CHE Bernard First Blood
 

I took my CHE duck hunting today for the first time at my duck club in central NY, covered up with birds and the old 105 year old girl showed her stuff as did my 14 month old lab Lucy.
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Very nice Craig, an old gun and a young dog, great combination

Looks like it was a good day out

Unless you are a duck of course

Nice work Craig!

I like seeing that gun. You're a lucky guy to have found that one.

Nice going. It's great that these guns are used as they were meant to be used.

nice going..aint them green heads purty...aint a bad looking duck gun you got there... charlie

Sweet. Nice gun and dog. Is that a 10 ga?
I have gotta do that soon.

Hi Craig.
Nice looking gun and dog and by the look of it you had a good hunt too.
All the best Dave.

Nice looking gun there Craig! I live thoes barrels watch out just don't want to see you loose a thumb! I seen a gent loose his fanger once on a LC Smith double but he still shoots doubles. It is strange if I lost my thumb I sure I would still shoot doubles.. Love them!!

Nice! And good to see somebody still using Herters decoys too.

DLH

I love my Filson hat, my Parkers and my black labs too. That hat is the most functional one I own. Beautiful C grade too.

Kinda funny, I'd not owned one of those Herters floaters in years and I just bought one this morning amongst a bunch of other vintage plastic decoys. Do you need another one?

DLH

I have a couple dozen geese and at least four dozen mallards and a dozen wigeon all burlap covered. I have retired them all except the geese---went to Dakota plastic---much lighter and more durable----I still have three dozen LL Bean mallards and blacks I bought in 1971---my poor son getting rid of all my duck stuff when I check out----the hollow plastic Herters geese are the best they move on the slightest breeze----but thanks for the offer on the geese.

Once in awhile you see something you've never seen before. What got me to buy this rig of vintage plastics was it included ten Trendecoy Brand widgeons. I owned an original flyer from the company at one time and they were pictured but I'd never seen any of that species in person. It was a short lived company out of Whitehouse, Florida during the late 60's or early 70's. Don't know what they're worth but I guess I'm gonna find out.

DLH