April 11, 2016

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Annual Midwest Decoy Show- April 18th - 23rd, 2016

The annual show is just around the corner, come see us for a large selection of decoys as well as other hunting and fishing collectibles.  Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois, we're in a different room this year.  We'll be in room 3206 Monday thru Thursday with our door open ready to buy, sell, trade, and give free appraisals.  Friday and Saturday we'll be set up in the Mega Center.  Hope to see you there. Click on this link for the show agenda: agenda  

Show review - 2015

We'd like to thank all the vendors, and especially everybody that took the time to come out to the show in Utica this year.  It was good to see everybody, and nice to see several new vendors this year to join in the fun.  We're already starting to make plans for next years event, more and likely going to be the same place and same time of year since it worked out well this year.  In closing, just want to share a story that we will both remember for quite some time.  A young man came in to the show with his father this year and walked around looking at all the decoys for quite some time.  After the 2nd or 3rd visit to our table, and after continually looking at the Illinois River Style decoys, he came back to our table.  Dad looked at him and said, "you keep coming back to this table, well-- what are you going to do?".  We asked him if he had any decoys, and he said yes, he has 16 decoys in his own collection.  Dad told us he's been saving up for the show and was looking for a special decoy he wanted to add to his collection.  When it was all said and done, this nice young man walked out of the show with his first Perdew.  Thanks so much, Cody Anderson, for making our show.  It is so nice to see a young man like yourself with a passion already for this hobby. .dave

Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Show- Sunday Sept 13th, 2015 8am-2pm

auction action Join us at Grizzly Jacks Grand Bear Resort for the 7th Annual Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Show.

Sept. 13th Illinois Valley Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Show- Utica Illinois - New location this year.

image1   Mark your calendars- less than a month away.  NEW LOCATION this year- Grizzly Jacks Grand Bear Lodge, just a couple minutes off of Interstate 80, South of Utica Illnois past Starved Rock State Park. Open to the public 8am-2pm.  If you're staying the night before, mention the Decoy show and get a reduced rate which includes free admission to their indoor water park!  Hope to see you there.    

7th Annual Illinois Valley Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Show- Utica Illinois

It's going to be here before we know it-- Sunday, September 13th, 8AM-2PM.  If you've been to our show before, remember- this year we've moved.  We're excited to be holding the show at Grizzly Jacks Grand Bear Resort, not all that far from last years location.  If you're not familiar with the area, the lodge is located just South of the main entrance to Starved Rock State Park (which normally gets a lot of traffic that time of year).  For anybody that is coming in from out of town and wanting to stay the night before, the lodge has given us a reduced rate (which also includes free admission to the waterpark--bring the whole family).  We'll keep you updated as it gets closer.  If you'd like to reserve a table or have any questions about the show at all, please email us at muddywaterdecoys@yahoo.com, or you can call us at (815) 663-1568.  MARK YOUR CALENDARS, hope to see you there!  To see more information, see below or click here ->>>    IV Hunting & Fishing Poster(2015 2015 flier

Upcoming Shows

Just a few upcoming shows to mark your calendars for:

Wisconsin Decoy & Sporting Collectibles- March 11 - 14th, 2015.

45 Annual Wisconsin Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show. Held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1355 W. 20th Ave., Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Show is Saturday 8:30am to 2:30pm., Buy-Sell-Trade.  Contact: Roger Ludwig, rogfuzz@charter.net

Great Lakes Decoy Association- March 19 - 21st, 2015.

Hilton Double Tree-West, 1100 Crocker Road, Westlake, Ohio 44145.  Room to Room buy, sell, and swap all three days.  Vintage decoy contest, GLDA Auction, Decoy displays.

http://www.greatlakesdecoyassociation.com/

The North American vintage decoy & sporting collectibles show, April 21- 25th, 2015.

50th Annual National Show- Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles Illinois. http://www.nadecoycollectors.org/index.html

Illinois Valley Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Show- Utica Illinois September 13th, 2015.

7th Annual Show- New location and date- Grizzly Jacks Grand Bear Resort 2015 flier

Reminder of our upcoming show- Ill. Valley Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Show

Just right around the corner, next Month-- August 10th, 2014- 2nd Sunday.  Utica Illinois, 8am-2pm Celebrations 150 Banquet Hall, 740 E. Rte. 6, Utica, Illinois- right off of Interstate 80 near Route 39.  If you need any other information on the show, give us a call at 815-663-1568, or email us at muddywaterdecoys@yahoo.com.  We still have room for a few more tables if you're interested in being a vendor.  For more show information/details, click here >> IV Hunting & Fishing Poster2014

Illinois Valley Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Show- August 10th - Utica Illinois

The 6th Annual Illinois Valley Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Show in Utica, Illinois is Sunday August 10th, 2014. Click on our flier below for all the show information.  We still have a few vendor tables available if you're interested, or if you have any questions at all about the show, please contact us.   Email- muddywaterdecoys@yahoo.com  Phone- (815) 663-1568. 403
January 07, 2014

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34th Annual MDCA Decoy Show- January 29th - February 1, 2014.

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Minnesota Decoy Collectors Association Show.  This years show is at the Ramada Mall of America as in years past.  The fun begins with room to room trading (open to the public) on Wedesday, January 29th.  Thursday brings more room to room trading, Friday the Exhibitors show starts with an Auction in the Evening, and then Saturday the show continues.  This Years Wooden Decoy Best Bird Contest is Pintail- 4 categories: Antique Factory Decoys, Antique Carved Decoys, Modern Working Decoys, and Decorative Decoys.  Whether you want to Buy, Sell, Trade, or Identify Decoys, Antique Sporting Goods, Contemporary Carvings, or Wildlife Art, come out and see everybody and all the different displays.   -To see the flier, click here " 2014 MDCA Show Flyer" or visit their website at www.MNDECOYCOLLECTORS.com Hope to see you there!

Thanks to all that made the past weekends show a success!

We'd like to thank everybody that helped make the 5th Annual Illinois Valley Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Show a success this past weekend.  We ended up with 24 more tables than last year, and trippled the attendance thru the door.  Next years event is reserved again at Celebrations, and the date will be the second Sunday, which is August 10th, 2014.  We'll start the process over again in January like we did this year to get the word out with fliers, posters, and advertising.  If you did not have a table this year and are interested in getting one in 2014, make sure to contact me early- we only have room for about 20 more tables and I've already got a couple new vendors signed up.  This was our first year taking over the show and worked hard to make it a success- next year's goal is to increase attendance again and hope to continue the growth of the show.  A special thanks to all that came out to put up signs, set up, and take down tables for the event.  2013020132201342013320135
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