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j0e! if you could get into it, that duck tub would make a perfect hot tub...or better yet - a beer cooler!

Destry, the whistler extreme left sneak rig must have a history; it's identical to blocks I was making about 40 years ago, the colour lines radically different from our usual Eastern Shore goldeneye decoys, maybe from some popular book at the time. I saved one for my modest collection, including several goldeneye and bluebill masterpieces from Ontario's great Cliff Arvan. Were a couple of those mergansers my brother Quentin's?

As long as we're on the duck topic, I have a short survey for you all... What is everyone's favorite waterfowl at the dinner table?

King,

I don't know a thing about the goldeneye pair unfortunately. I got them in a small rig I bought about 10 years ago. At the time, they were painted primer grey over an old working repaint. My decoy painting friend did that paint job on them after trying to see what was under the primer without success. The merganser pair your brother made for me are in my rig now and riding proud. But that photo was taken the September before I came to visit Nova Scotia so those mergansers are just some others I had already. See if Brother will make me up a pair of goldeneye, I need more whistlers.


Joe,
I shoot Bismuth #2 and Federal Tungsten-Polymer #4 #6 out of the 10 gauge. Or at least I will until I run out, both cartridges are now out of production.


Kray,
My favorite bird on the table is green wing teal. I wish I could say it was canvasback (they're good don't get me wrong) but those little greenwings are just a delight.

Thanks for opinion MarketHunter. I'm an uplands guy (I enjoy walking), but my spouse keeps telling me how much she likes duck breast and why don't I ever go duck hunting... Guess I should act on it.

I would have to agree that teal our by far my favorite duck at the table, we get more fat mallards up here though.

I've eaten mallard that was as good as teal and some that were as rough as goldeneye. Those greenheads will eat anything if it's handy and easy to get to. I've seen them eat dead shad....

Greenwing teal are always good no matter what. Bluewings are usually good but it depends if they've been working the mud flats or not. Somethings they'll get a little musky if they've been on that kind of feed.


Destry

Destry, my brother was pleased that the mergansers---we always called them "gozzards" in the village--- looked good. He said he saw "a nice piece of fir the other day" that will make a pair of goldeneyes for you.

That stuffs got to be hard on that Parker don't you think ?

King,

Excellent, I'll look forward to adding them to my rig. Do you and he shoot over birds he makes?

Joe,

I dunno, it's done fine so far. I've been shooting the gun about five years with those shells and killed a heap of geese and some ducks with it as well.

I had some problems shooting some English (lead) 10 gauge shells out of it when I was over there a couple years ago. It wanted to double discharge on me, I think they were a bit too hot as far as powder charge. But I've never had a bit of trouble with any American cartridge I've fired out of it.

Everybody I know shoots bismuth in old guns and the Federal TP stuff says it's safe for old gun barrels right on the box. The Federal shells are really nice, they're only 1 3/4 ounce loads and they recoil like a powderpuff. The bismuth shells are 1 7/8 ounce and will give you a headache after a good morning on the geese.



Destry