Jiggin coots

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J.Russell

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Espey and I got together last night and started a coot project. We sawed out at least 55 coots between last night and today. Took time to sleep last night, eat lunch, and study a few live birds. These are for the rig. Process here is getting at least 17 decoys per sheet of cork. 3 sheets in all. We cut a couple of extras as well. Here are photos from layout, jigging, and a finished bird. Also study birds we watched today.

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Keeling and quiting time. Jon is still grinding. I have had enough for one day.

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Good grief! I can't lie... I'm drooling a little. Got some high heads in there huh? Luckily Jon brought his red wagon to stack them in.
 
He said he was going to make you do all of the keels. He gave in. He has jis little red wagon out there still, piling the keels up. He had 35 keels made earlier
 
jeesh.. and i thought i was doing something when i made two teal this week! does Jon wanna come help me? :)

Jeff
 
I think that my new nick-name is "The Instigator." Everytime I show up at Jason's, I end up making him work on decoys. But hey, that's OK, I showed up with Boudin from the Atchafalaya Basin and some deer meat polish sausage. I also cooked us up some smoked chicken and sausage jambalaya for lunch. Chickens were smoked on the egg and they were outstanding.

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I think the next "let's show up at someone's house and make coots" should be at my place since I'm also on the disabled list. I might even qualify for more disability since I can't hardly drive/ride in a car... plus I'd really like to eat some chicken without doing any of the work :)
 
up north here i dont get to see that many coots, are you targeting coots or are those part of the largest handcarved confidence decoy spread in the world.?

nice looking birds but the blood is supposed to get on the decoys after they've hit the water.

eddie
 
It is part of the worlds largest coot rig. The goal is to put 100 on the water when we need it. I did it in the past until most of them were stolen. We have thousands of coots show up during the season. They can be difficult to compete with. This will help. If we just had a coot call
 
Jason

I have a coot call. Seriously! Caroline has this toy baby chic you squeeze and I'll be dadgum if it doens't sound exactly liike a coot. When she wasn't looking I put it in my gear bag :)
 
No, I double dare you. No, I triple dog dare you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, To pull that baby chick doll out in a real mans blind and start squeezing it.

I can see everyone else laughing there arse's off.
 
No, I double dare you. No, I triple dog dare you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, To pull that baby chick doll out in a real mans blind and start squeezing it.

I can see everyone else laughing there arse's off.
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You do realize that that would be AFTER he's handed off the "boys" to his wife in order to go hunting in the first place??

In that situation, I believe the lack of testosterone would not prevent him from doing it of his own accord!!! bwahahaha!!!
 
OK.
I gotta say it.
I'll donate $50 to next year's show proceeds for any verifieable picture of Eric squeezing a dolly in a duck blind.......

I should make 10 times that in blackmail money alone the first month.........
 
If I was in the blind and someone pulled out a doll, after all of my laughter if a bird would come by, he squeezes it and the birds decoy, he'd probably be laughing at me. I'll give anything a try twice. Just to make sure the 2nd time. Squeeze your dolly, just paint it camo.
 
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