I am curious what everyone does for a living to make their turkey hunting money.
I am a union electrician from south central pennsylvania.
Operational Risk Analyst
38 years working for utility company, now retired...
Quote from: Greg Massey on July 29, 2016, 07:14:07 PM
38 years working for utility company, now retired...
I have 31 years in. Last 23 with same company. 8 more years till retirement
Solar film technician for 3M. I've had probably 20 different jobs in my life. Never cared much for any of them. I'd rather be in the woods.
Lawyer
I'm a union electrician from northern NJ.
I own my own business. Building materials and hardware in a small town in West TN. I am closing on another hardware store Monday in a small town 10 miles down the road. Keep me in mind!
:camohat: I'm a retired Sgt Mass. Env. Polce (game warden) 31 1/2 yrs and now an armed guard in a Social Security Office for the last seven yrs. :OGturkeyhead:
Quote from: Brian Fahs on July 29, 2016, 07:18:07 PM
Quote from: Greg Massey on July 29, 2016, 07:14:07 PM
38 years working for utility company, now retired...
I have 31 years in. Last 23 with same company. 8 more years till retirement
I retired from Power Company in WV
WORKED FOR THE SAME COMPANY FOR 43 YRS.
IM A MEAT CUTTER ...........
5 MORE YEARS AND I CAN RETIRE AND GO FULL TIME AT ENJOYING MYSELF IF I STAY HEALTHY
37 years of Federal Service as an Aircraft Structural Mechanic, Aircraft Structural Supervisor and Aircraft Structural Planner and Estimator on multiple Navy and Marine Corps helicopters and jet aircraft. Retired 4 years ago.
20 years in the IT Industry
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Professor at a large land grant university in the south
Geaux Tigers :funnyturkey:
Retired Porn Star :icon_thumright:
Contract Lineman aka Tramp
Natural Resource Manager for U.S. Army.
Regional Sales Manager in the oil & gas industry for one of the largest publicly traded pipe, valve, fitting distributers globally. I'm based in central PA and cover PA, NY, WV, & OH.
Correction officer on Long Island. I have 12 years left then I can retire at the age of 51 and hunt and fish hopefully for a real long time.
Quote from: vaturkey on July 29, 2016, 08:46:03 PM
Retired Porn Star :icon_thumright:
Retired or never hired?
19 years in the drilling industry with company called Boart Longyear. Currently US Operations Manager for the underground division.
Farmer and construction worker. Nothing like working 12 hour days on the job and then coming home and working 6 more!
Receiving manager for The Home Depot.
Gods of Thunder
2015 Old Gobbler contest Champions
CNC machinist..caterpillar....UAW local2096
:policeman: 33 years and still going.
Been a middle school teacher for the past 12 years. The subject has changed a couple times but still at it for a bit. Have a side business working on pools that I'm hoping takes off soon. Tired of the politics involved in the education world.
Retired Professor of Literature, Georgia.
Quote from: jblackburn on July 29, 2016, 08:38:06 PM
Professor at a large land grant university in the south
Geaux Tigers :funnyturkey:
Is Auburn a Land Grant university?
Me, a bloodsucking lawyer.
Union intrastate cardboard transportation engineer.
29 miserable years behind the wheel of a UPS truck.
Public schools Facilities Supervisor, retired.
I am a wildlife biologist. I assist landowners with habitat restoration and other wildlife related issues.
Retired after 35 years of Frito-Lay sales.
Work 2 days a week merchandising for Nabisco.
Career firefighter. 24 hours at work, 48 hours in the woods, repeat!
Wine sales rep
Close to 40 years in the printing trade as a pressman!
I retired in 2011 after working 34 years as a chemist for Eastman Chemical Company.
Spend 16 years as an electrician. Now in managment.
Work for the City in the street division. Will be retiring in 2-6 years. Hoping for 2...I'm getting to old to be pouring & finishing concrete.
Union refrigeration and maintenance mechanic
Quote from: lunghit on July 29, 2016, 08:58:01 PM
Correction officer on Long Island. I have 12 years left then I can retire at the age of 51 and hunt and fish hopefully for a real long time.
I did my 30! Be safe, It'll move quick. Retirement is excellent.
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurse
Retired from the U.S Navy in 2003 after 20 1/2 years and still working to hopefully retire for good in about 11 more years.
full time horseshoer since the mid 1980's
before that, worked on a horse ranch out of Stover Mo., ran the horsemanship program at kids camps for 6 years and part time shoeing.
nothing like the smell of horse sweat in the morning
Bunny Cop... almost 29 yrs. and going...
Quote from: silvestris on July 29, 2016, 11:15:39 PM
Quote from: jblackburn on July 29, 2016, 08:38:06 PM
Professor at a large land grant university in the south
Geaux Tigers :funnyturkey:
Is Auburn a Land Grant university?
Me, a bloodsucking lawyer.
It is, but are they the Tigers, plainsmen, or war eagles? Always so confused by the identity crisis! :)
Owner and main laborer for my painting company.
Retired High School Ag Teacher , now work for myself as peanut and cotton consultant and recently got my real estate license.
As for Auburn..... were the Plainsman long ago, They are the Auburn Tigers and War Eagle is the battle cry. Graduated from there in 1987. Not much of a sports fan, more interested in big antlers and long beards myself.
University Maintenance Supervisor
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Union Millwright in NW Indiana, local 1076 for 28yrs. hopefully only a couple of more left to go.
Four yrs. in the corp before that,retirement can't come fast enough.
Greg
Electrician at cummins engine company
Is Auburn a Land Grant university?
Me, a bloodsucking lawyer.
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It is, but are they the Tigers, plainsmen, or war eagles? Always so confused by the identity crisis! :)
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They do have an identy crisis.
Retired from the Ms. Hwy. Patrol
Quote from: larry9988 on July 30, 2016, 06:07:00 PM
Retired High School Ag Teacher , now work for myself as peanut and cotton consultant and recently got my real estate license.
As for Auburn..... were the Plainsman long ago, They are the Auburn Tigers and War Eagle is the battle cry. Graduated from there in 1987. Not much of a sports fan, more interested in big antlers and long beards myself.
I used to teach high school Ag, now I'm in AgEd at LSU
20 years as nurse 18 at current job no real end in site may get to partially retire one day or just work till I fall over who knows
Quote from: Tail Feathers on July 29, 2016, 10:13:58 PM
:policeman: 33 years and still going.
Be safe out there brother!! :policeman: :firefighter: Things are crazy, and it's getting worse.
Quote from: aaron on July 30, 2016, 08:55:43 AM
Career firefighter. 24 hours at work, 48 hours in the woods, repeat!
:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :firefighter:
Fire Dep't Lieutenant :firefighter:
Been at it for 33 years. Retiring in 10 months and becoming a full time hunter!! :funnyturkey:
:fud: :turkey:
Diesel mechanic, work currently at our local county school bus garage.
I teach high school Woodshop and deliver ice for home city ice in the summer months. Used my summer job doing ice to pay for my turkey trips. Just completed the world slam.
Professor, Health Sciences/Anatomy & Physiology
Associate pastor right now. Been in ministry in some capacity since about '97.
On track to be church planter/ lead pastor in the next 2 years.:help:
Quote from: renegade19 on July 30, 2016, 12:00:06 PM
Quote from: lunghit on July 29, 2016, 08:58:01 PM
Correction officer on Long Island. I have 12 years left then I can retire at the age of 51 and hunt and fish hopefully for a real long time.
I did my 30! Be safe, It'll move quick. Retirement is excellent.
Can't wait to be in your shoes brother. Hope you are enjoying it. Luckily we only have to do 25 years and be any age to retire!!
Quote from: lunghit on July 31, 2016, 09:01:55 PM
Quote from: renegade19 on July 30, 2016, 12:00:06 PM
Quote from: lunghit on July 29, 2016, 08:58:01 PM
Correction officer on Long Island. I have 12 years left then I can retire at the age of 51 and hunt and fish hopefully for a real long time.
I did my 30! Be safe, It'll move quick. Retirement is excellent.
Good deal.
Can't wait to be in your shoes brother. Hope you are enjoying it. Luckily we only have to do 25 years and be any age to retire!!
Amen to that! I had to have combined age and years in service to equal 75 AFTER age of 50 to draw my pension. Started young so I had to give them 30 while waiting to hit the big 5-0.
Paramedic
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Union Carpenter Local 427 and now Construction Superintendent.
I'm a loan officer at a locally owned bank.
Real estate investing, wood craftsman & cabinet maker, Fur Trapper, Turkey farming and sales.
Home builder
Patrol Lieutenant Baltimore County Police, 22 1/2 years with 12 1/2 more to go if the good lord is willing!
Carpenter. Specializing in post frame buildings. And concrete, custom homes, metal roofs and whatever else keeps us busy.
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for the first 20 years I was a carpenter, the last 14 years a telecom engineer for McCall-Thomas Engineering.
Nascar suspension mechanic for 22 years...
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on July 31, 2016, 01:40:03 PM
Fire Dep't Lieutenant :firefighter:
Been at it for 33 years. Retiring in 10 months and becoming a full time hunter!! :funnyturkey:
:fud: :turkey:
Thanks for your service also....not one of the safest jobs either!!! I did 14 years as a volunteer & 6 years paid. Enjoy the retirement!
Retired from the PA State Police in 2014, Was a patrol supervisor for the last 18 years of my career.
Not a day goes by that I do not miss the job, or the ppl that I server with. Retired at 49.
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Nascar suspension mechanic for 22 years...
that sounds like a awesome job!!!
Its been a good ride, about over it though. NASCAR has changed so much over the years, way too much politics in it today,kinda like our country!!!
Quote from: Cwcook68 on August 01, 2016, 09:23:03 PM
Nascar suspension mechanic for 22 years...
nice,
Hey I could use your help beefing up my work truck for those times when I might need to keep ahead of "Will" when I'm working in Baltimore county
sorry Will, but time is money :TooFunny:
SR. Research Technician
Quote from: Sully53 on July 30, 2016, 09:09:37 AM
Close to 40 years in the printing trade as a pressman!
27 here, 20 years printing on paper and now 7 years printing on metal.
Paper was mostly ads, junk mail and bind in mail order envelopes.
I now print metal lids for Snapple, Beechnut, Gerber, Abbott foods which is Ensure pedia light.
Going for the printers hall of fame, lol
Quote from: crow on August 02, 2016, 01:18:29 PM
Quote from: Cwcook68 on August 01, 2016, 09:23:03 PM
Nascar suspension mechanic for 22 years...
nice,
Hey I could use your help beefing up my work truck for those times when I might need to keep ahead of "Will" when I'm working in Baltimore county
sorry Will, but time is money :TooFunny:
:TooFunny:
I was a career Firefighter/EMT for 30 plus years, the last twelve years as Assistant Chief commanding platoon number one. I retired eleven years ago at the age of 53. I've been a lucky man.......
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Quote from: RutnNStrutn on July 31, 2016, 01:40:03 PM
Fire Dep't Lieutenant :firefighter:
Been at it for 33 years. Retiring in 10 months and becoming a full time hunter!! :funnyturkey:
:fud: :turkey:
Thanks for your service also....not one of the safest jobs either!!! I did 14 years as a volunteer & 6 years paid. Enjoy the retirement!
Thanks brother!! I plan to!!!
Quote from: Will on August 01, 2016, 10:32:26 AM
Patrol Lieutenant Baltimore County Police, 22 1/2 years with 12 1/2 more to go if the good lord is willing!
Be safe out there brother!!! Crazy times these days. Keep your head on a swivel, and hunker down! :policeman:
Quote from: Meadow Valley Man on August 02, 2016, 06:40:58 PM
I was a career Firefighter/EMT for 30 plus years, the last twelve years as Assistant Chief commanding platoon number one. I retired eleven years ago at the age of 53. I've been a lucky man.......
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Union electrician IBEW 309 Collinsville IL. 13 years down, to many to count til retirement.
Local Government, Assistant Tax Assessor. 7 Years to retirement and ready to go.
Optician
Union Boilermaker for 38 years, retired!!!
I'm a union operating engineer at an underground limestone mine in Illinois
Self employed ceramic tile & natural stone. Specializing in custom showers kitchens, baths, backsplashes etc. Show me a picture I can trouble shoot the problem just by asking a few questions
High School History Teacher. Will start my 23rd year in a couple weeks.
Mortgage Banker
Welding instructor for high school kiddos at a career center
On my 3rd, and hopefully last career. I was a chef, meatcutter (and deer processor), went back to school and now I'm an accountant. I do tax returns on the side to pay for my hunting & fishing addiction.
26 years in a UPS truck. Before you ask, no....the truck does not have an air conditioner.
Geologist, Georgia DNR.
Quote from: Cottonmouth on August 05, 2016, 08:05:47 AM
26 years in a UPS truck. Before you ask, no....the truck does not have an air conditioner.
Do you kiss your family bye at Thanksgiving and see them again on Christmas Morning?
Been in IT for 11 years. Was self employed for 4 years but now I work for an agency of the State of TN. Still do plenty of work on the side to pay for the hobbies...
Quote from: Tail Feathers on August 05, 2016, 01:24:15 PM
Quote from: Cottonmouth on August 05, 2016, 08:05:47 AM
26 years in a UPS truck. Before you ask, no....the truck does not have an air conditioner.
Do you kiss your family bye at Thanksgiving and see them again on Christmas Morning?
Pretty much!
I'm a welder at Nci building solutions in west TN. We make steel beams for metal buildings like family dollar and other retail stores and various structures. We built the New York Jets practice stadium. Lord knows they need it lol.
19 years working in local government (parks and rec.), the last 4 as a supervisor in a 76,000 square foot recreation center/water park we operate. Enjoy my job but I enjoy killin turkeys more :)
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Corporate buyer for Hydradyne
Journeyman Gas/Electric Troubleman. I hunt down and investigate gas leaks, and chase lines down/outages
Elementary School Teacher
Controls Engineer.
Reliability Engineer in pulp and paper industry
38 years as an industrial electrician. Then 8 years at DCNR for Pa.
Now I just Hunt and flyfish. Life sucks! :OGani:
Regards
Turk
lately I have been thinking about a career change, well at least since the Olympics came on the other day.
I'm going back to school and learn how to run these new motion picture cameras so I can get a job filming the Girls Beach volleyball matches
that has to beat the heck out of smelling horse hooves all day
Cable Splicer for (I hate to say it) AT&T. Been there for nearly 18 years.
Process technician
Optometrist (eye doc)...
Quote from: crow on August 07, 2016, 09:23:59 PM
lately I have been thinking about a career change, well at least since the Olympics came on the other day.
I'm going back to school and learn how to run these new motion picture cameras so I can get a job filming the Girls Beach volleyball matches
that has to bear the heck out of smelling horse hooves all day
Now there's a smart career move!
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Quote from: trkehunr93 on August 10, 2016, 10:20:25 AM
Quote from: crow on August 07, 2016, 09:23:59 PM
lately I have been thinking about a career change, well at least since the Olympics came on the other day.
I'm going back to school and learn how to run these new motion picture cameras so I can get a job filming the Girls Beach volleyball matches
that has to bear the heck out of smelling horse hooves all day
Now there's a smart career move!
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X2
Printing Ink maker.
Senior Reliability Engineer. aka Electrical Engineer in a very large factory.
Small animal veterinarian with a passion for bird dogs...but wish I could hunt and fish for a living. :)
Journeyman Machinist....
15 years with the company and now a position as a Retail Marketing Specialist for a large outdoor retailer :)
MK M GOBL
Sales Representative for Darton Archery
senior estimator for a general contractor.
Have worked in fisheries biology with the VA Dept of Game and Inland fisheries for 3 summers. Studying freshwater ecology at James Madison. One more year and hopefully grad school/an assistant fisheries biology position with a state or federal fish and wildlife agency.
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Quote from: Cottonmouth on August 05, 2016, 08:05:47 AM
26 years in a UPS truck. Before you ask, no....the truck does not have an air conditioner.
Air conditioner ????!!!!
I drove for probably 10-12 years before I saw a truck with POWER STEERING............... !!!!
Only air conditioners in UPS trucks are addressed to be delivered to the 4th floor of buildings without elevators..........................
Hvac mechanic for 32 years, taxidermist for 20 years. Now I do Hvac work one week and taxidermy the next week. Come late winter I take off from Hvac and do taxidermy full time and travel to different states and hunt turkeys.
Director of Mineral Acquisitions at an investment house. I manage a team of mineral buyers. We buy oil and gas rights in SW Pa. Was a Landman buying leases across Pa for different companies speculating on the Marcellus shale before that.
For the past 25 years I've co-owned a company that primarily does water quality testing and inspections of private drinking water wells, mostly for real estate transactions. We do compliance water quality testing on industrial manufacturing plants, animal facilities, and the universities in the region. We also inspect ground absorption septic systems for mortgage lenders.
It doesn't allow nearly enough time to hunt, but what job does? I'll probably be working until the day before they put me in the ground.
Jim
Warehouse worker here. Pick electronic orders, pack them and stock shelves. Used to work at walmart and I unloaded upwards of 250 of their trucks by myself. 2 hour time limit no matter if it is a medium 1,440 piece truck or a large 2,500 piece truck. That was my only retail job. I have over 25 years in warehouses.
As stated earlier, I am an optometrist with my own practice... My wife works with me in the office, and surprisingly, I am still the boss at work... Thought it would be tough when she started, but would hate to do it without her now.
At home, my official title is Assistant Circus Director. No doubt that my wife is the Head Ringmaster there...
Been in the ministry for 28 years now. Before that I drove a truck for my BIL's produce business. Thinking that God will never allow me to completely retire.
I have 33 years working in and for the military. I manage the Hazmat warstock for 101st Airborne Division. Looking to change God willing. I've had enough.
http://youtu.be/bkJuBgJ0qiM
Civilian 'dustoff' crew at the U of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
operator at a nuclear plant
Vice President of an agricultural sprayer manufacturer Bestway Sales, LLC.
We make large pull type field sprayers , 3 point mounted sprayers and now UTV sprayers for food plots etc.
Physical therapist
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union paper mill employee
Telecommunications construction/project manager as well as owning/operating my own nuisance wildlife removal buisness , and a closet custom box call builder as well
Eric
Rural mail carrier
Auto claims adjuster for a major insurance company
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