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So, yesterday morning my wife and I walked up to see off the hounds for the hunt. Being new to North Carolina, this was my first real experience with the fox hunting tradition down here. This is the Moore County hunt, one of the oldest in the country. The primary chase animal these days is...

Well, my wife and I finally completed the move from New Hampshire to North Carolina. Now I find myself in the middle of duck season with no clue where to go. Sigh. I plan to go to the local sporting clays club this weekend to at least pull the trigger and maybe find some local knowledge.

I'm posting this for my brother's father-in-law (cleared with Eric) John has a mid-1990's 14' TDB Classic (Maine-built) for sale with 15hp Merc and trailer, all of the same vintage. He recently replaced the grass rails. The boat is located in Michigan. The asking price is $3,600. Send me a...

I finally completed my move from New Hampshire to North Carolina and wound up with one casualty, my Browning GTI clays gun somehow got wet and sustained some significant rust on the barrels. Of all the guns to get damaged, why this one? Anyone have any experience with any companies that offer...

My black Lab Tilly is developing serious issues with loud noises. It began last year with a really violent thunderstorm. It got worse this summer when my next door neighbor decided to host his own 4th of July celebration. Now it's spread to gun fire. Tilly is coming 7 years old. She's...

I had the good fortune to visit the Normandy landing beaches, Pointe du Hoc and the American Cemetery. My time in France has been marred by hordes of children on school holiday. It appears at this time of year they load them on buses for something to do before school releases. Each museum has...

On Saturday I attended the New Hampshire Hunter Safety course in order to get a physical card so that I can hunt in the states that require proof rather than a previous license. It was an interesting day, and while I can't say I learned a lot (having previously assisted in some of the...

Last Labor Day we had a little issue with the Suzy 225 on the tender/fishing boat my brothers and I own. Turns out the Suzy had a little self-ignition feature, scared the crap out of us, but luckily no one was hurt. Fortunately for us, our boat insurance policy covered the claim and presented...

I guess this would be more for Eric and Chuck, but if someone else knows the answer please chime in. Is there any way that I can see what I posted in a private message to someone? When I get a response my note isn't appended and I can't figure out how to go back to my original post to review...

So, I've posted on this site that beginning this year I've set a goal to start my pursuit to hunt in all 49 states that allow waterfowl hunting, and as many of the Canadian provinces as I can fit in along the way. A number of members here have offered to assist me, and I plan to take each of...

I've finished the glassing of the cover I've made for my Carsten Canvasback. I want to paint it, any recommendations for prepping? Should the surface be lightly sanded? Wiped with acetone? I have some Parker's green that I was going to put on it. How long should the glass cure before it's...

I want to build a locking cover for a Carsten Canvasback. I'm thinking a 1x3 frame with 1/4 " Luan ply, covered with glass. The cockpit is 24" by 97", the frame will allow me to cover the extra inch. The purpose of the cover to to keep honest folks honest when I travel. If someone really...

I'd like to introduce you gentlemen to my first dog, Splashdown Reuben James. He was a hell of a retriever, loved to hunt, and was far smarter than me. The Little urchin in the bassinet is the same beautiful woman who now stands beside me in my avatar. She turns 21 at the end of the...

I picked up a small boat trailer with a Carsten Canvasback this fall. The current rims are 12" diameter, which makes the boat much higher off the ground and will be harder to launch on some of the shallow ramps around here. Any issue with installing 8" rims? I have 8" rims on my TDB and it...

I had a chance to hunt with Dick Sargeant this afternoon to add Massachusetts to my list of states. It was snowing all afternoon, strong wind from the northeast. We were in a beautiful marsh on the north shore. There were blacks, mallards and geese all over us all afternoon. My TDB wasn't...

I received a wake-up call yesterday regarding state requirements for proof of hunter safety course completion. I was planning/hoping to go down to Rhode Island just after the New Year to hunt sea ducks. Brian Rhodes informed me that the state requires proof of having completed a hunter safety...

I posted a couple of weeks ago that I've decided to hunt all 49 states ( and likely a few provinces in Canada). Well, I figured that I should start here in New Hampshire, but I've been shut out the last few times out. We FINALLY got a solid freeze, moving birds down to the salt water I like to...

So I was to start the 2nd half of the season today... I woke up, went downstairs to find that my automatic coffee pot had a catastrophic failure and poured coffee over the entire (brand new) counter top. That took 20 minutes to clean up so... Now I'm running late. Why didn't I hook up...

So yesterday I left New Hampshire driving my wife down to North Carolina for the winter (she stays, I don't). On the ride I saw waterfowl and habitat of all types. Late yesterday afternoon while crossing through Delaware I saw a decoy spread ( at 75 mph it can be hard to tell, but when I saw a...

I'm having a local woman make up a dodger for a Carsten Canvasback (soon to be layout boat) I bought a couple of weeks ago. Does anyone have some shots of a dodger without grassing, etc so she can get an idea of what I'm asking of her? Right now I'm only getting a blank stare back from her...