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I'd love to see your list! Sometimes I look for "duplicates" that I can put in the hands of newer/younger hunters. I have been going through my books ruthlessly - and have a big box of waterfowl/bird books to offer for free at Tuckerton in September. (I literally did not have enough room in...

Josh~ Like so many aspects of our Grand Passion - boats, decoys, guns. clothing - one develops certain preferences over time. I think of them as well-founded prejudices. Regarding keels on decoys, I like those that are simple and as small as meets my needs. As others have pointed out, the...

Henry~ Two thoughts: If applying near the gunwales, I would put them on the flat - as on my Sweet Gherkin (and eveery other "grassboat" I have built or customized/restored. On the other hand, I think RM's approach makes lots of sense - especially for a vessel that may change identities...

Jeff~ As a long-retired biologist, I am no longer plugged in the the world of knowledge re bird flu. I do note that NYS now considers it a significant threat to birds and other wildlife - although still in the early monitoring stage. https://dec.ny.gov/nature/wildlife-health/animal-diseases...

Ronald~ Great project! We have some Whistlers (Common Goldeneyes) nesting here in New York - mostly in the Adirondack region. Our atlas data shows no Butterball (Buffleheads) in the past 40 or so years. Do you get both Commons and Barrows in your area? BTW: The Whistler has long been a...

Anthony! Always competing interests! We're headed to East Islip shortly - for my cousin's 70th birthday party. I am guessing that - among the big crowd - I have known him the longest. Pretty sure I was at his first birthday party! All the best, SJS

Patrick~ Amazing! They are always in motion. Fabulous work on Mister Pintail's scapulars and tertials. All the best, SJS

Howard~ Welcome aboard! I, too, am an old Long Island duck hunter. Born in '53, I grew up in East Islip. Worked for NYSDEC out of Stony Brook in the '80s and '90s. I served as the Waterfowl Biologist, among other things. I hunted ducks, geese and brant all around Long Island - with many fine...