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I don't want to break up you party, but who's tipping after dinner? RM

I don't know Tod, compare it to Black Lives Matter or the Humane Society. It seems everybody's beef is with the bingo and gun raffles that the volunteer local chapters put on but then complain when they hire an obviously very capable CEO to run a very successful multinational charitable...

Yes, I should have mentioned that it was taken from DU's website. My point in posting that is I research charities before donating and their numbers are unheard of. I understand your frustration in your home state. Minnesota also used to have alot of ducks that we are not seeing now but that...

Please forgive the cut and paste: At Ducks Unlimited, you can rest assured that your gifts are being utilized effectively. We strive to use at least 80 percent of every dollar funding our mission. Fortunately and through diligence over the last several years, DU has been able to put 86-88...

I encourage anyone who believes that Ducks Unlimited spends the money unwisely to take a trip to the Canadian Provinces where ducks actually breed. There are literally thousands of acres purchased by and set aside for waterfowl production with walk-in access on most. Furthermore, the vast...

When my wife Heather was a young girl, my father in law would take her with on his annual duck and goose hunts. To this day she tells stories about how the sun would almost be shut out from the sheer number of birds and how the sound was deafening. I personally have never witnessed this but...

A while back I read this story about Grits Gresham so I will do my best to paraphrase. Anyways he once related how in the early 1900's the wood duck was nearly extinct. Today it ranks as one of the most abundant. In my home state of Minnesota, it is probably second place in terms of harvest...

Matt Rinella wrote an excellent essay about monetorizing hunting and posting on social media. Here is an excerpt: When it comes to hunting, we should take our lead from the Ju/’hoansi people of the Kalahari Desert, a hunter-gatherer tribe that the anthropologist Richard Borshay Lee studied in...

My wife and I currently support Pheasants Forever, NWTF and DU. Minnesota now has a healthy population of wild turkey that didn't exist previously. Pheasants are on the rebound big time after years of serious decline. Our duck hunting still is not that great but I think it's improving. I agree...

Robert, Thank you for commissioning the decks! The fact that it was all composite including the floor is what caused me to pull the trigger. I love my wood boats but it is comforting from a buyers perspective to know it will not rot. I'm glad that you still love your boat; pretty sure it will...

William, Back to your original question on Hornady ammo; I have no idea if it blows up guns or not. I reload everything I shoot but if I didn't, I would purchase Black Hills Ammo. They are the best IMHO and are used by police departments. RM

I was almost ready to jump on the lithium battery bandwagon but after doing some checking I found out that Yamaha does not recommend lithium for their outboards. In four stroke they recommend either AGM or flooded wet cell. Their two stroke outboards are limited to flooded wet cell. Apparently...

Matthias, Although I wholeheartedly agree with your decision to use 1/2"(12mm) plywood, I'm sure it contributed to the difficulties in stitching it together compared to 9mm. In an earlier post you mentioned that for this boat you used construction industry structural ply. The quality looks...

Matthias, Great suggestions. The boat came with a two year old wet cell which froze from lack of charge. Lithium batteries scare me a little so I will probably replace it with an AGM which I have always had great luck with. Admittedly, electronics are my weak spot so I will aim to keep it...

Matthias, It is interesting to see first hand how a right-side up build would progress. I have only built upside-down so I am a bit biased. Either way, it gets the job done! The only thing that I would suggest is to get yourself some wood flour. It is super cheap and makes life working with...

Matthias, Thanks! The Garvey came with a movable storage box that can be sat upon but otherwise just movable duck hunting chairs; no pedestal seats as I want to keep an open floor plan. Not sure about USB ports, I will have to investigate. The one thing I need to add is a depth finder/GPS chart...

Michael, Trust me, there are not as many ducks killed in Minnesota as there used to be. Our flyways have shifted as well and in recent years it is so unseasonably warm that we don't see the main migration until our season has ended. RM

Tod, Part of me really wanted to build the Cackler but I figured at my age the opportunity cost was greater than my need to build. What really sold me on Dave's Garvey was the composite construction. Bumps and scrapes are bound to happen so it's nice not to worry about water intrusion. Just glad...

You need a fast twist 1:8 for 77 gr, ideally. RM

That is what I thought and why I didn't purchase sooner. It wasn't until I contacted Dave personally that I found out it was solid fiberglass. RM