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going to my first home, lawn, and garden expo
#3703375
03/15/13 12:07 AM
03/15/13 12:07 AM
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 50
decatur, illinois
c walker
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decatur, illinois
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doing my first home, lawn, and garden expo. hope its worth it. wish me luck.
If your going to do it. Do it well.
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Re: going to my first home, lawn, and garden expo
[Re: c walker]
#3703538
03/15/13 05:45 AM
03/15/13 05:45 AM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 4
NE, NC
Big Bear Wildlif
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Good luck. Let us know how it works out. May open a new door for leads and exposure.
Be Green, Buy Fur.
NE- NC
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Re: going to my first home, lawn, and garden expo
[Re: Big Bear Wildlif]
#3707658
03/17/13 11:25 AM
03/17/13 11:25 AM
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 50
decatur, illinois
c walker
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decatur, illinois
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handed out about 250 cards and signed up 4 jobs one groundhog job, one ghost in the attic job, one mole job, and one ground squirrel job. nearly every person that went by stopped and looked at my booth. and said they had some kind of problem. heading out to the expo now for the last day.
If your going to do it. Do it well.
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Re: going to my first home, lawn, and garden expo
[Re: c walker]
#3707704
03/17/13 11:48 AM
03/17/13 11:48 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 7,243
West Michigan
Getting There
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Sounds like it is worth while. The good ones are the ones that call when they have a problem.
Also get your name around.
To Old
U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.
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Re: going to my first home, lawn, and garden expo
[Re: Jim Bethell]
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03/17/13 09:52 PM
03/17/13 09:52 PM
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 50
decatur, illinois
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no antis that stated there opinion but there were a few people that said i like my wildlife. but i convensed them to take a card by showing them some pictures of houses we have repaired from animal damage. and told them its better to have the card and not need it then to need it and not have it. they took the card. i also tell them its not bad when they pass through its when they decide to set up residence. all i all show turned out awesome. making my ivcestment on the booth back on the first job i got wial there.
If your going to do it. Do it well.
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Re: going to my first home, lawn, and garden expo
[Re: c walker]
#3709029
03/17/13 10:01 PM
03/17/13 10:01 PM
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Posts: 50
decatur, illinois
c walker
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i did have a lady ask me if i used those traps they use on wolfs because they hurt the animals i told her i do use those kinds of trap when the job calls for it but they didnt hurt the animals anymore than a dog chain hurts a dog. then she says ya but then they are stuck there and we leave them to starve. Right? she says. wrong we check traps atleast once every 24 hours. it is the law and would just be crual to do otherwise. anyway she took a card and said she didnt know all that and she was glad she stopped. would probly have her husband contact me about some coyote work. some things people say and think just burn me but alot of them just need schooled.
If your going to do it. Do it well.
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Re: going to my first home, lawn, and garden expo
[Re: c walker]
#3709453
03/18/13 06:34 AM
03/18/13 06:34 AM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 4
NE, NC
Big Bear Wildlif
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Glad it worked out. Given us something to think about for next year.
Be Green, Buy Fur.
NE- NC
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Re: going to my first home, lawn, and garden expo
[Re: c walker]
#3709605
03/18/13 09:24 AM
03/18/13 09:24 AM
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Posts: 322
Sacramento Mountains NM
mtncat
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Sacramento Mountains NM
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i did have a lady ask me if i used those traps they use on wolfs because they hurt the animals i told her i do use those kinds of trap when the job calls for it but they didnt hurt the animals anymore than a dog chain hurts a dog. then she says ya but then they are stuck there and we leave them to starve. Right? she says. wrong we check traps atleast once every 24 hours. it is the law and would just be crual to do otherwise. anyway she took a card and said she didnt know all that and she was glad she stopped. would probly have her husband contact me about some coyote work. some things people say and think just burn me but alot of them just need schooled. I have not done a home and garden show yet. But I do give a couple of public talks every year. There is at least one person at every talk that brings up foot hold traps. Every time it comes up I explain the facts of their use. I then pull out one of my foot holds, set it and then stick my hand in it. Depending on timing and what other things I have to demonstrate I may leave the trap on for the rest of the presentation.
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