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I took a few days this past week and made a trip to my friends grandmothers near Cherokee North Carolina. I've stayed in the areas a few times before, but always on family vacations. This was a dedicated fishing trip and I had some hikes planned into the upper reaches of some local streams. In...

New month, and around here that means turkey time. A few decoys in the works, and calls fresh off the bench.

One of my favorite days of the year! Pulling the rail skiff ( circa 1920, restored 2018) out of mothballs and giving her a nice thick coat of warmed up linseed oil. The oil helps keep the water out of the wood and really brings it back to life. She will be on the rice looking for Sora soon...

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Thought I would get this months thread started. I've been working on some wintertime ruddy ducks Plus a little bit of wrenching on the old CJ. It's been 20 years since she's had a good going over. Rebuilding the carb, distributor, and water pump.

It's been an average season for my part of New Jersey. Today was our last day and the recent cold snap had almost every boat ramp locked up solid. I managed to find open water at a local fishing port, and was able to use that to access the Marsh. Unfortunately there was salt water ice...

It’s great to be live on the new site. Thanks Eric for all the hard work you’ve done to keep us up and running. I thought I’d share something a little bit not Duck related. I killed this buck back during our muzzleloader season 10 days ago. I do all the processing myself and although it can be...

With the remnants of Ophelia still hanging around, and the full moon it's just about as good as it gets for sora right now. We had a couple hour push this afternoon and we were in birds right from the start. It was significantly better than average with the flood tide making it much easier to...

Good evening guys and gals, I thought I would share a few pics of the work I have been doing over the past month or so. It is on a double ended skiff built by bordentown Carver and boat builder Tony Bianco in the early 1950s. The boat needed an entire restoration,including a new cedar plank...

This duck season has been fair to average. The large contingent of Greenwing teal that we normally winter throughout January departed our shores during the deep freeze of Christmas. Since then it has been slow picking at black ducks and Gadwall. I headed out yesterday in hopes of just giving...

A big day in the life of a young pup Happened yesterday. I had my nearly seventh month old yellow Labrador Bree out for her first real duck hunt. We have worked in the yard, on ponds, and in the field most of the spring and summer. She has taken to her training well and I was just hoping to get...

It must be, I've been locked away in the shop for so long I've almost forgotten what it looks like outside. Laughing out loud. This is what I have been working on.A Seven bird rig of Suitcase Turkey's. They will be headed out the door later this week.

I've been a happy Roy boat owner for going on 15 years. Both high and low boxes suit the majority of my hunting and fishing needs.However I have built plenty of boats in the past, including several Devlin designs. When I saw Rich Ambile advertising his recently built Scaup for sale it tempted...

Normally I completely skip the early split in NJ. Warm weather and lack of birds are the general rule. This year has been the exception. With a nice cold snap in late September, than a warm up, a lot of birds came down and stayed. So I decided to make the best of it. I am glad I tried. Pics...

With the state wide lockdown I planned on doing a good bit of turkey hunting this spring. I am fortunate to have a few hundred acres to access outside my back door. So no travel necessary. However it ls mostly mature hardwood, great for deer but lacking much of the open edge habitat many...

I figured Id reach out to the brain trust here. Since I know, respect, and trust many of you. In New Jersey all of our schools are closed. Indefinitely. Bars restaurants and shopping malls are also closed. We have an 8 PM curfew for travel. The National Guard is on standby. Grocery store...

Not a bad day for my final hunt in South Jersey.Its been a very hit or miss season. Everything was shot feet Down over the Decoys.The Black ducks came in as a pair and Died together. However we wont talk about the fact that I was so proud of myself, I forgot to reload and the Next duck that was...

My son and I had a wonderful opportunity to bow hunt giant Kansas Whitetails during the rut. It was quite and eye opening experience. After 9 days, 3000 miles and some wonderful experiences, we are home. Both of us having tagged out,( on 220 lb+ bucks) and Ethan Killing his first deer...

I Had an amazing couple days on the Eastern shore of Maryland. I came down to a friends farm for the early muzzle loader season. . Upon arriving Wednesday the wind was howling. This set the stage for the following day. Thursday was frustrating. The wind was blowing 40 miles an hour+, the tide...

Anyone who knows me, knows I love duck boats of all types. Ive had a 12 foot high box for many years, and its a great boat for two guys and the dog. However sometimes its too much for just one guy, especially if youre on a low tide mud flat. I had searched for an 11 foot Roy low boat for...