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Article: "A rag, a bone, a hank of hair...." (history of decoys)(includes bibliography and related article on materials used to make decoys)
- Article from:
- Field & Stream (West ed.)
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Bonnier Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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ATTRACTED BY THE OTHER DUCKS they saw on the water, the canvasbacks wheeled in the morning sky, the sun catching on their gray wings and underbellies as they banked for a landing on the edge of the shallow lake. Just as they alighted, arrows flashed from the tule grass at the water's edge.
More arrows flew as the panicked flock took flight. The explosion of wings and alarm calls faded in the desert air as the trio of Indian hunters waded out to retrieve the ducks floating dead amid the decoys they had set. Made from reeds and bearing the distinctive shovel-nosed profile of a canvasback, these simple but elegant fakes had again done their job.
This scene ...
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