Well for about 20 yrs i used to work extra hrs and jobs , so I could take off 3 months a yr to hunt, and did so from Oct till Jan almost every yr
minus a few days I had to go in
now last 5 yrs I have been off every day now
but yes I always use vacation time for hunting season
everyone at work was glad too, as most ran out of vacatiob time by sept, and over time was less come fall
and me leaving to hunt gave them the Ot I used to always get Lol
so worked out well for me