The other morning, I went out to the shop to plug in my tractor so I could feed cows. When I got there, I was greeted by a tire with an antler stuck in it. Fortunately, it was a front tire. I enjoy wildlife so I know this is going to happen, I just wish it wouldn't happen when it is so cold. But the good news is wildlife also helps pay for things. Our normal hunt is a package deal that includes housing. After Thanksgiving we don't house hunters, but we take smaller groups and we negotiate the price.
So early in the season I had a guy call and ask about hunting later and wanted to know what I would charge. I told him make me an offer and I would tell him if it was too low and I would tell him if it was too high. So, when he showed up, he asked what I charged. I told to him to make He offered $250 each. I told him that was too much, so we negotiated it lower.
Awhile latter I was at the local grocery store and came across four guys in camo. I asked what they were hunting. They said pheasants. So, I asked them how they were doing. They were not overly enthused. So, after I paid for my groceries, I told them they should follow me home and I would give them one place to hunt for free. When we got to where I wanted them to hunt and I was explaining it to them, one of the guys asked if they could give me something. I told them it was ok for me to be generous once in a while. One of the guys said he didn't feel right not giving me something. So, I told him if it was going to ruin his day, he could give me something. They gave me more than I thought they should, so I told them where else they could hunt. Then a little later a guy that used to hunt here showed up wanting to hunt. I told him where to hunt, and he hunted for two days and left too much money in my mailbox. So, I guess the wildlife has paid for the new tire. It is nice to meet hunters that appreciate hunting wild pheasants.
So early in the season I had a guy call and ask about hunting later and wanted to know what I would charge. I told him make me an offer and I would tell him if it was too low and I would tell him if it was too high. So, when he showed up, he asked what I charged. I told to him to make He offered $250 each. I told him that was too much, so we negotiated it lower.
Awhile latter I was at the local grocery store and came across four guys in camo. I asked what they were hunting. They said pheasants. So, I asked them how they were doing. They were not overly enthused. So, after I paid for my groceries, I told them they should follow me home and I would give them one place to hunt for free. When we got to where I wanted them to hunt and I was explaining it to them, one of the guys asked if they could give me something. I told them it was ok for me to be generous once in a while. One of the guys said he didn't feel right not giving me something. So, I told him if it was going to ruin his day, he could give me something. They gave me more than I thought they should, so I told them where else they could hunt. Then a little later a guy that used to hunt here showed up wanting to hunt. I told him where to hunt, and he hunted for two days and left too much money in my mailbox. So, I guess the wildlife has paid for the new tire. It is nice to meet hunters that appreciate hunting wild pheasants.
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