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Sara Ranch

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*hugs* You got a deer! That's a plus.

And your insurance company won't know about the car owie. That's a plus.

And your and DH got to spend some quality time in the car together this morning. That's a plus.
 

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Oh, I do feel for you on the deer/truck magnet.... I get at least one a year with the truck going to work at the crazy hours some of these farmers have to milk. Usually at 2 in the morning there isn't anyone around to help and they always seem to be able to run off far enough that I can't see them and I am going to be late for work..... kinked the drivers front fender/and door so that I couldn't get the door open and I went on to the dairy and my farmer got it pried apart enough to get it open. One before that got the right front fender and busted up the plastic grill on the truck but at least the headlight still worked. A little duct tape took care of the one broken piece that helped to keep the light in place. It is a "farm use" vehicle so doesn't have to pass inspection...but has to be functional and road worthy. And I only carry liability on it, not full coverage. But gee whiz.... Came within inches of a huge buck the other morning. He came off the bank,and swerved as I caught the movement and we went in opposite directions enough to miss each other....that was with my car....I will be so glad when the rut is over. Not the way I want to get my venison.
I don't seem to get alerts on half the different threads I follow so have had to get caught up on your move and all. Glad that the things are getting slowly put into place. Do you still have alot more to move? Is there any flack from the old landlords about the hay and all?
We are having to move everything from a place we have rented for 24 years. It's a hassle and we hate to lose the pasture but it was sold and the new landowner has other plans. Can't blame him but to listen to him I think he is about 2 bricks short of a load. The ideas/plans he has don't make a bit of sense.... nor will some of them work but guess he will have to find that out on his own. Isn't interested in any advise and has never farmed before.... but losing the pastures, and the use of storage of the barn is really hurting us. Plus it was a good friend and he lost his wife last year, so we lost friendship/contact too.
 

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No, this was a rented pasture. The friend and his wife lived there. He drove for Yellow freight then retired a few years ago. She had cancer and lost the fight about 1 1/2 yrs ago. He put it on the market to move closer to one of his daughters, and when it sold it was written into the agreement that we would have until the end of Nov on the lease. But we had alot of stuff we stored in the barn during the winter; wagons and a sq. baler and a rake and in the downstairs part we have our portable cattle chute set up so we could pregnancy check the cows there and all that is getting moved. Plus divided up for rotational grazing along with a 22 acre piece across the road. And once he retired, he would take care of the water troughs, and liked to fix fence and stuff. We had it good, but they were also good friends. It's hard to pull out after so many years. And hard to look at it and not see them there. It is alot better to keep equipment inside under roof so it lasts longer too.
 

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Did get to save my tag true.

Bay people tell me deer whistlers dont work... :idunno

@Sara Ranch those would be the bright points yes :p
thank you for pointing them out:hugs

If i hit any other deer and i have the $500 on hand for the deductible i am so taking it to the shop to be fixed. We still have maybe 6 more trips of things to move but we have been putting it off because we were waiting on the new hub i got for DHs truck to arrive....it did but the flange is the wrong thickness so i was to send it back....but i decided instead to just order a matching one because DH said the driver side would need a new hub probly within 6 months so waiting now on the second one to arrive so he can put them on the truck. We had so much stuff at the old farm after only 2yrs i cant imagine how much stuff you would have after 24yrs....that really sucks you have to move it all and dont have places to put it. I think it also sucks a lot you lost your friends:hugs
 
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