Recent content by Vince Pagliaroli

As we all know drought and flood conditions can last a helluva long time or longer. I've learned that permanent blinds and "Good Old Reliable" Places to hunt are folly and we all get sucked into them. Less is more, downsize and be ready to Go other places to Follow the birds is what usually...

When I fly fished Big Pine Creek in PA, especially in the gorge I'd often encounter families of of River Otters. Many times they were vocal and when I caught a fish they always paid attention. I have seen them here in western NY yet not in close proximity as in PA. Between the Otters and GB...

Brad, Thank you very much for this post. Very informative READING indeed. I do not watch pod casts or any other things with folks blathering on and on about things that they might or do not know. Life is to short for me to waste my time that way. Best regards Vince

Capt. Bob, Your are a very fortunate man to have such a wonderful rig of Point Pleasant Wildfowlers in what I deem to be Mighty Fine condition, gunning paint, and well used "patina". Two Thumbs Up! At the present time I do not hunt over the Wildfowler Decoys I'm caretaker of. During the 1960's...

Jode hit the nail on the head.

Eric, From what I see in the photo it sure looks like the Balsa body model. The paint and condition that I see on that one side are very good. Above and beyond the OP I've seen on others. Could be it is signed because Charles R. Birdsall painted that decoy. If so ya did Very Good.

Laminated Balsa wood body? I had one with Point Pleasant stamp on bottom. That shop made lots of Brant and they are fine decoys. At one time I had Wildfowler Decoys made at all 3 shops. Now just Old Saybrook. my 2 cents

Long ago my friends and I bought their albums and saw them in arenas at least twice. We never took the lyrics to serious and the music was good. Especially Live. Very few bands are as good live as the album, and some are better.

In the 1960's and 1970's there was No Bounty, thank goodness. During the late Grouse Season in Ohio the first places that we would ask for and get permission was at Apple Orchards. The birds were "budding" and the hunting was fantastic, most times in very deep snow. These same orchards would not...

OK I'm old and recall when the Giant Canada Goose was helped back to healthy status by a few states after fearing it was going extinct. Those states then transported those geese to states that wanted to establish resident populations. Study the birds and you know what is going on now. Giant...

I am NOT close to this situation. It has been done in PA in the past due to the same complaints and health issues. The geese are rounded up when the molt is on for the older birds and young are not yet fledged. The birds were processed by professionals and the meat was used and not wasted. It...

Jode, My goodness the progress on this vessel from "Then to Now" in such a short period of time is amazing. There is something about a boat shop in the heat of Summer that is like no where else. The sights, the sounds, the aromas & smell not to mention the longer days of sunlight it just all...

Joe, Two Thumbs UP! Yer making some mighty fine canvas/wire decoys. It becomes a addiction especially after ya gun over them and ya find that Simplicity Works. Just a thought make some low head, and content snuggle head geese. They add charm and Pizzazz to the rig. Fine looking gunning box...

Thank you. "Vintage" Djokovic was worth watching today. See how far he goes this time. He never ceases to amaze me. Serbian STRONG always.

The old Stanley Surform Rasps are my Go To for rough out shaping. As aggressive as the cork will take without pulling out black cork chunks.. Then I proceed with rasps that are less aggressive (antique cabinet makers rasps). One of the antique rasps I named "The Grim Reaper". That one is used...