anthony m coons sr
Well-known member
A truer statement could never be said better. Then another persons junk is another person treasure. I am sure all of us have that one thing that most people would say its junk. As a duck hunter I know I have more then my fair share of worthless junk. To me they are a part of who I am. They could be home made decoys weights, anchors, push poles, etc. But we all got them! and would never give them up. Most of the boat blinds that were made for my boats over the years. Look like a pile of pipe and chicken wire. To me they were the cats behind. Or piles of block foam that I found in the river and made floating blinds out of. These things got me fired up once I knew I loved Duck hunting . When we are young we don't have the cash to by real anchors or real decoy weight, Didn't have the funds to buy a ready made boat blind. So It was so much more fun to find away to get the job done. We use to have parties to build blinds and to make home made weights. I really miss those days. Now days I go on line hit a button and its here in two days or so. I'm sorry its not the same as asking your buddies to come over for a few cold ones and lets put our minds to work. Junk to me! back in the day! was a way to have what the older guys had. Nice boats, nice blinds, great looking decoys. Now for many years, I have all of those things. But I still keep my junk around, to remember how fun it was to become a duck hunter.