Dilemma

About March Jessica's aunt told me about a guy who had a sheep farm. I asked if he had a problem with coyotes and mentioned I would trap them for hunting permission. She talked to him about it the next time she saw him and he said to come out and meet him. I did and we talked a while. I asked if he had anyone deer hunting and he had 7 guys hunting 150 acres. I just left it at that and didn't even bring up trapping for hunting permission as that's too many people for me.

Fast forward to today, he called her and got my number then left me a voicemail. He said he's lost 7 lambs to yotes in the last two weeks and wanted to know if I still wanted to come trap.

Never getting around to asking about deer hunting because too many people hunt there already I think he's under the impression I just like to trap yotes.

The dilemma is, now I feel like I need to call him and let him know the only reason I was going to trap was to get hunting permission but decided against it as too many guys hunt it already.

Not being a people person I need to come up with a polite way to say. "I'm not busting my ass to trap your yotes so I can wave at other yahoos from my stand"

Then comes a bigger dilemma. I'm a business man. Always have been. Half of me says make him an offer. "Give me sole permission to hunt and I'll guarantee you never lose another lamb, and if you do, I'll pay you for it"

However, along with that comes 7 guys getting the boot. Half of me feels bad about that. Half of me says screw em as I think they should be putting in the work to help him out.

Decisions.

bowhunter1023 said:

Sounds like we are all on the same page here. My first thought is: "How good is the hunting?" With some of the stuff you have to hunt, is this place even worth the effort? Or is it something special that would be worth the time/effort/money? If that's the case, then pitch is much the way Adam suggested. I'd use those numbers to back up what you are promising in regards to not losing lambs and that'l you pay for the ones that do die. That's a good ass deal for both. It'll take a couple years to deal with the 7 fucktards, but I know you and you'll handle it like a coon ass! lmao

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Oh it's prime. And would be probably my best property. It has it all. A deep hollow, which is rare around here. A thick swamp, hay and winter wheat in the summer, half late beans, half corn in the winter. Good mature oaks and thick honeysuckle. Neighbors a dentist that doesn't allow hunting. Good genetics. And that area is mostly chocolate bucks. It's also the winter yard up property. Something I don't have now. My deer all vacate after first snow.

I'll stop by today and talk to him, see if we can't settle on a deal. Anyone know anything about trapping yotes. I sure as fugg don't. lmao.

5Cent said:

I'm not sure I would want 7 guys ticked at me for getting the boot. Put yourself in their shoes......I'd be hot!

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I agree with that. I think my plan is to tell him to call those guys and make em earn it. Tell them you need help and they need to step up. Then tell him if that doesn't work out and they don't pull their weight give me a call in September. If it goes down that way they have nobody to blame but themselves.

finelyshedded said:

Rotflmao Joe!!!

I just imagined you trapping the neighbor(dentist) registered breed of whatever dog and you bringing it up to the dudes front door holding it up by its back legs saying, "How's them apples for starters!"

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Nah. He already shot it himself! Lol. Got in his sheep pen one evening and he busted it. He told me when I was out there that he doesn't care what dog it is, knock it in the head and throw it in the swamp. He has problems with strays or dropped off dogs chasing his sheep.