I admit I'm coming to this thread late....I've been carving for 27 years now, first with basswood, then brown cork and finally white cedar. My early season gun is a Citori and my late season gun is a Rem 1894 in 10 ga with 32" barrels.

With the time and effort I put into carving and touch up painting, its killing me to see someone advocate wrapping a strap weight around a decoy neck. Years ago I went to H style weights. Wrap the lines around the ears on the weight, give the line a half hitch to secure it to the weight and drop it into its own pocket in a bag.

Your kids/grandkids will thank you.

I wish I was a little more computer savvy so I could post picks of some of the decoys I've carved....

Mergus

google John Bourbon Jr and duck decoys to see some pics or the next time you are on Tilghman Island in Md, stop by the Tilghman Island Country Store to see some for sale.


Duckboats, decoys and double barrels...