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Ends today! https://hibid.com/lot/262740830/jode-hillman-pr--of-redhead-duck-decoys?ref=lot-list

Sunday evening I loaded my truck and trailer with equipment for moving old iron. I thought about machinery moves I'd made in the past and what was useful. You see, when you extricate machinery by yourself from operations closed many years ago you just never know what you will run into. Just as...

Work on the giant duck calls still underway. I spent today working on the inserts. Earlier I used my pattern maker lathe to start the shape of the bugle. The first picture shows what this looks like after that step. The next step is to turn that angular shape into a gentle curve. Now a lot...

How does one mistake a person for a squirrel? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-teen-dies-mistaken-squirrel-hunting-trip-carson-ryan/

There is an online auction there this Thursday with an item I'm very interested in but the auctioneer will not ship. It weighs about 100 lbs and the HUGE FAVOR someone would be doing is to pick the item up and drop it off at the most convenient UPS or similar shipping store so they can box and...

https://hibid.com/lot/260735086/checkered-duck-call---pop-pickle

I've been putting some vintage catalogs in the Resources section. Not sure why but I find old duck hunting articles, memorabilia, pictures and video very satisfying. In that vein I put together a fun (for me) video, a little over 3 minutes long, of vintage hunting clothing. I hope you enjoy.

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: 1957 Drybak Hunting Clothing Catalog - Drybak hunting clothing catalog from 1957 Read more about this resource...

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: Duxbak Pamphlet - Duxbak Pamphlet from unknown year. Read more about this resource...

My hunch is the hive was active last year. Glad there was nobody home because we were bush hogging below it.

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: Hettrick Manufacturing 1950 Catalog - American Field hunting clothing excerpt from Hettrick Manufacturing 1950 catalog Read more about this resource...

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: Catch A Line - Catch A Line - A Practical Method Of Taking Off The Lines Of Small Boats by H. Ray MacKean Read more about this resource...

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/folk-art/nautical-objects/19th-century-adirondack-duck-boat-old-blue-paint/id-f_40125192/

Has anyone noticed the prominence Google gives our site when you search duck boats or some similar term. We land somewhere in the top four. On other duck hunting related topics we seem to be getting high ranks as well. Brad Bortner mentioned the recent New York Times article on budget cuts...

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: Remington Catalog - Remington shotgun and shotshell pages from catalog of unknown year Read more about this resource...

Who makes a wool top capable of keeping you warm in frigid temperatures without space age insulation over the top? I expect it will be Merino wool, but are there any wool tops that teamed with a base layer underneath capable of keeping you warm on late season hunts? I've been wearing hunting...

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: Barnegat Bay Sneakbox - Widgeon by Harry Megargee from Sports Afield Boatbuilding Annual, 1960 Read more about this resource...

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: The Style Book of Serviceable Clothing for Life in the Open - 1923 The Style Book of Serviceable Clothing for Life in the Open from the Utica-Duxbak Corporation Read more about this resource...

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: Utica-Duxbak Corp. : Sheds Water Like a Ducks Back - 1939 Utica-Duxbak Corp. Catalog Read more about this resource...

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: Serviceable Clothing for Life in the Open - Serviceable Clothing for Life in the Open from the Utica-Duxbak Corporation Read more about this resource...