Wooden Counterfeits

[OH Osthaus]

thanks George

i do have one brant - a wildfowler in pretty good paint



and this is one of my favorite geese



folks on the duckboats,net seemed to lean towards it being by Jimmy Bowden

[Phil Yearout]

These are a little different...

first, a good ol' barnyard pigeon decoy; gunning those ol' flying rats gotta be some fun...



next, a starling decoy; ditto...



both carved by William W. Headrick and shot over, he says, by himself, Pop Headrick, and one Michael McIntosh.

Then, a yellowlegs flattie, also by Bill...



and lastly, a tinnie, c. 1874-81...

[Wild Skies]

Two life-size carvings standing guard over my Parker Bros. D-Grade toplever Hammergun. The Redtailed Hawk and Peregrine Falcon are poised to scratch and claw the eyeballs out of any nefarious intruder with ill intentions.