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2. General Fibre Company - Wikipedia

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   The company mass produced mallards, pin tails, blue bills, black ducks, canvasbacks, oversized mallards, and oversized black ducks. General Fibre also produced two species of Canada goose decoys and two types of crow shooter's kits. The ducks were of fiber material with realistic glass eyes, a seamless base, and anchor hooks installed on the ...

3. Frank Pellegrino (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   Frank G. Pellegrino (1923 – 2008) was an American engineer, inventor, and industrialist. He served as president of the General Fibre Company . During his tenure, General Fibre became the largest manufacturer of duck decoy models in the United States, producing over a million per year in the 1950s.

4. A. Elmer Crowell - Wikipedia

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   As George Hepplewhite wrote in the 18th century, the interpretation and execution of the decoys, "blend the useful with the agreeable." [2] In particular, two of Crowell's decoys have repeatedly set world records for sales. Crowell's preening pintail drake and Canada goose decoys share the world record at $1.13 million dollars. Their private ...

5. Duck decoy (model) - Wikipedia

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   Archaeologists discovered several decoys made from tule plants and duck feathers, dating to about 300-100 BCE in a cave near Lovelock, Nevada. [5] Many modern tribes have traditions of decoy crafting. [6] [7] Cree people traditionally make goose decoys out of tamarack twigs. [8] [9] Wooden carved decoys arose in North America in the 19th and ...

6. Waterfowl hunting - Wikipedia

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   A hunting blind is used to conceal the hunter while duck decoys are used to attract birds. Using a good spread of decoys and calling, an experienced waterfowl hunter can successfully bag ducks or geese if waterfowl are flying that day. [16] [17] Boats can be used as a hunting blind, known as sneakbox.

7. List of portmanteaus - Wikipedia

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   cattalo, from cattle and buffalo [2]; donkra, from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below; llamanaco, from llama and guanaco [3]; wholphin, from whale and dolphin [2]