tidewaterdecoys

Kira and I have been hitting the Cape Ann woods. Snow is still on the ground, but some new birds are showing up too.

Upland

Here are a few shots of a goldeneye decoy I’ve been working on lately, part of a larger rig that I am making for myself. The bird is Maine white cedar and hollowed. I plan to paint this bird with Old Holland oils and use a traditional lead pad weight and leather loop. It will be a traditional gunner.

A goldeneye decoy in the making.

A new piece for the Bird Dog section of the blog on recollections of bird dogs and time spent with an old friend. Hope you are getting out in the woods with your furry hunting companions. Spring is close!

https://tidewaterdecoys.wordpress.com/bird-dog/

Shaping an eider decoy with drawknife

Welcome to our little workshop on the Web. This site is dedicated to traditional decoys, their history and use, materials, how to carve and finish a decoy, and we’ll feature some stories and photos from waterfowl hunts throughout the fall and winter.

We will also feature a number of topics aside from decoys. I enjoy being in the outdoors and I like to write about my experiences and share them with family and friends. I grew up on the north shore of Massachusetts and still live there today. Many of the subjects you’ll find here will be based on fishing and fowling, messing about in wooden boats, tromping through the woods, and cooking fish and wild game. I have four wonderful children (including a new born son), and the most loving and understanding wife a guy could ask for. You’ll see them in my posts and articles from time to time.

I hope that you will find some value and inspiration from the stories, photos, and “How Tos” that will appear on these pages over the next few months. I fully expect that there will be some good dialog and sharing of knowledge here, and I hope that we can form a community around our common love for the outdoors, chasing wild critters, and sharing our experiences with one another.

Enjoy!
Nathan