Sheesh I used to go hunting twice a year on a sick note from the doctor. But as a student who handed every assignment in, myteachers wouldnt give 2 hoots if I went interstate to hunt pigs and othe critters. The teachers recognised I needed to spend time with my father and also they saw it helped combat the ild depression I had onset in may last two years of highschool as the workload increased 2 fold.
In those last wo years I would take a fortnight off before the exams twice a year to study in a conducive environment and to hunt to clear away the cobwebs up top. I wasnt the only kid who did this.