I spend every autumn acting completely nutty, burying my treasures beneath the turf, only to forget where half of my fortune was hidden. What am I?
A squirrel
Plays on 'nutty' (nuts/eccentric behavior); squirrels spend the fall hiding acorns and nuts underground.
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