Wildfowl Mag "contest"

[Ray]

Last December I got a wild urge to "compete" and wrote up the plans on how to build my folding dog step that fit over the side deck of a BB3. The Wildfowl "you built it" contest rules stated that the winners would be notified by the end of March. No notification came so I thought that that was that. "I'm a loser baby..... so why don't you make me a sammich."

So tonight I finally get around to opening up my two weeks of mail and there is Wildfowl. And there was my dog step as a honorable mention. All those photos and drawings and the text and it was wacked down to one photo and a good portion of the text. At least my photo was published correctly. The other honorable mention was also a dog step but the photo is 90 degrees out.

And to think second place was a mesh basket screwed to the wall of a blind. Intellect and skill lost out to a bath basket from Walmart. At least I know what their standards are for next year.

Lance "Ray" Raymore

 

[Jay Anglin]

Well Lance, congrats on your "honorable mention".

Do they give you a hat or a movie pass or something(for one of course). A free issue of Clay Potter magazine?

 

[Huntindave McCann]

"[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]second place was a mesh basket screwed to the wall of a blind."

Ray, Therein lies the kicker, they had to pick something any half wit could duplicate. Anything which takes much effort is considered too involved for the masses.
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[Ray]

My reward Jay is to continue to pay for my subscription for another year.

Its June now and I need to go fishing.