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Unread 04-22-2019, 06:22 AM   #1
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My father, Claire Baehman, created this pair of cork bodied magnum Mallards that were 37 years in the making, starting them in 1972 and finishing them out in 2009. He made four pair of of these magnums with intentions of bringing in the really "tall birds".
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those would work, i like the paint job
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here is a hen merganser in the hunting decoy class I carved back in the 80's.
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I will try again
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This is probably my favorite hunting decoy, I painted it with some original herters decoy paint. Later after the competition, the judges asked me how I got that side pocket color, I told them it was from original herters paints. It reminded them of growing up hunting with all the guys that were using herters paints back then.
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I did decorative decoys too with all the feathering, I will try to post a couple of those too. This is the only full bodied decoy I have ever done.
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I am trying this again, the lens must of started to get cold with the full bodied merganser. Its a balmy 36 degrees here this morning And I am trying to rotate again so it will come out correct.
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This is frustrating, I have never gotten a picture straight up and down yet One more try, a male decorative merganser.
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Canada goose by Big Sky Carvers out of Montana. I had seen this years ago in a local gallery and really wanted it, but I was broke and it was what seemed at the time like a lot of money. The other day I spied it on the bay, and it's home at last. I know it's decorative and not a real "user" but I like it!

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Nice bird. Here are two geese which live in our house. I carved the sleeper about 30 years ago, and the other began life on the Sassafras River on Chesapeake Bay. It's bill was "puppyized" by a Springer about 25 years ago, and it carries some shot marks also
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