**POSTPONED SUNDAY ONLY! 41st Annual Tuckerton Decoy & Gunning Show September -24th

[Anthony Babich]

Due to the impending storm approaching NJ coast the show has been moved to SUNDAY 9/24 7:00AM-4:00PM
Show Information Is Below, Great Time For All.. Here's the official website link: https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/...650-903fd4ea9ae5.pdf

Also here's the show way back in 1984! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BboRVsXHyRM

 

[Steve Sanford]

Goods morning, Anthony~


I'll be hauling the JAMES CAIRD down 2 weeks from today - YIKES! Lots of bits and pieces to fabricate and install before then.....



I will have my usual spot, I believe - joined by Paul Castelli. Paul is originally from Massapequa but lives south of Tuckerton. He was the NJ Waterfowl Biologist for many years - then jumped over the USFWS at Forsythe NWR.


I'm replacing these old floorboards today....I'll be re-purposing those nice bronze flathead screws.







And I am rehabbing a South Bay Spray Shield - NOT a Sanford XL Spray Shield - to put on her foredeck. I just glued the spacer blocks onto the spray shield's single thatch rail.







I cannot wait to watch that old Tuckerton video - but only when I can take a longer break.


See you soon,


SJS

 

[greg setter]

I have not been in many years but hope to go for a few hours this year and see some duck hunting stuff!

 

[Jeff Reardon]

As I do every year, I wish this was closer.

 

[Charles H.]

I'm going to try and make it down. It's been a few years. Last time I spent Saturday night at the Bass River State forest camp ground. Only about 15 minutes away and definitely made for a nice weekend!

 

[Anthony Babich]

Due to the impending storm approaching NJ coast the show has been moved to SUNDAY 9/24 7:00AM-4:00PM

 

[greg setter]

Thank you Anthony.

 

[J. Overland]

I'll be there. This will be my first time at Tuckerton. Not really sure what to expect but looking forward to it.

 

[Jeff Reardon]

So did the Show come off on Sunday, or was it a washout?

 

[J. Overland]

It was enjoyable. I think attendance was likely significantly down, for both attendees and vendors, due to the rain. Met some interesting people, saw some beautiful decoys, and it was certainly worth the trip.

 

[don novicki]

Great old video on the show. No Sitka and those cameras were probably all old manual 35mm when you had to do way more than just point and shoot. Some of those decoys are probably worth a bundle now days.

 

[greg setter]

I'm surprised that the show went off. I live about 50 miles west and with the rain we were getting I figured no one would be there. But as it is said, half of life is about showing up, and you did!