What do you do for a living?

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Pursue 2-legged critters and generally cause trouble on behalf of this great nation. Some directly translates to hunting, but that same duty has also pulled me away from many a year of my preferred hunting seasons.
 

406RoadToad

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Out of curiosity. What are your rates? Those self loading trucks come down and get my walnut logs. When there is more than one load at a time they send one self loader and the rest flatbeds and let the boom truck load the flatbed and then themselves. Most of my loads are 200-230 miles and cost $850-$900. I thought it was pretty cheap freight. But maybe that's normal.
Thats definitely on the cheap side for up here! Of course there’s a lot that goes into the rate like miles of dirt road vs paved and number of passes or towns etc. but I’d say I’m closer to $800 for 100 miles. My goal on work days is to gross 2k before I park the truck and that typically means I’ve put on 400 - 500 miles
 

KsRancher

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Thats definitely on the cheap side for up here! Of course there’s a lot that goes into the rate like miles of dirt road vs paved and number of passes or towns etc. but I’d say I’m closer to $800 for 100 miles. My goal on work days is to gross 2k before I park the truck and that typically means I’ve put on 400 - 500 miles
Thanks. Your rates are more in line with what I would expect. I don't see how these guys do a 400-460 mile round trip for $850-$900
 

gbflyer

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Own my own job in small scale civil construction and supply. I don’t have time to hunt or scout more than once or twice every couple of years. Pride of ownership…right????
 
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These GUYS could use your services.


Eddie


P.S. Not trying to be too much of a smart azz here but this was my first thought when I saw your post. :)
Yea that would be a fun storm to walk in to that's for sure! It's everywhere these days... more of a when, not if - I just help the business weigh and calculate risk and protect what I can ;-)
 
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Idaho
Civil Engineer for the Department Of the Interior. Plenty of vacation/sick time and I have the ability to rack up credit hours that can be used as vacation. Used to work in the private sector but made the change after starting a family. Sometimes project deadlines unfortunately hit during hunting season but I can always get away for at least a long weekend. Living in a western state means I can take the family out for camping trips and scout new areas and make it fun for everybody.
 

Lowg08

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Power contractor. Foreman for a major projects reconductor crew. Wages are great. Vacation time sucks. 100 hours vacation but I do have a 4 day weekend every other week. On call 8 weeks a year. Would love more vacation time.
 
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Healthcare leadership. I get humped up and down the hospital for most of the year. Allows me to not feel guilty when I take PTO in the Spring for fly fishing and the fall for hunting. I tend to work while on PTO too. But I make it all work.
 
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Butler, PA
Research engineer with a good vacation time plan. WFM has also enabled alot of flex time opportunities. That gives me the time off. On top of that I do some writing for different magazines and own a woodworking business geared towards taxidermy pedestals, displays, etc. Keeps me busy but gives me the extra funds to travel/hunt.
 

TR175

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What do you do for a living and how does it benefit / hurt your ability to scout, hunt and plan?


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District sales manager. I drive all over the west but don’t get to see much of my hunting areas since I am working all the time. I have used the travel to my advantage a few times to see new country/units.
 

Azone

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Northern Nevada
Fix broken things for a mining company. Having a rotating 5 5 4 schedule leaves half the year off for me to do what I want if I don’t want to work OT. Saves a lot of PTO. Beats the hell out of the all day, everyday that the ag world can be.
 
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Engineer for a large Defense Contractor.

Officially, an Engineering Program Manager, i.e I herd cats for a living.....aka a team of engineers.

I earn 5 weeks of tme off year, so I usually don't have a problem getting time off, unless the US Navy calls.
 

Dr Evil

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I run a team of enterprise software architects. Engineering nerd myself ;)

Unlimited PTO but it comes with a catch that most of us work far more than we would if we had 3-5 set weeks of vacation.
 
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