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Title: Making money without really trying.
Post by: pitw on May 29, 2016, 01:02:55 PM
Couple weeks ago I was spraying a field down South and found this Fn thing
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh145/pitw75/Forum%20Pics/IMG_2020_zps7ocbsobs.jpg)
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh145/pitw75/Forum%20Pics/IMG_2019_zps8uxqt6pw.jpg)

within 300 yds of where I started the 800 acres.  Spent the rest of the day sitting on pins and needles trying not to run over it's partner but I was lucky and never hit it or seen it.
Fast forward to Friday evening when I took the big based unit that weighed 2 lbs 13 oz's up to a gathering of outdoorsy type people.  They was drinking some kinda pop that made them wobbly when I brought it in.  One of the fellows was an fur and antler buyer who said it didn't weigh 2 pounds so would give me $7 a pound for it.  I had him pass it around and get other guess's before I said, "I'll bet you it is far closer to 3 lbs than 2.5.  If I'm right you pay $25 a lb and if you are right it's free".  He was hooked and when they brought out a fish scale I damb near died laughing when it showed 3lbs 1 oz.  He is now the proud owner of an antler and I have $75 I didn't have before. :alscalls:
Title: Re: Making money without really trying.
Post by: KySongDog on May 29, 2016, 01:30:47 PM
Obviously that fellow doesn't know Barry very well.   :laf:   

Who would've guessed that he weighed the antler in advance.    :doh2:
Title: Re: Making money without really trying.
Post by: Hawks Feather on May 29, 2016, 09:20:45 PM
Barry,

He screwed you.  You should have received $76.56.  You need to go back and get the rest that he owes you.

Jerry
Title: Re: Making money without really trying.
Post by: pitw on May 29, 2016, 09:48:27 PM
Jerry that particular fellow has been screwing me and everyone else for years. It felt good to be on the other end for once. :wink:
Title: Re: Making money without really trying.
Post by: FinsnFur on May 29, 2016, 10:39:01 PM
How much would it have cost him after you pulled it out of a tire?  :laf:
Title: Re: Making money without really trying.
Post by: pitw on May 29, 2016, 10:43:57 PM
  One time years ago the old man brought a large deer antler home so he wouldn't run over it in the field.  Next day he destroyed a tire on the biggest tractor cause the dog drug the antler over there.  It took some protecting to keep that dog barking. :laf:
Title: Re: Making money without really trying.
Post by: FinsnFur on May 30, 2016, 08:13:20 AM
(http://i68.tinypic.com/353bihx.jpg)
Title: Re: Making money without really trying.
Post by: Hawks Feather on May 30, 2016, 02:05:10 PM
That image gives new meaning to retriever. 

Jerry