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Re: Winter Business
[Re: Coondog6]
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02/06/15 04:35 PM
02/06/15 04:35 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,374 NWWA/AZ
Vinke
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I been hanging with Jimmy buffet............
Slightly used Shoes 4 sale
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Re: Winter Business
[Re: Coondog6]
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02/06/15 06:37 PM
02/06/15 06:37 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 44 massachusetts
swampdonkey
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massachusetts
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Coondog...As you already know , I'm from Mass. Normaly I will have very little to do , except stare at the walls during January and most if not all of Febuary...I don't know what took place or why me...but I havn't hardly slowed down much...in the month of Jan. , I was loaded with squirrel calls..mainly greys and reds ....a couple mouse calls here and there ...Bats in the living quarters ...which turned into some extent of interior sealing...church pigeons and attic clean-outs.....I am grateful for this winter flurry of work and look forward to spring( I say that now). What i'm saying is things could change for you at the snap of a whip...and this is how this buss. goes in New England....
Last edited by swampdonkey; 02/06/15 07:41 PM.
Joe Robidoux
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Re: Winter Business
[Re: Coondog6]
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02/06/15 07:53 PM
02/06/15 07:53 PM
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Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin
Paul Winkelmann
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I've been hanging with a lot of Chinese buffets.
BUT THERE'S BOOZE IN THE BLENDER AND SOON IT WILL RENDER THAT FROZEN CONCOCTION THAT HELPS ME HANG ON
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Re: Winter Business
[Re: Coondog6]
#4900154
02/06/15 07:58 PM
02/06/15 07:58 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 95 Florida
bjansma
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Posts: 95
Florida
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I know somebody who sells attic restorations all summer long, takes deposits and schedules for winter for something to do when he knows animals are slow.
Bob Jansma
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Re: Winter Business
[Re: Coondog6]
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02/07/15 01:46 PM
02/07/15 01:46 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 187 Mass.
Trapper Don
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I have been in this business for over 20 years and had my own construction company for 17 before that. It's all seasonal work. You have to plan like the two post above said. I would save jobs in const. that I could do indoors for winter and give a better price so I had work. As a WCO its work your butt off as the weather permits and then I spend all winter fixing everything I broke during the year. I had to put a new propane heater in my barn shop area this year and now at least I can just turn on the heat and work as I like. No more splitting wood, yeah! I still have a pile of traps to rebuild/repair and my UTV needs the tracks changed. I like the slower time of year to get caught up things like that. I use to go to WCT in winter but that ship sailed. I miss the boost I would get from talking with everyone and get excided for the coming season. NWCOA would be nice but most of the guys I know from years passed don't go. I have been looking for winter seminars in Vegas to attend. So far nothing that peaks my interest. Anyone know of any? Shot Show maybe?? Coondog. Just plan for the slow time and be glad you not sitting in a cubical doing taxes full time. Oh yeah. I have spent a lot of time snow blowing this winter...what a hoot that is. We are in the best business ever..enjoy the down time, embrace the busy times and live life to the fullest. Going out to play with my new puppy. Have a wonderful day. Don LaFountain
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Re: Winter Business
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
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02/08/15 02:44 PM
02/08/15 02:44 PM
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Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 233 wi/mn
travellintrapper
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I wouldn't worry. You'll probably only get 15 or 20 calls a day in the busy months. The secret is teaching the kids to set cages as
soon as they are old enough to crawl. They can get into a lot of places that you can't. And you want to space them out so that when
one gets too big, you have another one to take his or her place. My 4 year old who hasn't been to very many sites told a buddy of mine as he walked up to his house the other day he probably had bats getting in his dormer! I was speechless!
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Re: Winter Business
[Re: travellintrapper]
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02/08/15 07:49 PM
02/08/15 07:49 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 30 St. Louis area
Dave Schmidt
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St. Louis area
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I wouldn't worry. You'll probably only get 15 or 20 calls a day in the busy months. The secret is teaching the kids to set cages as
soon as they are old enough to crawl. They can get into a lot of places that you can't. And you want to space them out so that when
one gets too big, you have another one to take his or her place. My 4 year old who hasn't been to very many sites told a buddy of mine as he walked up to his house the other day he probably had bats getting in his dormer! I was speechless! Kewl!
ALL OUT Wildlife Control
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