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They also range by region new england, long island, new jersey, north carolina. While hunters used handcarved and machinemade decoys for many years, many were made as decorations for their yards. Duck decoys are sometimes used in duck hunting to attract real ducks. Since the day tanya and leo met they have held an more. Many fish decoys are from primitive, service working, competition grade and collector entries. Shorebird decoys of north carolina by kroghie andreson and phillip harvey. North american hunters placed up to 100 decoys in an area where they intended to hunt in an effort to attract real ducks. For a reference please see the book waterfowl decoys of the montreal region by michel belisle page. This will help those that cannot find reference books or that are not able to afford some of them.
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Duck and bird antique decoys mallar decoys whats in. But birds of a wooden feather dont always flock together. Cutouts hard find for sale collecting wood duck decoys. Send a photo and i will give you an idea who might have made it. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. Painted eye masons were not popular with hunters and are hard to find. Here is the best coyote hunting book that you will find and will answer any question you have if you are a beginning coyote hunter or looking to improve your coyote hunting success.
Decoy by maling, arthur and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This decoy was part of the boyds classic group that was produced between 1982 and 1987. The authors provide a once over lightly for most of the important decoy producing areas, while a final chapter on collecting and caring for decoys, by former shelburne museum curator bob shaw, is a very nice plus. Its hard to beat a simple hen decoy thats in a walking or feeding posture. Veaseys book is big and handsomely illustrated in color and black and white. Dont miss out on this one, this is a very hard book to. This book documents the extensive decoy collection held at what is now called the long island museum located in stony brook, long island, new york. You can also find them in different color variations, including a smoky white color combination that really sticks out. Late nights, early mornings and thousands of decoys white goose hunters are the hardest of the hard core. Excellent used condition, signed inside by previous owner, dust jacket shows minimal wear and tear. The choice of used books is massive thousands of classic novels and bestsellers, biographies and memoirs, selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books, affordable textbooks for school, and outofprint titles. Hard core decoys economy series canada goose shells youtube. Crows tend to fly better in the mornings, so hunt them over decoys in the a. The chapter on hollowbodied, floating decorative decoys could be.
Its kind of like a middle option, but its so skewed that it makes it seem stupid not to go for the higherpriced option. The decoy is priced close to the more expensive option, suggesting that the more expensive option is actually better. We carry all the top brands of duck and goose decoys. Operation fortitude was the code name for a world war ii military deception employed by the allied nations as part of an overall deception strategy code named bodyguard during the buildup to the 1944 normandy landings.
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Avianx top flight duck open water mallard decoy 6 pack, green. By the 1920s, making duck decoys had progressed to an art form with beautiful decoys being carved from locally available materials. Mar 19, 2018 of all the decoys, decoy sets and scenarios ive tried over the decades, a lone hen has accounted for the majority of toms ive taken. Outstanding folk art widgeon pair from crisfield, md. The decoys nara membership must be current and heshe must make a written request to the dod before the expiration date of his or her current selection. It is hard to collect original paint mid19th century decoys which were used. Hard core brands 012000021 pro series duck butt decoys, 2 piece. If you are a new or an old hand to duck decoy collecting, this is an invaluable reference. Decoy magazine home welcome to decoy magazine, the. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
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If you cant find a current, direct the duck decoys into the wind. The searchable list below contains many educational, informative, and beautiful books about decoys and related collectibles. Reunited after the band moved back home after over five years on the road, kendal revealed the secret shed kept from her family and friends all those years. Searching for accelerated reader books is fun and easy with this free online tool. I can help match up a single or find that special decoy. Outstanding and very hard to find book on north carolina decoys and makers. This site showcases a wide array of listings at an array of pricing. Bulk decoy club buy cheap discount goose and duck decoys.
This is book 2 in the decoy series and continues the story of jax and kendal begun in rockstars daddy. Even when in heavy cover i try to keep the deer decoy as visible as possible. The request must include copies of the inside pages of the decoys book and a copy of a medical certificate less than one year old authorizing the practice of violent sports. The decoy has a solid body with a factory patch on the left side back. Really getting hard to find these, especially to find one this clean for the money.
A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible book s value more than 50%, and make it harder to find. Please tell us if you are a student, parent, teacher or librarian. If you get tired of waiting for me, you can look it yourself as long as you have that best of all factory decoy books, north american factory decoys by ken trayer. The paint on this black duck had an over wash which has been largely removed down to the original paint. But if you want to hunt crows like ducks, scout silage fields or an alfalfa field, if you can find one. Nice bird from a very hard to find illinois river carver. Avianx top flight wigeon duck hunting decoys 8084 by avianx. Raines tavern decoys, folk art,collectibles,antiquessold. Decoy magazine is the ultimate source for decoy collectors. Early mammoth grade mallard drake, sloped head in original paint and condition. Near mint condition, this decoy is one of the hard to find ones.
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