Ducks Unlimited along with Bass Pro Shops is developing a Waterfowling Heritage Center in Memphis Tennessee. The center will be located in a new Bass Pro Shops store in downtown Memphis. This new store will be the biggest Bass Pro Shop store to date and will become Bass Pro’s premier outdoorsman’s shopping location.Ducks Unlimited need help in finding items that will put on display in the Waterfowl Heritage Center. I have provided a list of needed items below. Please let me know if you have something of interest and don’t forget to check with your fellow hunters to see if they may have something that could be donated and/or loaned to the Heritage Center.
The Center will be divided into four different area: The Duck Lodge; The DU Story; History of Waterfowling; and Conserving North America’s Waterfowl. the list below gives you and idea to the types of items DU would like to put in the center.
The Duck Lodge
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High quality shotguns with gold-inlay receivers showing waterfowl scenes
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Collection of miniature decoys and other small collectibles for the bookcase
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Duck/goose calls, shotguns, decoys, or other waterfowl hunting gear that belonged to celebrities or other well-known duck hunters (Bing Crosby, Hemingway, Macquarrie, Buckingham, etc.)
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Collectible waterfowling books, especially those with color plates (like Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater)
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A old journal or log book from a well-known or historic duck club
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A couple of pairs of decorative decoys from a carver like Pat Godin (http://www.godinart.com/gallery/dldecoy/bestinworld2009-1.htm)
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Bronze waterfowl sculptures
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Several framed etchings or pencil sketches that would fit inside a display case
The DU Story
- · Any unique DU collectibles, including an original Duck A Nickel can, early sponsor and major sponsor pins, and any items or documents related to the DU Foundation.
History of Waterfowling
Old waterfowling photographs
Punt gun—we hope to find a long punt gun to display on a 20-foot wall; or possibly using multiple shorter punt guns on this wall space.
Conserving North America’s Waterfowl
· Leg and neck bands; leg bands and certificates from old birds, cannon netting equipment, duck traps used in banding process, transmitter and receivers used to track waterfowl for research.
If you run across any other potential display items that you think might be of interest to the average duck hunter and Bass Pro customer, please let me know. I will let everyone know of other specific items as we get closer the store opening in 2014.
Thanks,
Dick Magie – fmagie@Comcast.net