woods hunting this year -- maybe closer to 15 for deer & turkey combined.  

3 of those were with my son, who wasn't yet 7 years old during the turkey season.  We backpacked in about 3 miles and camped along a riverbank.  We only got about 45 minutes each day of hunting.  The rest was spent playing in creeks, splashing in the river, finding salamanders & whacking the bushes with sticks -- exactly the kind of "serious hunting" he needs to do right now.  Nights were spent talking over a campfire and under the open sky about life, nature and the beginnings of things he'll need to know to be a man.  I wouldn't have spent that time any other way.

But aside from hunting:
6 backpacking trips (half were hunting-related)
4 nights camped with just my wife
3 nights camped with just my boys
2 nights camped with a good friend
6 nights camped completely alone.
Untold miles under my feet and invaluable time with some of the people I love most in the places I love the most.

I made some business changes last year that allowed me to spend more time out in the woods and out of cell phone range than in the previous 10 years combined.  No complaints here.  Life is good!

I got 36 days in this past season.  That is down about 5 from a normal year.

D.P.

4 for hogs
15 for turkeys
12 for elk
60 for deer

The last few years my work life ratio has been out of wack. This year I got of more than last years 4 days! This year about 8 to 10 days but most of those I was back to work by 10 am. Tough to chase elk that way.

This year I put in 25 sit's and 127 hours on stand. Several all day sits. This is Whitetail season only.. Didn't count turkey season. I put much more time into scouting and shed hunting for Mature Whitetail bucks. Today is January 5th and it will be the first day of the year in scouting for bucks I want to hunt this fall.

Alot. Not sure on the exact count, but i bet my wife of only 9 months could tell you to the day!

I PLEAD THE 5TH YOUR HONOR

Typically.
14 days for  elk/mule deer.
10 days for white tails.
A few days most springs of hog hunting.
A few days Turkey hunting.
And a few days for small game.
Joe
Another few days camping and camp/scouting.

Typically.
14 days for  elk/mule deer.
10 days for white tails.
A few days most springs of hog hunting.
A few days Turkey hunting.
And a few days for small game.
Joe
Another few days camping and camp/scouting.

About 25 hunts for whitetail this year, about 6 for turkey and 4 for hogs.

This year was only second to none in a bad way.  got out less than 7 days (mountian goat 1, elk 4, moose 2).  plagued with health issues (mine and others), weather and a mental funk.

2017 be good to me.....

"not nearly enough"(Huntryx) X2.

All I could , all whitetail this year. No idea of the day or hour count!

I know I hunted 9 days straight ending on Nov 11

I knew going in this season would be rough, I was only able to sit 4 times total, maybe 10 hours all together.  Hopefully next season will be better!

I honestly don't know. A ton. Between Turkey, deer, squirrels, grouse/woodcock, rabbits....so hard to figure. Just October and November may have been 40 hunts? I suppose all total for the 100.

I'm lucky to have a job w a flexible schedule.  From sep 15 to nov 12 I hunted every day.  Many if those were 2-3 hr sits after work.  That's just bowhunting tho....I get after the ducks pretty hard after the rut....
Tim