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What a great achievement, congrats! Love the name too.

I had considered hollowing the cork and using a bottom board, and if this doesn't work out I will probably give it a shot. I've read a few posts on here and on the Refuge Forum from carvers who have hunted black cork decoys without bottom boards without problems so thought I would try. Or I...

Happy New Year! Here's my first decoy of the year before it got a coat of spar last night. It will be getting a keel but I'm going to try a few without bottom boards for a light weight walk in rig. NDR and on the stove rather than the work bench, but put the last coat of peroxide/brightener...

Very cool and mean looking spear! I've followed Wallace Decoys on instagram for a while now, he carves spearing decoys, and it's very impressive to see how they work. We don't have a spearing season here in Ontario for pike otherwise I might be tempted. Good luck on your trip to Minnesota!

We get some around here on the Great Lakes and bigger rivers. I shot my first this last Saturday pretty far back in the marsh, came right in after a pair of buffleheads and surprised us. I don't hunt the lakes or big water so don't know the numbers in general. My partner has been hunting that...

I received my bird from Ben yesterday, wow! The detail is amazing and I have a lot of practice to do for next year. Thank you again for coordinating and encouraging me as the newbie. I'm really looking forward to next year. Merry Christmas all!

Here are my two for the swap. I should have clarified earlier but I'm in Canada, hopefully someone is interested in the cross border trade. Thanks for hosting this, had a lot of fun and enjoyed seeing the progress in my two.

I couldn't find aquaseal locally so used Shoe Goo II to repair my breathable waders this fall. The patch is a little stiff but has kept me dry on the dozen hunts I've had so far this season.

These are officially off the work bench! Black cork, white pine bottom/tail boards and basswood heads. I was happy with them until I started painting and then noticed a lot of things I wish I would have fixed. But I wanted to hunt over something I made this season and with all the cold weather...

Fantastic deer, congratulations to you both!

My first duck hunting related project was sewing up decoys bags, with the extensive help of my mom, back in 2013. We made the pocket size large enough to accommodate a Big Foot Brand Canada Goose floater, which means each pocket fits about a 6-10 plastic duck decoys. We made a 4 slot and a 6...

Good questions, I've been wanting to ask similar for a while. I also hunt Ontario and just love the look of these boats, and think they would fit my needs. There's been a MLB Chuck Huff listed on kijiji in Prince Edward County for the last week if you're looking.

Nice bird! Things are just getting cold here in Southern Ontario. Lots of reports of divers already on the move, and I've been getting into a lot of Gadwall which is something we don't usually see in good numbers in my area.

Finished up the first five Canada silhouettes with scrap plywood, really enjoyed working on these and will make another batch over the next couple months.

Primed and on stakes yesterday afternoon, spent some time last night painting and will get an updated photo in the next couple days. I had a hard time mounting the stakes initially, switched rivet brands and things got easier. Looking forward to finishing up these 5 and picking up another sheet...

Those look great, the new head positions are very fitting.

Thanks Steve, missed that on the website. I'll likely be giving mine some spar varnish for good measure, and then follow your Canada Gunner paint tutorial. Thanks again for all the great info!

They look great. I just cut out my first 6 Canada Goose silhouettes yesterday, and am planning on sanding and cleaning them up this week after work. I was planning on giving them a coating or two of spar before paint. Do you treat yours with anything? Or do they hold up fine with just paint?

I have heard St. Lawrence Outfitters just across the border are respectable, I haven't hunted with them personally but they are active in many of the Ontario wide DU/Delta fundraisers.

Perfect, thank you! I have the manual but it isn't as clear as that.