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Martin, We hunt the Thousand Islands Region mostly between the East shore of Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence. If you are interested in something around here we could take care of you. You will be hard pressed to find better gunning. PM if you want more info. -Ira

Thank you for all the input - Fred just about hit it on the nose for me. Think this next season I am going to save more feathers and experiment more with different patterns.

Hey Randall, I was checking out the Combat Veterans Waterfowl Association after seeing your logo and am wondering if that organization is currently only on the West coast? I am a combat vet and participate/volunteer with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing; it sounds like both programs...

Does anyone have a resource that shows the different types of feathers on a duck and what flies can be tied with them? I have been pulling the flank feathers but know I am wasting a lot of material. Thanks ahead of time, Ira

Zane, You never know. This one was hiding out on the East shore of Lake Ontario. I appreciate the kind words.

I have loitered around this site for a long time and this is the first major project that I have undertaken. All of the advice and experience that everyone here has given so freely made daunting problems a little easier to deal with. I ended up having a great season and I really just wanted to...

Finally got some paint on it before her maiden voyage.

Next I did what I could with the oar locks that had seen better days.

After a lot of sanding and cutting I epoxied in a new keel and patched several holes.

Started looking around and the damage was more extensive than I had thought but still within my skill set.

Earlier this year I was talking to a friend that I tie flies with and mentioned how I couldn't wait for duck season. He told me that he had an old duck boat and that I was free to use it like it was mine. I went over to pick it up and found that it had laid dormant in the weather for years and...

Lee, With all the security and populace you would think that this place was locked down but we have a lot of reeds and thick vegetation for the critters to hide in. We have a contractor here that is in charge of pest control; mosquitos, pigeons, rats, and jackals etc. I got to talking to...

This family of geese moved in down the road from me in Baghdad. From the literature that I have found these ones appear to be wild, the references all say that domestic ones have a wide rear end. Unfortunately the goslings don't seem to be fairing well, they are diminishing by the day. We...

Thank you all for the knowledge. If it ever slows down enough here I think I am going to start the frame from whatever materials I can find. I figure that I can at least work out the dimensions, build templates, and then transfer this all to better material when I get back. Thanks again...

I am hoping some of the more experienced can share some knowledge with me. Currently I am deployed and am maintaining some of my sanity by contemplating duck boats. I see that most boats built by members of this board follow the same technique of starting with a frame, followed by marine...

I wanted to thank everyone for the responses and perspective. I also just wanted to thank everyone in general that posts on this site. It is a good thing to be able to come here for a little while each day to forget the stress. The fact that everyone remains cordial and conducts themselves as...

Greetings all, As always I am looking at boats and thinking about ducks, I am one of those looong time lurkers here and want you to know that the day is not complete without "checking in". Currently deployed to Iraq, I have decided that upon my return a new boat will be purchased. As...

Thought I would consult the experts here. Is there such a thing as a two man sneak? A sneak boat fits my style of hunting but I want to be able to take my son with me and be able to sit shoulder to shoulder while we hunt. I have been lurking here for a long time and to this date don't...