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    duck boats and blinds

    Got the blind grassed back up. Before season in the fall it will get touched up with some natural vegetation. Earlier it was fast grass over rafia grass. Now it is reversed. I believe it's about 700 zip ties and some sore fingers. We decided the raffia was to light. I used a mix of...
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    30 Day Background Check

    I'm in favor of background checks but 30 days is far to long to make a citizen wait for their constitutional right. The left wants to make it harder to exercise one the right wants to make it harder to exercise another.... It's all a big pile of chit.
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    Non-resident Hunting and the North American Model

    I'm still catching up on this thread and will try to put together all my not so rosey thoughts but this statement right here has a lot to do with where we find ourselves in many states this year. The only other hunting forum I participate in or follow any more is one pretty much geared to...
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    Clearcoat duck decoys??

    Search clear coating decoys on you tube if you haven't yet. I have not tried yet but probably will. I have tried armor all when cleaning. It did look good but doesn't last long.
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    BH209 and quick reloaders

    I've heard others report same issue. I use the tubes 777 pellets come in.
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    Iowa getting in on the legislative BS

    Not to be outdone Iowa is getting in on the stupid legislative bills. Yes I know we're mostly concerned with Western Hunting here but I imagine a few of you would like to come hunt whatetails here with Tiffany and Lee. Link to the bill: HF 60 This is the bill that sets aside 500 NR either sex...
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    duck boats and blinds

    Got time to get some more work done. Almost ready to grass it back up and remove it for fishing. Major changes are making the adjustable top all one piece and removing cross bars on frame, adding side doors for ease of loading and access, dog area in front with dog port and front blind...
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    Gun Regulation Survey

    0. YES, the government may limit my access to military weapons such as handgrenades, rocket launchers, tanks, Apache helicopters, etc. 1. YES, current limits on automatic weapons should remain in place? 2. YES, current persons ineligible to possess firearms should remin in place? 3. YES...
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    Representative response rate

    From my federal reps nothing but canned responses. If I write my state reps I usually get something personal but noncommittal back. Honestly, most of the time I'm writing to a government official I'm mad and want to register my opposition. Often I'm writing a state representative on whatever...
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    duck boats and blinds

    My first boat with a motor was a 14' V hull. Before I made a small fold up blind on it I used it more like a layout with camo netting and natural vegetation. It worked well. I just used a piece of plywood leaned against the back bench while sitting on the bottom. As far as boat blinds...
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    duck boats and blinds

    My first season duck hunting with high school buddies all we could get our hands on was a Zodiac raft. We made burlap covers similar to that. I will say it was very comfortable laying out in when the weather was good. Woke up to ducks in the decoys more then once.
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    duck boats and blinds

    I used an Avery blind on this same boat for a few years. I think the Beavertail is a better design. I did like it for running, picking up decoys and getting in and out. No doubt it's easier and safer on a high wind day, on the water and trailering. I didn't think it hid as well especially...
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    duck boats and blinds

    My oldest son and I were able to get some work done last weekend. First order of business was to do away with all the cross pieces of the frame that required ducking or crawling under, I'm getting to old for that. The blind was still feeling solid but we added a couple more vertical...
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    Paw licking?

    Our yellow Lab has the same issue with his paws. He also develops ear infections very easily. As mentioned it is some kind of allergy. To combat we feed him grain free, give him a skin and coat supplement, fish oil pill and cheap allergy antihistamine pills. All of this daily.
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    Unconventional Taxidermy in Idaho

    That's criminal. I must confess my wife has something similar to the Op minus the real antlers and about a 5th the size on our wall. I guess it's a nod to me in an area I don't really have much say about. I don't like or dislike it. I do try to discourage her from trying to add my outdoor...
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    Neutered or not

    Just went through this myself. I don't have a solid answer or opinion. I have 2 labs in the house right now. 1 nine year old male. I believe I had him fixed to early. I don't think clipping him effected his drive. I do believe it effected his physical development and weight negatively. The...
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    duck boats and blinds

    Sometimes more often less. It's an arms race out there.
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    duck boats and blinds

    The grass mats like on mine are purchased. I will say they hold up well zip tied to fencing but they get brittle with age. Maybe something like JShane has on his boat with some rafia grass would work. Sometimes I miss simple. Wouldn't trust the pup on that and where do you put 5 dozen decoys?
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    duck boats and blinds

    16/48 Alumacraft rivited hull. Not as sexy as a lot of what you can get now but I bought her cheap and have owned her a long time. Floats shallow and has broken ice thicker then she probably should. Powered by a 1976 35 horse johnson that won't die no mater how much mud I make her eat. I...
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    duck boats and blinds

    The first thing that drew me to duck hunting as a teenager, besides the ducks and fun, was that it was hunting you could pursue and have success at on public land. The second was the gear and gadgets. An important piece of gear to me is the duck boat/blind. Here in Iowa most serious duck...

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