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Since I was asked, here are a couple of views of my Johnson's. They came 12 to a bag, with 4 feeders and 8 erect, pun intended. Made in Seattle, WA., they were made of wax coated cardboard. The head folds into the body to store them in the sack. They also made mallard ducks and perhaps others but I have only seen mallards.
The first geese I ever killed were over Johnson's. Way back in 1967. -plc- |
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Hmmm that tell's it all right there !!!!
If ya wanna decoy a big goose you need eight BIG ERECT Jonson's All BS aside this is the first time I ever heard of "Johnson Decoys" , but I'm not a duck and gooser either .
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Ah, what would Mr. Freud have to say about this post
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02-13-2012, 01:09 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Three bags of Johnson decoys at the Purcell Jones decoy auction this month. houseauctions.com Two bags of geese, one of mallards. You should go to the auction just to meet Purcell Jones. He is one piece of work with stories to tell about the early days on Bogue Sound and Down East North Carolina. He is a major benefactor of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum.
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Peter,
That's one big goose for certain! Please tell me you put in on the scale. My father and I doubled up on one back 20 or more years ago that tipped the scales at just over 19 pounds. Nobody believes me but it was weighed on a legal scale and that's the absolute truth. That's the biggest I'd ever seen but there used to be one mounted in a store down at home that supposedly went over 20 pounds. I'd say yours had to be in the 13 or 14 pound range at least seeing it's size when compared to your Johnson. Destry
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Boy, there's a ot of interesting stuff in that auction
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I believe the record for a Greater Canadian is 24#.
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