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Thanks Chuck....Pat called me with my mistake and talked me through it...thanks again guys

So my son Hunter and I are out in the back float testing some Mallard, Pintail and Canvas Back decoys I just finished. As we sat there watching the breeze bob them up and down I noticed a pintail getting shallow in the puddle and begin to tilt slightly. I was about to walk down and put in deeper...

Nice bill Kristan!

Chuck, Highjack away....very cool can. So the question is, how many tribute cans will you be making? Very cool background information on that bird, thanks for sharing the photo and history with us. Dave

My latest addition to the diver rig [inline can ]

Chuck, Thank you and everyone for the kind responses. I would love to see photos of that old can on the shelve. Pat has been a huge influence on my interest in carving and realizing the vast amount of American history in old birds. From the comments I have received on this site...

Hey everyone, What a very cool, historical experience. For those who may not know, Pat is the great-grandson of George "Home Run" Barto. Mr. Barto was a renown carver from Joliet, Illinois and carved thousands of decoys from the 1920's through the late 1950's. As Pat indicated, the head...

A Spoonie, a couple of Cans that I recently finished. Still working on the Sprig. Hope I figured the photo load thing out

Pat, As I am computer disabled Ill bring my Cans that I just finished, over to your place and maybe you can show me how to load the photos. Nice bills! And the Sprigs are sweet. Dave

A very cool carving demonstration, one man with a knife, one man with a hatchet and another with a brush. As I watched the demo on Friday I looked around and watched the auidence as well. It was very apparent that I was not the only one in awe. Very cool, well done guys.

As long as they attend a IDNR approaved hunter/safety course and pass the exam they are good to go. Out of five kids, my youngest was 8 when he took his class and passed the exam.

Pat, I just wanted to thank you, Tim, Dr. Afton and all the volunteers. It was a great experiance witnessing the time and devoation all of you passionatley put in to that project. Dave L.

Brent, Well said. I would add that those of us that remember Pres. Clinton's "Assault Weapon" follies have been through this before. Mad rush to the stores, prices going to outrageous levels by less than honest dealers (many of which went out of buisness later when people wised up), ammo...

Just my thoughts and I have no firm numbers but..... Hoarders in my opinion, are a small part of the issue. The new firearm owners across the country are the cause for the shortage. Let me explain, (again not scientific just my thoughts). In Illinois, 65,000 plus, new firearm owners ID cards...

Less tickets for you to sell now. Good luck with your project.

Eric, Welcome. I too, just recently joined the sight and also just recently began carving. Great folks on this site. Very friendly and helpful. Hope you enjoy being here as much as I have. Dave

Tom, Thanks for the heads up on the CZ. Couple of questions, did CZ stand by the gun and fix it? What shells were you using when the extractor trapped it? I am always curious about gun failures. I am sorry you had bad hunts witht that gun. So far, mine has operated flawlessly (knock...

If you are not married to the idea of gunning with an older SXS, I have some recommendations. Not knowing your budget I'll list three. Stoeger makes several SXS shotguns in .410, 20ga and 12ga. I have used one for layout divers and was very successful. At the tail end of the2012 season I...

Tim, Angel? Well,.... OK I guess. More like appathetic to my hobbies. But thanks for the kind words. Never been compared to the Mad Hatter before, most comparissions have been less complementary :). Pat is going to teach me hollow body birds in May, and I will be doing a couple of canvas...

Im new to carving but with the help of Jim Williams and Pat Gregory I have managed to carve these birds. Still working on paint etc....hope to float and hunt the rig in fall of "13". So, February has been a busy month thus far.