I completely understand your dilema! My wifes birthday-Sept 13, my anniversary-Sept 19, my oldest daughters birthday-Oct 24, my 5th childs due date-Sept 18. To paraphrase swbuckmaster (I think), hunting is a year round commitment. Really there's something to hunt/scout pretty much all year long so don't structure one of the most significant days of your life (trust me it is) around your freaking hunting schedule. I live, eat, breathe, sleep, hunting! It's practically all I think about and want to do, but come on. I'll be celebrating 11 years next week (when the elk are in full rut) and thinking how worth it my marriage is. Has it been tough-you bet! Do I hunt/scout as much as I once did-not even! Do I get jealous when my single or divorced friends do what ever they want when they want-yup! Was I humbled when I took my wife shooting high powered rifles for her first time and she put 10 shots in a 1 inch circle at 100 yards-holy crap yes! Was I the proudest daddy on the planet when my oldest daughter popped her first balloon at 15 feet with a bow when she was 3-hell yeah! Do I count down the days until Friday when I can take my FAMILY up parly's canyon to shoot the 3-d archery course-absolutely! What kind of legacy do you want to leave? Bro. it's worth it! Everything good in my life right now can be attributed in one way or another to my wife and marriage. Good luck!
Now as for a place to checkout on a general south east tag. If you're willing to travel, go check out the Blue mountains just west of Monticello and Blanding. This range boarders the once famous San Juan unit and although the deer numbers aren't what they once were (due to the proliferation of elk and poor management) the genetics, good summer and winter range, are solid. There's always some dandy bucks taken down there. I've archery hunted and muzzleloader hunted down there for around 15 years now and I've seen and killed some pretty nice bucks. I've only rifle hunted there once (the year I got married) with no success, but that depends on how you judge success. No deer, but quality time on a great adventure at a new chapter in my life with my (then) new bride-priceless!