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that machine is serious business. [:)] really cool!

Those geese look fantastic!

Eric--That box is awesome looking. It screams ducking history to me. The thickness of the boards, fully 3/4", I suspect, makes me think it is quite rugged but heavier than I would want. I love the patina and the cradle. Man, if that thing could talk. And Richard--your reproduction looks...

Hi Eric, I have built 7 or 8, I think -- given them all to friends except for my own and one other. I used my own box in place of a blind bag and find it works well. The weigh difference is hardly anything when loaded with shells, thermos, etc. My latest build measure 15" x 7.5" x 6.75"...

Capt Rich, yes the place is wrapped up in Snow Geese. We saw very large flocks on both horizons, and had groups of 100s working over the decoy spread we had.

A friend invited me to hunt geese with him in Chestertown, Maryland a couple weeks ago. He's part of a goose club there. Having never been there before, I did not know of its role in goose hunting. Almost every big field we passed by had some kind of blind in the middle. We hunted from a pit...

Matt C -- Have you looked at the Browning Model 12? It only comes in 20 gauge. They are no longer manufactured, I think, but one can find them unused on the secondary market. They are beautiful. I have one. They only come in modified choke, I think.

There are several guide services on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands who offer curtain blind hunts. a curtain blind measures only 4ft x 4ft, so it is very, very cramped. I found it very uncomfortable for two hunters of average size. If birds are flying well, you might consider taking turns...

Fantastic! I just returned from Chestertown, MD and this was talked about amongst the people I hunted with. I didn't know it took place below the susquehanna flats. Thank you for sharing, Vince!

Wow! First Class Hide, there! great job.

Thanks for sharing this information. I ordered the book.

Sadly, it is much like that down here in eastern NC.

Bob, I really like that!

Wow, those are great. I have seen one of those boxes before, on Ebay several years ago. This is the box I just finished last Saturday. I treated the leather with silicone waterproofing, like that used on leather boots, so it looks really stiff in the pictures. I got a snap closure kit and...

Time flies. Congratulations!

Those Brant look beautiful, Steve! Good luck with your rehab project, Lawrence. It should be fun. post up some shots of the finished birds.

Capt Rich: Inside the gunning box; original saw marks are visible on the bottom board and on the edges of some of the other boards. The laminated card is a Dare County, NC duck blind permit from years ago. In Dare County, all duck blinds are regulated and must be permitted. In the early...

Just to follow up; This is the gunning box I was working on last month. I loved the wood so much, I could not bring myself to paint it. It is cypress that was collected from an old tobacco barn here in Pitt County, North Carolina. I stained it with Minwax "gunmetal" stain, and put Zinser's...

wow!

Thanks, Vince. That's sound advice and a good tip on the balance and aesthetic of the decoy. I am going to give wire a try. I make my birds as the mood strikes and hunt them all when I can. I don't believe a decoy is a real decoy until it's been gunned over, successfully or not. I like...