Duck hunters are just good people

MLBob Furia

MLBob Furia

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After a morning hunt at this years MLB convention, Ryan Werden and I picked up the decoys and relocated to a more sheltered bay when the wind got to be more than we wanted to contend with. While we were putting out the decoys in the new location I noticed we had failed to pick up one of the four widgeon decoys that had been put out at the original spot we hunted. Later that afternoon we returned to the spot we'd hunted, but couldn't find any trace of the block - a nice drop-wing, scolding widgeon drake. After our morning hunt the following day, Mark Rongers ran back over and combed through the pencil reeds near where we had hunted with a similar result. Figured that one was lost to the gods of the hunt.

On the way home from the UP, I received a voice mail from one Isaac Oslund, a duck hunter from Green Bay, Wisconsin, leaving me his phone number. Seems he was hunting the same lake that week and found my decoy while jump-shooting in the reeds . Well, yesterday, the mailman handed me a box containing the prodigal decoy which Isaac was good enough to mail to the address on the brass tag on its keel. I'll be sending him a package reimbursing him for his postage along with a turned, figured pecan duck call and a selection of carved hat pins for his trouble.

Nice to know there are people like Isaac out there.

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Cross-grain pecan call for Isaac:

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Bob,
That is a truely amazing thing. I don't know how many people would have sent that decoy back to the owner. Good to see you are repaying his kindness.
 
Well how about that Bob, nice to hear of it. Kind of helps restore ones faith in mankind.

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BTW. I'd be glad to furnish you with a supply of new tags if you are running low. ;>) ;>)
 
Some of the old books tell how this was customary...most marked or stamped their decoys with a brand, usually just intials and decoys would be returned to their owners most of the time. It seems some still practice this tradition. And it is very nice to see. That being said, I'll add, I think there may be just a litte decoy providence at work here. And I wouldn't be finished typing without commenting on how very nice that wigeon looks, as well as the duck call, and pin.

Hitch
 
Bob,

Very good to hear that your beautiful Widgeon has found it's home. When we were looking for that block, even though it was very windy, it was hard to imagine that it would have been blown into a location we didn't look. Glad to hear someone like Isaac picked it up and kindly returned it to you.

Very nice of you to send him a call and pins for his trouble.
 
Well Bob, he is from GREEN BAY, what else would you expect?

When you send him that stuff, maybe send him a link to this page as well. As they say, he may like it.

As for your decoy, that is one nice scolder there. I am sure you are glad to have him back.

Thanks for the story.
 
hmmm , last year somebody "picked up" a spread ghg's of a friend of mine..........they left the flamboo's :)

I told him not to leave them on public waters , they WILL get stolen , and its illeagle.......he still won't listen.


Bob, could you come hunt near me........please , I promise to return all / most / some ...of any left behind.....who am I kidding ,,,,,I would look like daffy duck hopping around the boat going " MINE, MINE MINEMINEMINE!!!!!!"

GOOD TO HEAR THERE ARE A FEW GOOD GUYS LEFT.
 
Jeff:
I was thinking the same thing...... think what he would give for TWO wayward decoys! Do ya think he would notice me buzzing through the set at mach 2, boat hook flailing....................... we'll........... it looked like it was floating away..............LOL

Bob:
Glad you got yer decoy back (it sure is purty), I've met some mighty nice guys through duck hunting.
 
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Bob,
That does restore some confidence doen't it. Great looking bird too.
Do you do many calls? If so can we discuss something?
 
Bob,

Cool story and great to read you got that incredible baldpate deke back. There are many good duck hunters out there; several are regulars on this site! Isaac sounds Norwegian or Swedish. Shoe fits. I work with some colleagues from Norway and Sweden, and other parts of the Nordic region. Good people, with strong morals.

Same could be said for you sending that beautiful call to him.

Thanks for sharing the story.
 
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