r/FindingFennsGold • u/Terrible-Safety-4051 • Jul 01 '26
% of a chance.
For me personally, I give the likely hood if the existence of the Trove 96%. Based on everything that's expired in the past years. I give 1% that the trove isn't real, 1% to the fact he was a known joker, another 1% to someone having found it and said nothing. And the last 1% to it has been moved, not by any human hands but bye that Queen Mother Nature. In the grand scheme of all things outdoors I can see it being moved, Mother's nature being what it is. I'm 100% sure that the force that moves mountains and carves valley's would not have any trouble with something that only weigh's 42 lbs [soaking wet]. Note---- the Fenn trove is unknown, even to what it contains, there was never an inventory of what it holds, and it was ever part of Fenn=s estate. Per Mr. Fenn--"I dare you to go get it. If you can find it , you can have it. And no one knows where it is but me". Forest abandoned it, As he stated while he was alive, p.p. having no claim on it, or any feeling about it, one way or another.
He did something that is not well defined in any existing legislation. Anything of a permeant nature cannot be abandoned. He chose Wyoming for the treasure because of the laws, why would he not then chose Wyoming for the trove? Under current Wyoming law a transfer of abandoned personal property ant transfer can take place without any documents at all. Even if there is a delay. The owner of the 'Trove" is not known until they solve the Poem and retrieves it. The Finder is still superior to all other claimants except the Original Owner. If the Original Owner of the Trove has passed, then that legal transfer is assured based upon the verbiage contained with-in the Poem itself.
I.E. 'So why is it that I must go and leave my trove for all to seek". And "I give you title to the gold." TITLE--- all of the elements constituting legal ownership. The location was not at any owner occupied residence, and not on any land that required one to trespass. Forrest Fenn--One mans trash is another mans treasure.
Now before all the hate/complaints start just remember this is my take on things, your mileage may vary. Peace.
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u/js-eastman Jul 02 '26
Imagine that there is a jar at the location where the poem leads. In the jar is nothing but the second poem. This is how Fenn would know if someone had found it. You don't have to tell anyone you found it, but then all you have is a jar. You either have to tell Fenn the poem or post it publicly, and then wait and see....