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150 acres on Great Bay NH, with orchard, flooded timber, lost to hunting, hiking, bird watching, dog walking...owner passed, new owners built beautiful home, barn, wanted a "water view" though did not even know they had two small islands off the property with a duck shack ("that'll be torn...

Oh my, i remember selling heavy wood rig, as a 15 year old, to a retired policeman, in order to purchase a dozen Herters 72 Blackducks. Math teacher was a hunter, told me if I studied lessons as well as Herters Catalog I'd get "A"s! Passed them on recently to a DHBP member with young son...

Have never seen a recessed weight, but the "swinging keel" were common to Lake Erie, Lake Ontario rigs on the Canadian side. Ken Anger rigged many of his divers this way. Sometimes front to back like your photo, others side to side.

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=Grays%20Sporting%20Journal%20Fall%201980&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results&ds=20 Abebooks.com has a copy available for $12.00...

Abebooks.com has Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl used, between $8 - $15. The site is a also a good source for MacQuarie, Gene Hill, Corey Ford.

Have tried other's masks, don't fit me well. Will give Diane's a try, thanks for the recommendation.

sounds good. Diane's site: customdecoybags.com I'd be putting decoys from the Bean bag into one of hers....collector value is not my interest. PM me with your address to figure postage. Thanks.

I have one in decent shape, handles and a strap, stiff green mesh, with LLBean tag...would you trade for one of Diane's 6 pocket bags?

https://miauctioneersinc.hibid.com/?/march-2020-premiere-?/? A measure of selling prices on a variety of decoys...original vs repaint, vintage vs modern...

Plate 4 of the painting book has a side and top view of an American Oystercatcher, seem good enough for a pattern; Abebooks has the carving book, also the painting book, for sale 'round $15. Good quality colour, printing, as others said, a source underestimated.

Have used the fairly new spray rubber sealer (advertised making a screen door into boat bottom), works on old Herter tenite cracks. Common under a couple names at most hardwares.

Hunted with my father and brother in '60s...borrowed Ken Anger bluebills, blacks, swing weights worked great on Lake Erie. Thought I'd "upgrade" to lighter Herters with my lawn mowing money...model 72s. What was I thinking "upgrading" from Anger's decoys??...into a burlap bag, on the water, then...

We've had hooded mergansers beat the woodies to the boxes here a couple years. That, and bees turning the box into a hive...didn't realize how many critters find a box attractive. Nice work on your end.

I may have an early '60's catalog kicking around, likely one of their last. Had 6 Quam bluebill from that era. No bottom boards on the base models; not even on the "presidential" grade, which had tail boards. Lead weights on keel had "Quam" molded into them. Would guess yours are not Quams...

A drake whistler, with a 12ga Winchester Model 24, over a friend's rig of Ken Anger bluebills on Lake Erie...16 years old with my dad and brother. Can still picture the bird dipping over decoys, left to right...my shot gets better over the years!

https://customdecoybags.com/t/goose-bags Diane's decoy bags...again, someone who has been making good ones for years.

Lou Tish used to have a vcr video on painting the mallard hen...maybe it's available in dvd by now? Lou?

There was a DU article by guys that visited MacQuarrie's old hunting spots...posted a while back, might be in the archives?

can do an April date...

My Flatcoat, Maggie, got bad news from the Vet today...feelings have been said well by others getting the same news on this forum before, thought I'd ask you to google Kipling's Power of the Dog poem...don't know how to attach it here, easy to find. Hits the mark well for anyone that has had a...