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Decoy of the Month...October

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I have an idea. There are several carvers that post here and we all have different styles. Some swim fast, others slow, wood tails, metal tails, blocky shapes, minnow shapes, air brushed, hand painted, all kinds of different and cool looking stuff.

I propose a challenge, something we can all get involved with to show how we would approach the same decoy with different styles. At the same time it may get all of us out of our comfort zones and create something new.

All that said, here is the decoy challange for the month of October.

Create a working Mud Puppy:

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As I said, anyone can play along. Show as much or as little of the process as you want. No judging, no winning, just show us what you can do and how you would attack this challenge. I will dream up another one next month. But for now, lets see what you got.

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Greetings from outside a tent in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Currently listening to the tunes of coyotes singing and cows bellering...

Currently my decoy is sitting on the work bench at home. It currently looks a lot like a 2x4 with the initials "DOM" and "Mudpuppy?" written on the side of it. I will be getting to work on it when I get back to town.

Good work everybody. Can't wait to see how they all turn out.

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Fins and tail all glued up. I also did the lead and the epoxy tonight. Think I may have over done the lead a little bit. She feels HEAVY!!!. I guess time will tell. With any luck I can balance and swim it tomorrow.

I will let you guys know how it turns out.

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