Jackpot!

Does it matter why it lay in the weeds for a week and a half? That doesn't necessarily mean it's finders keepers. If you can identify that it is a phone junction box - wouldn't that, by definition, mean it belonged to the phone company? It could lay there for years and still belong to the phone company. Even if it was laying on your land, that wouldn't make it yours - that's why phone companies (and gas, and electric, and cable) have easements. That gives them permission to go on your land and service their equipment.

Just wanna thank you guys for keepin it real and keepin me accountable. I talked to my buddy at the phone co. and he put me in touch with his boss, as it turns out there is an ongoing insurance thing going on, but the box was already supposed to have been picked up. I explained myself and offered to bring it to him since it was already in my truck. He was a very easy going fellow, when I got there we talked for several minutes, I handed him a business card, and he told me he was going to call me next week, he is supposed to have some servers and a smaller box after they get the salvagable parts out of it. So all in all, it turned out well! Thanks again guys!