New home made gear

[crawler harness]

Looking good, especially like the roller, way realistic!!!

[strait-meat]

looking great -- what a talent you have!

[Muthagoose]

Heres my latest,Think only a couple out will do the job.Going to add hens next year.24"-26" long........

The metallic green,blues and purple didnt show up in the photo but they are there.. Might have to have the wife take the photos from now on..

[Muthagoose]

The finishing continues Bull Cans and Bluebills next,then on to the hens..

I may redo the lines hands aint working right time to quit for the day.. sure they will work but its an easy fix..

[Muthagoose]

Only made a few drake bills to go with the few left over from last year..I went high and low with the vermicutaltions on the back,the lighting flooded it out a bit..

Made rollovers in each species cept cans,wish I would have ""might"" make a couple yet. Lots of birds to mount this fall so we will see..

Any input appreciated....

[Muthagoose]

WEll Im about ready to hang up the photog end of this and have the wife do it..We'll be getting some floating shots done soon...

These are the few bulls I have done.Hens to follwo soon starting the flocking tommorow on them.

[crawler harness]

Keep em coming, getting more and more excited each time you post new pics

[Muthagoose]

Putting the second coat of flocking on the hens and drake mallards today...

Withtrying to do 5 jobs its a push this time of year.. Thinking somthings gotta go..Maybe time to quit doing taxidermy....

[Gordie]

I hope you dont quit that Mutha

[Muthagoose]

This is the first time in over a decade I have gotten behind with my taixdermy clients,been doing this since 66 and client satisfaction is everything.

Well nuff internet for now gotta get back to flocking...Hey elwood want a part time job?

[Gordie]

Mutha I need to figure a different line of work as I just bludged a disk in my back monday and I can hardly walk and sittings a chore also

[Muthagoose]

Well It took me a while and Im not real happy with them.

Just learning to free hand feathers with the air brush on flocking..Its actually a lot quicker than messing with stencils..

Fully Flocked,vac bottoms average 22" long..

Made 12 for walking in...

The drake bill glow in the pics.

[Gordie]

Mutha I'm not just saying this to say this but if you use those anywhere there are other hunters those decoys are gonna get blasted.. How do you get those ducks to sit so still for those pictures is beyond me...

[HNTNBUX]

I would have to build a cabinet in my boat and not let anyone shoot within ten yards of the decoys. All of your decoys look great.

[shortfatguy]

Looks great! If you ever decide to set out all of your deeks at once you would fill up half of big bay with that spread!

[Muthagoose]

Actually most have been sold..I had to get the mallards done so I have something to use late season....

[Muthagoose]

Well with one of my many hats requireing me to drop what I am working on and run deliveries daily to help the wife...

I figured time to carve some more heads and redo a few burned out molds...

So heres the new ones.. Hooded,Buff and Redheads...

With the redos and tweeks on last years I put up 13 new molds and have casted about a 100 new heads. Looking to build 150-200 decoys this years...

Amazed at how many sold as decorations/mantle pieces out of the flower shop window...

Also started on FB Mallard Woodies and more goldeneyes

[TylerS]

Oh-man-oh-man-oh-man I can't wait to see those bad boys all painted up!

[HugoBox]

Mutha -

Seeing your decoys makes me want to try a few. But the artistic value in yours is darn impressive so I know I'd be dissappointed. I made some crude ones about 15 years ago out of pink sheets of foam insulation and wrapped them in burlap. They work just fine and have been shot up but are still kicking after a few repaints. I'm wondering if you've been happy with the durability on yours and if the paint has held up well. I don't mind repainting already ugly stuff but I'd be scared of scuffing up your pretty birds!!

Please keep sharing your pix with us.

-Erik

[Muthagoose]

I flock'em and then paint in detail....

Actually very durable compared to a commercially painted decoys..

I treat mine rougher than most guys treat thier plastics...They get dragged down the shoreline tossed in the boat just like anything else..

BUT slap'm em with a load of #2's they aint sinking which is why I got into making my own.R&D..

[TylerS]

Mutha,

I'd seriously sell all of my decoys for just a dozen of yours. I'd take quality over quantity any day of the week, especially here in Nodak. Any of your dekes for sale?! You can PM me if you'd rather do that.

Thanks,

Tyler

[Muthagoose]

Yep... Pm'd ya

[booger]

those look terrible, you should have me dispose of them properly in a lake somewhere

[Muthagoose]

So whos planning to build a boat,decoys or some other gear this year?

[HugoBox]

I painted my Gold Camo as it was starting to look a bit beat up (I'll try to post pix tonight). I must have done a decent job cause my bro "comissioned" me to do the same with his - I have no artistic talent but it was fun to do.

I'm also going to build a boat - one of those 8 foot long hyrbrids that are light and easy to carry. Even though we have a couple Carsten puddlers it would be nice to have a light little boat that you can put a motor on. I may even convert an old weedwhip into a small mud motor. I've already done repaints on about 10 dozen diver decoys so I need to find something else to do to kill time until musky season.