Show me those bluebills!

Andrew et al~

Here is a painting I just did for our display at the March 7 Long Island Decoy Collectors Association Show.

HoralBROADBILL-Wuildfowler-paintedCAPTION5x7_zpse2326564.jpg



We will be featuring Broadbill decoys from the "big rigs" - which is the subject of our theme: When the Broadbill was King on Great South Bay

A teaser for our documentary is at: https://vimeo.com/116558936

We will be selling it as a fundraiser for the club - $10 at the Show and $20 by mail - after the March 7 "World Premiere".

All the best,

SJS
 
Just for you Pat.

EB4ECD78-956F-4352-927A-5C7D9AE8EC54-3334-00000440CBC4B0E6.jpg



A three man limit a couple of years ago when there was a 7 bird limit in the Pacific Flyway.
AF208A2A-E46F-45B9-B833-80501A7D7B50-21760-00001E899892FEE8.jpg


One of my birds.

IMG_2206.jpg

 
Steve as I was scolling down i'm thinking waterfowler...... I don't know how to post but I always loved Crammer style heads High headed or browed as you would call them

Phil
 
sorry Steve ment to say Wildfowler. I have one just like it that I found in the weed line one spring 35 yrs ago.

Phil
 
I blame it on Pauly, but there's something about those hen bluebill decoys that are just great. That Schmidt Hen is fantastic.

I have a great pair of bills some guy from Illinois;-) made for me a while ago, might have to post those pretty soon.
 
I'm alittle partial to Ben myself and, am thankful he influences my work. IMHO, made one of the best, most practical gunning block going...

Isn't it interesting how people long gone still influence us today. Begs the question, what are we doing today and, who will it influence tomorrow?
 
Isn't it interesting how people long gone still influence us today. Begs the question, what are we doing today and, who will it influence tomorrow?
Click to expand...

that may take a whole new thread going many pages
 
This is not a marquis decoy... it's the story that makes it. Occasionally in my work as a Lutheran pastor I come across one of the "old guys" in our sport. Ken Case hunted in the 1950's in Michigan. Loved to hunt bluebills. He made some of his own blocks and when I would visit him, now in his 80's when I met him, we would share stories of our hunts and joy out in the marsh. Shortly before his death, as we talked about his funeral, he gave me this admittedly funky but personal gift: one of his old hand-carved wooden blocks. Ken gave me only this instruction: "it's to be used Larry, not to be set on a shelf." And so I use it even down here in South Carolina where the blue bills for the most part, find refuge out in the ocean away from my lonely decoys. Here is the Flickr link to the pics.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/riverlarry2/sets/72157648590945784/
 
Al I cannot take credit for that bird,it was made by a master. Mr. Schmiedlin who is an inspiration to many.
 
Going through pictures at the moment....will reply to a few relevant posts, I have a few really good Broadbill pics. Here is a pair of lessers I did with some greaters

 
This is an old bluebill from my collection, came from a box of old decoys in Guilford, CT. Have not been able to find anything on a possible maker.

 
Here's a couple of older lessers I carved, and a few limits from the season we were allowed 3 each..

A Mason from my collection

Stamp on bottom of previous decoy, C. Bartlett of West Haven CT was among the first "guides" on Long Island Sound, taking sports from New York to hunt ducks, According to Connecticut Decoys, Chitwood.

 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top