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Pumpkin Greed #6358362 10/27/18 06:10 PM 10/27/18 06:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	So...my hometown of Pawnee City NE started having a "harvest bash" a number of years ago. Had a big pumpkin contest, among other activities. Well, last year pumpkins were hauled from UTAH to extreme SE Nebraska and took all top places and took the prize money back to Utah. Local residents didn't see the fun in it anymore so this year there was no harvest bash. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358367 10/27/18 06:16 PM 10/27/18 06:16 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 10,911 MN FlyinFinn trapper
FlyinFinn trapper Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 10,911 MN	Ought to grow bigger pumpkins locally.

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358373 10/27/18 06:23 PM 10/27/18 06:23 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 48 South Carolina P Possumhollar trapper
Possumhollar trapper P Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 48 South Carolina	Pumpkin Greed sounds like a band name.

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358412 10/27/18 07:15 PM 10/27/18 07:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	He's a new rapper. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358516 10/27/18 09:10 PM 10/27/18 09:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm A adam m trapper
adam m trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm	Make a rule only locals and locally harvested pumpkins are eligible to participate

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358525 10/27/18 09:18 PM 10/27/18 09:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,252 Oklahoma W Wesley trapper
Wesley trapper W Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,252 Oklahoma	Seems a little childish to me lol. Just reinstitue contest with participation trophies only. Previously Bridger158, before the great "Time Out".

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358933 10/28/18 10:07 AM 10/28/18 10:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,258 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,258 Minnesota	Sore losers..."took their proverbial ball and went home" NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358939 10/28/18 10:15 AM 10/28/18 10:15 AM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 849 Washington wildflights trapper
wildflights trapper Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 849 Washington	What was the amount of the money prize? Saw three pumpkins last week on a truck and trailer. Each of them were 6' diameter and probably close to 4' tall. Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. -Gustav Mahler

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358941 10/28/18 10:16 AM 10/28/18 10:16 AM
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bleeohio Unregistered B	Take the $$ out of the equation and likely solve the problem.

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358955 10/28/18 10:35 AM 10/28/18 10:35 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	I don't know what the prize $ was. Never attended one. Apparently enough to drive from Utah with a load of punkins. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358958 10/28/18 10:38 AM 10/28/18 10:38 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,716 Sandhills Nebraska	$5k prize money $2k for first place. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Pumpkin Greed [Re: Gary Benson] #6358986 10/28/18 11:51 AM 10/28/18 11:51 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 325 wyoming/ILLINOIS T Timothy trapper
Timothy trapper T Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 325 wyoming/ILLINOIS	Gary ALL the big competition guys do this....The money is the driving force..One of the weigh-offs in CA. last year was won by a guy from Wisconsin and I think he took home $13,000.00.....The big weigh-off I think in Half Moon Bay sponsored by safe-way pays by the pounds and if memory serves me the winner took home something North of $17,000.00......The growers club in Wisconsin set a new top ten record this year of 10 pumpkins all over 2000 pound average.....Lockport,IL pays $4000 for first and is won mostly by guys from Wisconsin.....Take the prize money away and they will not come...Or put it out there that to claim prize money you must prove pumpkin is grown in NE. The biggest grown in North America this year on the east coast Steve Geddes was just over 2500 and is the second largest in the World. These guys must go where the money is to recover the cost of growing a beast that big---some say it costs a $1 a pound to grow them that big...My biggest was 1076 and I placed 7th.

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