Decoy Collector Show March 2, Celebrating 100 Years of Waterfowling at Pattersquash - 27 East

Decoy Collector Show March 2, Celebrating 100 Years of Waterfowling at Pattersquash

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A platoon of scooters. Members of the Pattersquash Gunners Association are towed out into Bellport Bay decades ago. The 100-year-old club and the bountiful store of antique hunting gear its members have will be the spotlight subject of the 52nd Long Island Decoy Collector Association Show on March 2 in Hauppauge.

A platoon of scooters. Members of the Pattersquash Gunners Association are towed out into Bellport Bay decades ago. The 100-year-old club and the bountiful store of antique hunting gear its members have will be the spotlight subject of the 52nd Long Island Decoy Collector Association Show on March 2 in Hauppauge.

Members of the Pattersquash Gunners Association, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, gathering before a morning shoot in the mid-20th century. The Bellport Bay club and the bountiful store of antique hunting gear its members have will be the spotlight subject of the 52nd Long Island Decoy Collector Association Show on March 2 in Hauppauge.

Members of the Pattersquash Gunners Association, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, gathering before a morning shoot in the mid-20th century. The Bellport Bay club and the bountiful store of antique hunting gear its members have will be the spotlight subject of the 52nd Long Island Decoy Collector Association Show on March 2 in Hauppauge.

Polling scooter rigs through the shallows of Bellport Bay.

Polling scooter rigs through the shallows of Bellport Bay.

Members of the Pattersquash Gunners Association convening at the former clubhouse, which was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy.

Members of the Pattersquash Gunners Association convening at the former clubhouse, which was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy.

The 52nd Annual Long Island Decoy Collectors Association Show will take place next Saturday, March 2, in Hauppauge. This year's show will honor the 100th anniversary of the Pattersquach Gunners Association, one of the oldest remaining duck clubs on the East Coast.

The 52nd Annual Long Island Decoy Collectors Association Show will take place next Saturday, March 2, in Hauppauge. This year's show will honor the 100th anniversary of the Pattersquach Gunners Association, one of the oldest remaining duck clubs on the East Coast.

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  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Feb 20, 2024
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
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