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2. Pigeon drop - Wikipedia

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   Shredded paper, which has been used as a decoy for cash in this scam [1]. The pigeon drop or Spanish handkerchief or Chilean handkerchief is a confidence trick in which a mark, or "pigeon", is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object.

3. Decoy - Wikipedia

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   As "decoy" came more commonly to signify a person or a device than a pond with a cage-trap, the latter acquired the retronym decoy pool. [3] The other form, a duck decoy (model), otherwise known as a 'decoy duck', 'hunting decoy' or 'wildfowl decoy', is a life-size model of the creature. The hunter places a number about the hunting area as they ...

4. 10 Valuable Duck Decoys You Should Dig Out of Your ... - AOL

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   This Canadian goose decoy by Crowell shattered records when it sold for a staggering $1.13 million at a private sale in 2007. Its near-perfect condition, coupled with Crowell’s reputation, means ...

5. Passenger pigeon - Wikipedia

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   The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. ... Decoy or "stool pigeons ...

6. Project Pigeon - Wikipedia

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   Project Pigeon was briefly revived by the Navy in 1948 as "Project Orcon," but it was again cancelled in 1953 when the reliability of electronic guidance systems was proven. Skinner was awarded the 2024 Ig Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the project; his daughter Julie Vargas , who received the award in his stead, is quoted as saying, "I want ...

7. Layout hunting - Wikipedia

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   Two-man layout boat and decoys. Layout boat hunting is a sub specialty of traditional waterfowl hunting which is done in a low-profile un-motorized boat with a unique design that allows the hunter to maintain a close position to the water in order to conceal them in open water areas that are frequented by diver and ocean ducks.