Still working on the hens Tom- I think I'm going to need some help.
As for the Wigeon... You know you can never have too many decoys.
Lets get together for a carve & paint session soon.
It took about three seconds for me to say " I should have built one of these years ago".
One of the areas we hunt is a salt water tidal flat with little or no cover. These simple boxes were the answer.
Easy to put together and cheap to build- I have maybe 4-5 hours and $40 into each one...
Been a really busy January so far. Been hunting as much as possible. Work has been slow so I have been taking my "workbench" with me to the office. Rather than surf the web and dream about the next hunt I thought I would do something more productive...
Started some decoys- pintails and...
Fiberdome it is. I have the same boat. I run it with a 4hp - it's a displacment hull - slow but very stable and hides well too.
Very light weight without gear and the motor - pretty easy to drag into a remote spot. I have hunted it with two guns and a dog but it's a little tight. Better...
I've been visiting this site for a few years now and have only posted a few times. I got inspired by all the great work on this thread. Man, you guys are talented. With the help of my good friend Tom Newell I have really started to get into this decoy carving thing. I'm working on a dozen...
Thought I would share some photos of what's going on up here in the Pacific Northwest. I live in the northern part of the state and we got hit pretty hard but nothing like the folks in the south. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who has to deal with this. I remember a month or so...