duckboats.net Might End Up An Endling

[Carl]

I think I spent more on decoys than I did on my boats over the years!

 

[Huntindave McCann]

I think I spent more on decoys than I did on my boats over the years!

I spent more on decoys after joining this crusty group. When I was naive, I was happy with store bought.

 

[Kevin Puls]

I would be very sad to see this forum fail. I was turned on to it by my late friend Jon Yenulonus. I have learned a lot here. I learned the Steve Sanford painting style. I learned many caring techniques.

I have put some sponsorship dollars forward. I’ll put some more in if it helps keep it alive.

 

[Michael Gardner]

As a young carver this site is great. I'd definitely buy a sweatshirt if they were available

 

[Mark W]

Mark

I agree with your observation that there are a lot of topics that don't come up very often but sure seem to fit. I recall coming across forums dedicated to "tin boats" and thinking I wish they'd migrate here because the restorations and mods they were making were right inline with the type of things members here have done or would find interesting. They probably wound up on FB when their forums died.

If you ever come across someone doing something interesting encourage them to post it here. I think recruiting by word of mouth is one of the best tools we have to keep active membership. People come and go and it will always be this way. But to keep it alive we need new participants and that takes more effort on our part than it used to. People reach for FB groups since they are already on that platform and can find a group where they are already logged in. FB has the advantage of convenience. A case of easier beats better.

All this talk of membership reminds me to say how thankful I am for members such as yourself who have been here from the beginning or a good long while and still regularly contribute.

I always have, and always will pass along this site.

Was out on opener a few years back staying at a place that housed a few hunters. Was talking around the campfire one evening and someone starts talking about a duck hunting forum he really enjoyed. The more he talked, I knew it had to be your site which it was. I took him over to my duckboat (Hoefgen) and showed him the old Duckboats.net sticker. Small world. He didn't contribute much he said but visited everyday. I told him to join in once in awhie.

Can't recall his name as it was a few years back.

Mark

 

[Eric Patterson]

I would be very sad to see this forum fail. I was turned on to it by my late friend Jon Yenulonus. I have learned a lot here. I learned the Steve Sanford painting style. I learned many caring techniques.

I have put some sponsorship dollars forward. I’ll put some more in if it helps keep it alive.

I miss the contributions of Jon. You could just tell by his writing he was a down-to-earth hunter with a lot of respect for the resource and was good to the people that knew him.

Thanks.