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yep, I remember it well.

congratulations on retirement. I don't miss those -50 degree days one bit.

Flocking day, I flocked first coats on 16 of these this morning. Here is how I decide on the color for first coats. Whatever flocking I have the most of which is brown and whatever paint I have the most of, which is brown. In other words, it really doesn't matter, the first coat is mainly the...

If I remember correctly I think the calf was going to be a predator calling decoy. My dad shot some snow geese one time probably in the 40's by walking beside a horse drawn hay wagon into a field of snow geese. I never asked, but always wondered how the ride was in the wagon after the shots...

what is the most outrageous thing you've flocked. Here are a couple crazy jobs I've done,

From Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SFGNMJ5?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4&th=1 I was needing eyes that were clear so I could custom color a few pairs of Oldsquaw eyes. I bought some clear eyes from a taxidermy supply and they looked exactly the same as these cabochons...

Apoxie Sculpt is the way I have set my eyes forever, Almost all of my decoys are foam, even the heads. Once burlapped I'll drill a shallow hole the size of the eye and press the eye into the hole. Since I paint my own eyes, I don't put anything behind them, just smooth out a little ball of...

my decoys will never see a competition either, but eyes aren't that difficult to put in, I've put in over 300 pairs in the last year. However there are some other options, I paint my own glass eyes, usually 12mm, they cost about a dime a pair. Another option I discovered while rehabbing 60...

well, I just sold that pair, so I suppose I should do another pair.

I've been working feverishly trying to get some decoys in our own bag now that the ducks are here in force. I did take the time to finish this pair this morning. They have been migrating around the shop for several weeks. I'm not sure about this year since things seem to be so late, but we...