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I am building a poling platform for my boat and have welded together the uprights from steel fencing posts. In case you are wondering why I didn't use aluminum or have somebody fab them up for me, I had some laying around and I am doing this project on the cheap. However my welding skills are...

My old lab developed a hot spot on her side a few months ago. I didn't think much of it but decided to take her to the vet to have it checked out. It turns out to be nothing serious. Vet thinks it was a scrape or something that became infected. The probelm is that she started chewing on it and...

This past season my dog Bell at 12 years old has been slowing down quite a bit so we made the decision to get a new puppy and we now have Bri! On top of that my Etec was having problems and with Evinrude no longer supported I treated myself to a new 40hp Yamaha which is a big upgrade from the...

I know this subject has come up before but was looking for a fresh take as products change. I thought I was going to make through the season without having to get a new pair of waders. I was wrong. Yesterday the rubber on the both boots cracked. I am looking for some breathables in the 200-300...

I have come to terms with the fact that my lab, Bell, is getting old and this will most likely be her last season. I am planning on getting a pup after the season. Looking for a smaller back female lab. Dopes anybody have any good recommendations for kennels in the northwest. Bell was from Wind...

The keel on my boat after 15 years has had all of the epoxy worn off of it. When I built the boat I had put Gloveit on the bottom and the rest of the bottom is still in good shape. This weekend I crawled under the boat on the trailer and planed down the keel so it's ready for some epoxy. I am...

I was at one of the local lumber yards here and came across 2x10 rough cut Alaskan Yellow Cedar for garden beds. Some of the boards were pretty clear and was wondering if anybody on here has used it for carving decoys? I am just about out of carving wood so any any input would be appreciated.

So after 26 years of service I think its time to retire my old 870 special purpose that my dad got me when I graduated high school. Its down to the bare steel so bad that rust is a constant problem that I am facing now. I have considered jsut hitting with rustoleum and calling it good, but it's...

I purchased a new Solas prop about a couple months ago. The same part number as the last 2 that I have had on my boat so it is nothing new. I went fishing yesterday and before I left I noticed 2 marks on the prop. After a day on the water the 3rd blade has a mark. It's really weird, there is...

I have had my boat for almost 15 years and I finally hit something hard enough on the Monday before Christmas to tear a hole in my boat. I was finally able to get it into my garage yesterday and really asses the damage today. I ended up cutting out a 38" x 4" hole to remove the damaged plywood...

I recently started wearing glasses and my current facemask doesn't seem to want to fit over them. So far this season I just have not worn them in the field but would like to. So looking for input on what everybody else does that wears glasses that also wears a facemask when hunting. Any...

So I need to replace one of my slot bags and purchased an avery 6 slot bag because that's what I had before and I can get at the local sporting goods store. Unfortunately I found out that they do not have the anchor pockets in them anymore. I have some keel less mallards that the anchor pockets...

I have been making a trip down to Klamath falls for the Oregon opener for almost 20 years now. For the past 5 years my dad has joined us and this year my son finished hunters safety and was there also. It was fantastic having both of them with me on trip that I love to do. My long time hunting...

Last summer my hunting partner had his Marsh Rat stolen. In a panic he found every one he could find in a 200 mile radius and bought 4 of them. 2 plastic ones and 2 fiberglass ones. One of the fiberglass ones was pretty beat up. We think it fell out of the back of a truck. While I was fixing it...

So I am going to painting my first decoys with no keel here soon. I have always just held the decoy by the keel as I paint. Well I always see pictures of guys painting there decoys with a handle attached to the bottom. So do you the just screw the handle into the bottom and the last step of...

Yesterday I decided to do a little carving. I was working on a mallard body out of Western red cedar for a little over an hour. I was usign a draw knife and a rasp and not expierencing any issues once I went inside for dinner My nose was stffy and running and was coughing and having a little...

So I am carving up some mallards and have used different paint types over the years for repaining plastics, painting my foam and wood decoys. I have yet to get anything that i would call acceptable for a green head on a mallard drake. I plan on using house paint for this next batch of wood...

So found some time last Thursday to do a little carving and My Bench vise broke. I was not happy. I just had some unexpected bills and a new vice would not be in the budget for a couple weeks which made me even more unhappy. Not being one to mope around feeling sorry for myself and with a strong...

I have always just painted the eyes on my decoys but want to do glass eyes on some widgeon that I am doing. The eye color chart on the the duck blind and van dykes say brown but which brown? Light, med, or dark? I was going to get med but then I started second guessing myself. Any input would be...

A few years ago I built a cyclone dust collector that is hooked up to my table saw and one of these days I will get it piped up to my routing table but for now I really wanted to do something for my band saw. The problem is that it is not close to big dust collector and I was skeptical about...