Thanks. Steve really did a great job on these decoys. I had planned to hunt them from the boat, but packed them in this weekend. These 5 birds are plenty in the thick stuff. The larger size of the Beans and Steve's paint scheme on the mallards really helps them stand out. I was afraid of them beating each other in the bag, so I put each decoy in a forage sample bag or smaller FHA fur bag before placing them all in the decoy bag. Not that big a deal with just 5 blocks.
Our canine trapping season started yesterday and I'm geared up to go, but I haven't set yet. I started bow hunting this year and I hope to get one deer first. Fur prices are low and the fur quality really improves after the first few weeks. Though the downsides of starting late are weather and gun season for deer. I commute in the opposite direction now, so I've only got a couple of spots that I can trap this year. Hopefully I can do them justice.
