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Haven't posted in a while...busy time of year at work etc. Happy 4th!!!! Here's a hollow gadwall from a batch I just finished up (hadn't weighted or put the anchor strap on for this pic yet). Four or five more months and it'll be time to use 'em!

Brandon, Nice pics...cool to see some duck management in action! PG

Very awesome idea and a beautiful decoy! Love the combing. PG

Not to add insult to injury...butttt...sounds like there is still no Farm Bill and I think I heard that the CRP component stands to take a significant hit with the new value of recovering more tillage acreage in light of grain prices and the biofuel debacle (takes arable land out of food...

Wow, that's one sassy looking dude! Nice work...

Bob, Thanks for the kind words! I don't know how many of the famous old decoy makers used the dowel through the top of the head, but several of the local guys in my area did. I originally saw it on some decoys my grandfather hunted with by unknown makers which have luckily been handed down to...

David, Were you brant hunting on the Eastern Shore of VA or on the other side? I had a chance to ride up to the OC show with a friend, but a sick dog and some family obligations nixed it. I'm sure it was a great show. PG

Rex, That there's a fine looking rig of gunning decoys! Pretty work, PG

David, All right, another Shore boy! I'm about an hour south of Salisbury in Exmore, VA, but I gun a bit up near the state line. PG

Rick, Never heard that one, I'll add it to the list! Thanks, PG

Pat, Pretty work!! You must be in serious "production" mode. I really like both, but the "Southerly" flier is "way cool", in my opinion (I think I'm picking up the jargon of my 9 and 6 year olds...uh oh)! PG

Here. here...kudos to that! In the immortal lyrics of Steve Ward (for those not steeped in decoy tradition: of Ward Brothers fame): THE DRIFTER I'm just an old has-been decoy. No ribbons have I won. My sides are full of shot From many a blazing gun. My home has been the river. Just drifting...

Just finished a batch of "old school" old squaw made with traditional tools: hatchet, drawknife, spokeshave and "Palmer" knives with a little 60 grit sanding to finish off, in that order. Some "voodoo" local sealing techniques (let's just say that I DID NOT sacrifice a goat this time) and oil...

Pat and Brandon, I love that low head, relaxed crest look of Pat's decoy! What a great decoy. I like using a pair on saltmarsh ponds when hunting black ducks...put them in a conspicuous spot on the other side of the blind away from my black stools. Below is a hollow cedar bird from a...

Pat, Looks like you are doing a fine job of handing that tradition down!! You should be proud. My oldest son is 9 and just got his Bear Badge in the cub scouts and will be moving up to the Webelos next year. I'm gonna show him your pic of an Eagle Scout that's a decoy maker!! For his den's...

Jason, Lost track of you dude. Are you a Gator...hope Brian didn't influence you! I went to graduate school with a fella that hunted Okeechobee and the stories were awesome! Good luck, talk to you later, PG

Pat, Man that's awesome! Thank you for sharing! That's one of my attractions to fowling...a connection to our past and heritage. I'm lucky to still hunt the same marshes and same spots that my great Grandfather gunned at the turn of the 1900's. I'm indebted to my Dad and Granddad for taking...

Bill, I've gotten juniper from Gates through a friend and they had some awesome stuff. This particular stock was a full 7"x5", really clear and a pleasure to carve. They are definitely worth a call. PG

Eddie, I got to thinking about the natural fit between decoy makers and boat builders on this site (remembering your comments about carvers soon to outnumber boat builders). Of course, gunning and the outdoors is the common thread. But it may run deeper. In may neck of the woods-Chesapeake...

Clicked her, looks like a 1% lead...