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"Southeast wind, time to sleep in"!

The original skin was an 18'. 90" wide Mirrocraft. I bought the aluminum skin as scrap and built the boat. I did sub out some of the aluminum work though. Thanks for the positive comments on the paint. The idea for it had been something I wanted to try.

Scott, don't plan on hunting that boat in Wisconsin. It is illegal to hunt up against dead trees. They will probably just ticket you at the landing to save time. (hehe) Nice job. looking forward to seeing the boat up against the cover.

Is there a product on the market to make carpeted trailer bunks slicker? This is not a problem at deep ramps where the boat can be floated off, but it is sure a pane on shallower ramps. I looked in to plastics slides for the bunks, but they were not recommended for riveted boats. They have...

In the past my chalks and cleat were always near the bow, however my blind on the new boat comes back 5', and I can't reach the front bow area. My question is, can I locate a cleat on each side (back approximately 4' from bow tip), use no chalks and just anchor off either side instead of...

Should football players "gone to seed", utilize boats of that size?

Early decoy makers used what ever was cheap and readily available...way to keep up the tradition! Nifty folk art.

Where is all this "upland" verbiage, I haven't seen that listed in the regs. Trees are emergent vegetation and they are certainly above the water line. If you want to assume the regs are referencing out of the water so be it, but if any of the root structure of a tree is in fact on the bottom of...

Am I missing something here? The trees in both Bills and Marks photo are bottom rooted. The root structures of trees are massive and I believe the DNR would have a tough time making a case that the trees were not bottom rooted. And secondly the regs actually use the word bottom, they do not...

Mark, as long as those trees aren't dead, I believe that is legal hunting. A tree is a plant and vegetation is all plant life. It is certainly rooted to the bottom. Good to go is far as I'm concerned!

Dave you are correct. Once vegetation is knocked down, even if before it offered the required 50% partial concealment, it can no longer be legally hunted. Blind owners will be ticketed as well as boat hunters. Lately the DNR has been using rip-rap to restore marshes. Sounds like a great idea...

At a number of decoy shows I have seen the old Soule type decoys going for $75-$150. Herters are usually less. Keep in mind the decoy market has been dropping due to recent economic "hope" and change.

Jeff, are you talking a rig sale where a purchaser would get multiple decoys or an individual decoy sale? Also are you talking older Herter's cork decoys and George Soule made L.L. Bean decoys or more recent blocks?

I too, thoroughly enjoyed his work in the Shooting Sportsman Magazine. Myself being an antique doubles only guy, Michael's insight was always informative and well written. He will be missed.

If the law in fact created a sanctuary it might have some merit. but the fact is it doesn't. Boating is open to fisherman, recreational boating, as well as hunting. So boats are flying all over the lakes. In one case the WI DNR placed a new public access directly in the area that one large...

It is interesting to see that after approximately 200 years, the shotgun industry is still following archery. Initially archery was an instinctive shooting sport and continues to be that way for traditionalist. However sites and speed have been the rage of the modern shooter using the...

Welcome back and your welcome!

I discovered this site in the spring of 2000. While looking through the Readers Rig section I saw the Sutton fleet. Having met very few people with the dedication and commitment to waterfowling I feel, I was drawn to this site because of Steve Sutton. It was easily recognizable, here was a...

Andy, I can see them too. Now all you have to do is remove all the wood that isn't them!

Good to see in one of the pics that Otto is supervising this project. Perhaps making sure the craft is stout enough to handle an experienced chessie?