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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: Gary Benson] #7404461
11/14/21 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary Benson
The wife and I went into the Iron and Steel business for extra income and it's working out well. She Irons clothes in the daytime and I go out and Steel stuff at night.

I like your honesty.


wanna be goat farmer.
Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7404783
11/14/21 03:55 PM
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The more I think about it an kinda ppl that see work, old drug an alcohol burn outs some, old meth heads it got be an more I think about it, fags have got be some like other factory, (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) hole , that kinda dump work at, all factories problems , sick it

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: yotetrapper30] #7404788
11/14/21 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
I have meat birds on order. Coming Thanksgiving week. I've been debating raising a hog for 10 years now but never bit the bullet on it. Pork is still relatively cheap here. I don't want to deal with raising a beef, so deer it is.


Angela, you can buy a finished hog at auction for far cheaper than you can grow one.

You can buy finish weight, cornish/rock chickens at the end of the fairs for 30 to 40 cents an estimated pound and they typically weigh several more pounds than estimated. I bought 1200 some pounds of them back in August for resale.

You can get fair turkeys for around 25 cents a pound.

Keith

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7404812
11/14/21 04:32 PM
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Trap beaver for meat… sell the castor for gas.


My reading of history convinces me that most
bad government results from too much government.
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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7404823
11/14/21 04:47 PM
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Canned and fresh vegetables and potatoes are still pretty cheap . Add that to beaver meat and you can make some delicious stews. Just use your imagination. I’m sure you could find some places close to you with beaver colonies. That would allow you to trap . Without driving a lot of miles. And provide yourself with some delicious protein.


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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: KeithC] #7404830
11/14/21 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithC
Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
I have meat birds on order. Coming Thanksgiving week. I've been debating raising a hog for 10 years now but never bit the bullet on it. Pork is still relatively cheap here. I don't want to deal with raising a beef, so deer it is.


Angela, you can buy a finished hog at auction for far cheaper than you can grow one.

You can buy finish weight, cornish/rock chickens at the end of the fairs for 30 to 40 cents an estimated pound and they typically weigh several more pounds than estimated. I bought 1200 some pounds of them back in August for resale.

You can get fair turkeys for around 25 cents a pound.

Keith


Intresting my boys got 500 for two cornish crosses ans 375 for the other two. The lady that paid 500 told my son to keep them. Im guessin you are buying from the auction winners that dont want them?

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7404881
11/14/21 06:00 PM
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Canned and fresh vegetables and potatoes are still pretty cheap . Add that to beaver meat and you can make some delicious stews. Just use your imagination.


I saw store brand (HyVee) canned corn and 2 different kinds of green beans for 74 cents last night. Same brand generic "chili beans" for 99 cents.


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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7404914
11/14/21 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Providence Farm
Intresting my boys got 500 for two cornish crosses ans 375 for the other two. The lady that paid 500 told my son to keep them. Im guessin you are buying from the auction winners that dont want them?


The fairs take closed or sometimes open bids on everything that is left over. The prices are very cheap. Some small fairs have no competition at all. You can get rabbits, chickens, turkeys, lambs, hogs and goats. It's a very good way to get good quality Boer does for little money.

Cull buying at poultry and rabbit shows is another way to get very cheap livestock.

Keith

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7404926
11/14/21 06:36 PM
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I think you might have meant to post this in the thread you have about kind of people at work but from your last post coonman, it sounds like you're tired of working where you're at (still). There are plenty of jobs around your area. The time is now if you want to change jobs, you have nothing to lose as you have no benefits where you're at now.

However, I'd advise you to cut down the racist, anti gay tone though and that's no matter where you work.
Good luck

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: KeithC] #7404939
11/14/21 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithC
Originally Posted by Providence Farm
Intresting my boys got 500 for two cornish crosses ans 375 for the other two. The lady that paid 500 told my son to keep them. Im guessin you are buying from the auction winners that dont want them?


The fairs take closed or sometimes open bids on everything that is left over. The prices are very cheap. Some small fairs have no competition at all. You can get rabbits, chickens, turkeys, lambs, hogs and goats. It's a very good way to get good quality Boer does for little money.

Cull buying at poultry and rabbit shows is another way to get very cheap livestock.

Keith


Oddly, we don't have any little fairs around here. Just great big ones a couple hours drive away.


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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7404986
11/14/21 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
Oddly, we don't have any little fairs around here. Just great big ones a couple hours drive away.


That's to bad. I'm not positive, but I believe all 88 counties in Ohio have a fair with livestock for sale,19 smaller communities do and there is the Ohio State Fair for the total of 108 fairs listed.

There should be livestock auctions close to you. The prices are typically cheap. Last year they got very, very cheap for a while. Hogs went down to 1 cent a pound, canner cows 25 cents a pond and choice finished beef to 75 cents a pound.

Here's a local to me, auctions results from last Monday.

"Jackson Livestock Auction, LLC
November 8 at 3:48 PM ·
November 8th Sale Results
31 Hogs
Sows 345-585: .6550-.7650
Boars: 455-590 lbs: .13
Butchers: 270-305 lbs: .57-.6250
Feeder Pigs: 50-76 lbs: 51.00-69.00
11 Goats: 35-55 lbs: 65.00-92.50
60-65 lbs: 122.50-160.00
112 lbs: 332.50
160-185 lbs: 265.00-325.00
21 Sheep: 55 lbs-Thin: 1.96
80 lbs-Thin:1.96
70-80 lbs: 2.29-2.38
85-95 lbs: 2.27-2.37
135-137 lbs: 2.16-2.21
Ewes: 165 lbs: .91-1.20
190-195 lbs: 1.25
127 lbs-Hair: 1.09
Cattle: 625 lb Brown Swiss Str: .82
780 lb Yearling Cross breed: .65
1265-1355 brown Swiss: .7250-.73
1275 Hol Str: .88
Cows: 1190-1965 lbs: .59-.7150
Mare: 25 yr old: 390.00"

For instance the most a butcher hog could of cost, if it weighed the highest weight sold of 305, was 190.62. It probably sold for $173.85. Prices are up considerably now over a few months ago.

If you and Dirt don't want to do the butchering, you can make an appointment with a local butcher for a sale date and drop an animal off or just pay a small fee to a transporter for the auction.

You can buy meat this way for a tiny fraction of grocery store prices.

Keith

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: KeithC] #7405012
11/14/21 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithC
Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
Oddly, we don't have any little fairs around here. Just great big ones a couple hours drive away.


That's to bad. I'm not positive, but I believe all 88 counties in Ohio have a fair with livestock for sale,19 smaller communities do and there is the Ohio State Fair for the total of 108 fairs listed.

There should be livestock auctions close to you. The prices are typically cheap. Last year they got very, very cheap for a while. Hogs went down to 1 cent a pound, canner cows 25 cents a pond and choice finished beef to 75 cents a pound.

Here's a local to me, auctions results from last Monday.

"Jackson Livestock Auction, LLC
November 8 at 3:48 PM ·
November 8th Sale Results
31 Hogs
Sows 345-585: .6550-.7650
Boars: 455-590 lbs: .13
Butchers: 270-305 lbs: .57-.6250
Feeder Pigs: 50-76 lbs: 51.00-69.00
11 Goats: 35-55 lbs: 65.00-92.50
60-65 lbs: 122.50-160.00
112 lbs: 332.50
160-185 lbs: 265.00-325.00
21 Sheep: 55 lbs-Thin: 1.96
80 lbs-Thin:1.96
70-80 lbs: 2.29-2.38
85-95 lbs: 2.27-2.37
135-137 lbs: 2.16-2.21
Ewes: 165 lbs: .91-1.20
190-195 lbs: 1.25
127 lbs-Hair: 1.09
Cattle: 625 lb Brown Swiss Str: .82
780 lb Yearling Cross breed: .65
1265-1355 brown Swiss: .7250-.73
1275 Hol Str: .88
Cows: 1190-1965 lbs: .59-.7150
Mare: 25 yr old: 390.00"

For instance the most a butcher hog could of cost, if it weighed the highest weight sold of 305, was 190.62. It probably sold for $173.85. Prices are up considerably now over a few months ago.

If you and Dirt don't want to do the butchering, you can make an appointment with a local butcher for a sale date and drop an animal off or just pay a small fee to a transporter for the auction.

You can buy meat this way for a tiny fraction of grocery store prices.

Keith


Dirt? LOL I think you mean Drifter. Thanks for the ideas though. I'll look into it.


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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7405107
11/14/21 09:07 PM
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Getting a locker date is the issue around here anyways. LLL


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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: Badger23] #7405188
11/14/21 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Badger23
I think you might have meant to post this in the thread you have about kind of people at work but from your last post coonman, it sounds like you're tired of working where you're at (still). There are plenty of jobs around your area. The time is now if you want to change jobs, you have nothing to lose as you have no benefits where you're at now.

However, I'd advise you to cut down the racist, anti gay tone though and that's no matter where you work.
Good luck

If can get a job where limp, ppl are down on limpers, definately notice much more severe arthritis in knee from year ago, been worn out severe for years but it is very bad doing some trapping for up to 4-5 hrs somedays at most, so plan on try wait till next summer if can an collect soavil security an at least have some income while off work if make it that long, pretty painful lately, especally after home , if knee don't move, get stuff few min an can't stand it, not severe pain but arthritis is different with stiffness, I be done without tile spade to use as cane while walk trap on uneven surface, have not fell on creek but came close today set pocket in deep water in mud sink in bottom with lots grass

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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7405202
11/14/21 10:10 PM
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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7405230
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$3.899 here for mid grade. Who runs 87 octane in new vehicles?

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: AntiGov] #7405538
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Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7405604
11/15/21 10:40 AM
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I have been watching some tips on preserving wild meat on you tube. Slowly smoking over a wood fire outdoors looks simple enough. The dominoes could start falling anytime. Lets all have a survival plan. Our leaders are living in la la land.

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7405735
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I'm afraid the next lesson you learn the hard way Coonman, is gonna hurt the rest of your life.

Re: Groceries an gas [Re: coonman220] #7405753
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I run 87 in new vehicles. Why wouldn’t I if it is made to run on 87?

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