Working fish decoys early on.

At one of the decoy shows,  a friend of mine had this small collection of vintage working decoys on display. (Click  the picture twice to enlarge.)

Some of my more well known fish decoys are  the Totems,   (Examples are shown on earlier blog posts).   But for the next couple of weeks of hot and humid weather,  I'll be focusing on classic working decoys. 
Pictured below is one of the first working decoys I made to take to the dark house years ago.    

Early McEvers working decoy. 
 Made in the last century.  

The decoy was weighted with lead shot

from a shotgun shell.

This 7 1/4"  Cedar Fork Tail
recently sold on Ebay

7-7-20   For Sale      This 4-3/4 inch Decoy is made from River Birch and has the natural background color. The designs are hand burned and totally hand brush painted. It has the 2020 paint pattern "fish net grid".It has glass eyes, copper fins and is stamped "J" on the lead.   SOLD

Just Finished my Fox Period, On to something else !  Sold

The McEvers 2020 Grid Special

Sold

   

BAD DAY ON THE PRAIRIE

 sold 

 

Inspiration Is Where You Find It

Sometimes it's in your own back yard.  

Silhouette in the snow.

Sold

Winter Dragonfly

Snow on the hood of the truck - inspiration for carving  a dragonfly

Sold on Ebay in mid-February. 
Carved by Jay.  Primitive paint style by Donna

Thanks!  Another happy Minnesota decoy collector of McEver's classic decoys.

Minnesota collector says, 
"They won't leave it alone."   

A foot of snow is predicted.

There's a chance of flooding on the lake.  The spear house will sit on the bank for a few days.  

Quiet on the Lake.
Snow fall picking up.
Train whistle breaking the silence.
And a few sunnys to clean.  

DUD Decoy

Well Folks Get ready for a few DUD decoys, "Dang Ugly Decoy"  I can't seem to convince myself to use a decoy that's worth over Twenty bucks, and even at that price I'd be pushing my limits !

There might be a little satire mixed in with the creativity that will go into making of these DUDS so don't be offended if a few remind you of decoys you may have seen before. All are in good fun and strictly for the darkhouse !

Spearing in 14 ft. of water has it's advantages Folks.