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Steve: Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. I 've abandoned my plastic decoys several years ago and hunt with a small puddle duck rig of mixed cork and wooden birds, some of which are carved by "duckboats" members. About 20 years ago, I tried to carve...

Chris, You seem to be making great improvements with your carving and painting skills. I like that drake mallard preener ! Keep up the good work. Ken

Pat - A hearty thank you to you and your friend Tim and the rest of the volunteers. Very noble work. Looks like a lot of fun and a tremendous effort on the part of the whole crew. I enjoyed the post and the pics. Ken

Tod - However you resolve your boot dilemna, just a reminder: make sure your boots are not too "shiney" or they might scare off the ducks ! hehe Ken

Stevey - If you don't want to construct your own decoy stands, both wooden and acrylic stands are always available on e-bay at reasonable prices.

Pat: I first attended the St. Charles decoy show back in 1991, so I go back 20 + years. I can't say enough about the event that the Midwest Decoy Collector's put on every year. I encourage every duckboats member, if possible, to try to attend, even if just for a day trip, you will not be...

Pat - Great classic photos of your great grandpa George Barto, legendary Illinois River carver. I'd like to encourage you to consider authoring an updated article on Mr Barto. It's been 20 years since the previous article in Decoy Magazine and you obviously have a wealth of new insight...

Al - The late Gene Hill, columnist for Field & Stream magazine once wrote, "Whoever said you can't buy happiness, forgot little puppies" Ken

Mike - Contact Pat Gregory. If I'm not mistaken, I believe Pat uses vintage tack eyes on his gunners. Don't know about the vintage glass eyes. I think the old Mason glass eyes were manufactured in Germany. Ken

Al: Always enjoy your photos. Duck related and otherwise. Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing with us. Ken

Geoff, Thanks for your help on setting decoy eyes.

Beautiful photos Al, thanks for sharing them with us.