What do you do for a living?

[Redheadkentuckian]

heavy hiway construction, worked all the overtime i could get and when my son got his degree at penn state in 2005 i retired and went to work again part time at a friends company, if i showed up i got paid and if i didn,t, he didn,t care. my first trip to africa was in 2013 and my last in 2019, six trips all together. i thank god that i was and i,m still in pretty good condition pushing 82. i would like go on a moose hunt in alaska if one came up.

That’s awesome @leslie hetrick where all did you go in Africa?

 

[CBeck]

I’m Minister of Rum for a small Caribbean nation.

Oddly enough, I drink enough rum to supply a small Caribbean nation.

 

[Mekaniks]

My "job" in my avatar name...

"I trade my labor and expertise for as much of their money as possible" ..... So I can go do the things I want....

 

[SCHUNTER73]

I have been selling building materials for almost 30 years in an area that has been growing like wildfire since 2012. I don’t live an extravagant lifestyle so we are able to enjoy opportunities to do things that interest us as they arise. That and the fact that my children are almost through college is a plus.

 

[CBeck]

I am a forester and own a timber company.

 

[Kiwifire111]

I trained as a New Zealand Government Meat Inspector initially, after 3 years, and qualifying, the prospect of standing on a slaughter board for the next forty years was uninspiring to say the least, to a young and dumb 20 year old!!
After a few jobs of varying kinds just to fund my love of motorcycles and more importantly, hunting in NZ, I was introduced to 2 guys out hunting who both worked as full-time Firemen!!
That was it!!
3 years ago I retired after a 41 year career both in New Zealand for 21 years and Australia for a further 20.
I was certain I had the best job in the world, but I was wrong!!!
Being a retired Fireman is definitely the best job in the world!!!

 

[dlmac]

I’m Minister of Rum for a small Caribbean nation.

I know that island!!!

 

[Hunt anything]

Auburn!

Great place, I grew up in Auburn. My mother was a kindergarten teacher and my father was a professor in the fisheries department. They are both retired now but still live there.
Of course it’s no longer the place I grew up in but is still a wonderful g to own.

 

[Redheadkentuckian]

Great place, I grew up in Auburn. My mother was a kindergarten teacher and my father was a professor in the fisheries department. They are both retired now but still live there.
Of course it’s no longer the place I grew up in but is still a wonderful g to own.

I’m really looking forward to it. I just have to find some fishing spots and some hunting spots. Definitely want to shoot some hogs and some ducks neither of which I have had a chance to hunt in KY

 

[dlmac]

Ok, was I the only one that thought was miss directed to a dating site?
Retire x2, Married x3 and way to old. That should do it

 

[Hunt anything]

I’m really looking forward to it. I just have to find some fishing spots and some hunting spots. Definitely want to shoot some hogs and some ducks neither of which I have had a chance to hunt in KY

I know some great fishing spots and back in the day some pretty good waterfowl spots. Don’t know how they are now.
Most if not all of my old deer and turkey hunting spots are subdivisions now.

Really good spotted bass, striped bass, hybrid bass and crappie fishing within an hour or so drive. If willing to drive a little further some good largemouth and smallmouth fishing as well. At times some of the rivers have outstanding duck hunting as well.

 

[Redheadkentuckian]

I know some great fishing spots and back in the day some pretty good waterfowl spots. Don’t know how they are now.
Most if not all of my old deer and turkey hunting spots are subdivisions now.

Really good spotted bass, striped bass, hybrid bass and crappie fishing within an hour or so drive. If willing to drive a little further some good largemouth and smallmouth fishing as well. At times some of the rivers have outstanding duck hunting as well.

Great! Thanks, if you ever want a fishing buddy just let me know. I’m big into fly fishing and conventional, I grew up in Hawaii so I have a soft spot for saltwater but panfish on a fly rod is definitely addicting

 

[Flipper Dude]

Married well. What else you wanna know?

 

[Hunt anything]

Great! Thanks, if you ever want a fishing buddy just let me know. I’m big into fly fishing and conventional, I grew up in Hawaii so I have a soft spot for saltwater but panfish on a fly rod is definitely addicting

I live on the coast now , I need to re-power our boat but outboard motors cost more than my first house now days. I used to fly fish quite a bit, about 30 miles east of Auburn is the Chattahoochee river, it has a tremendous run of hybrid striped bass in the spring and I caught one that was just under 10 pounds on a streamer. In that current it was about all that I wanted even on a 10wt fly rod.

 

[Redheadkentuckian]

I live on the coast now , I need to re-power our boat but outboard motors cost more than my first house now days. I used to fly fish quite a bit, about 30 miles east of Auburn is the Chattahoochee river, it has a tremendous run of hybrid striped bass in the spring and I caught one that was just under 10 pounds on a streamer. In that current it was about all that I wanted even on a 10wt fly rod.

That sounds like a great time. I’ll definitely post updates once I get out there

 

[JD Noblin]

As stated repeatedly (and correctly) above by wiser men, to travel the world and hunt the game you desire takes focus, planning, hustling, and (for most of us) saving money monthly, regardless of your occupation. Do those things and you will see and hunt the world.

I personally started out after college in the telecom industry (finance and then sales). While in telecom I completed my MBA. I then went to law school and was a trial lawyer for about 18 years. During that time, I started a retail firearms company (JD Outfitters) and (with God's great blessings) slowly grew the business to the point where I retired from the law practice. Now I focus my time exclusively on the firearms business and hunting around the world.

 

[Nicaburns]

I work for a non-profit ministry that puts chaplains in businesses to care for employees and their families.

 

[Just a dude in BC]

I work in IT. Currently as the IT Director for a medium sized company.
I kind of thing what you are asking is: "What was your path to success"

I used to be broke as hell. I rented a literal crack shack with a couple buddies while I was in collage. What it takes to succeed is time and effort. Being smart helps, but that is something you kind of get at birth. The rest all comes down to how hard you work, and how you stay the course.

I paid my way through university by joining the military reserves. My first tour (Syria) paid for my degree. My second tour (Afghanistan) got me a house down payment.
-The degree landed me a job working for the province of BC
-The work there allowed me to jump ship to IBM who was delivering a contract to the province of BC.
-The work at IBM got me into an investment management company.
-The work at the investment company got me into a defense contractor managing a fairly large portfolio, had Canada invested in defense I would still be working there.
-The title of partner that I had at the defense company got me my current position at a local company.

The point I want to may is that it is all sequential. Good things lead to other good things. So as much as you can, front load the work to get that first degree or good job. Once you have that on your CV people start to believe in you, because they can see that other people believed in you. So pick your path, start working hard, and think of the effort as laying a foundation.

 

[Redheadkentuckian]

I work in IT. Currently as the IT Director for a medium sized company.
I kind of thing what you are asking is: "What was your path to success"

I used to be broke as hell. I rented a literal crack shack with a couple buddies while I was in collage. What it takes to succeed is time and effort. Being smart helps, but that is something you kind of get at birth. The rest all comes down to how hard you work, and how you stay the course.

I paid my way through university by joining the military reserves. My first tour (Syria) paid for my degree. My second tour (Afghanistan) got me a house down payment.
-The degree landed me a job working for the province of BC
-The work there allowed me to jump ship to IBM who was delivering a contract to the province of BC.
-The work at IBM got me into an investment management company.
-The work at the investment company got me into a defense contractor managing a fairly large portfolio, had Canada invested in defense I would still be working there.
-The title of partner that I had at the defense company got me my current position at a local company.

The point I want to may is that it is all sequential. Good things lead to other good things. So as much as you can, front load the work to get that first degree or good job. Once you have that on your CV people start to believe in you, because they can see that other people believed in you. So pick your path, start working hard, and think of the effort as laying a foundation.

That’s some great info, I was fortunate to get my MBA and get to a point where I can help get my wife through vet school, I’m in the part of my life of daydreaming and hard work I presume haha.

 

[BryceM]

Did 14 years of school after high school graduation. Traded my 20s and most of my 30s for a medical degree & surgical training. Did not hunt for 10 of those years. Now, I screw together broken things inside of people. At this point, I think working equally hard at business might have been financially better. Not having a real job until age 35 has you playing catch-up for a long time.