Yea I got a brand new Blue Bill a couple of years ago and the keel was broken right out of the box. I once had two dozen G&H standard mallard decoys that were as tough as you could get. When I got Divorced my X wife sold them for 50 cent a piece in 1976.
Killer I still got L.L.BEAN cork decoys,6 mallard,4 Black ducks and 4 G/W Teal that I hunted with way back when Retts was in its prime (1965 - 1980 ) now they are put up in the attic for my Grand sons.I've got more G & H that are very old and still hunted with till I Bought 3 dozen avian X 2 years ago and I will see how good they hold up so for I'm impressed and clean up easily with Dawn and a brush.My father left the wooden decoys to me and I gave them as gifts ( 2 I kept ) to my hunting buddy's over years that are decorations in their homes now.
In my experience, it seems like their quality has gone down these past few years, but I do have some that are a few years old and are still in good shape.
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