Woodworking & Waterfowling
Green Bay, WI
Vocabulary
Ammo box: A wooden box for storing shells. Pat also rests his gun on an
ammo box when he’s poling his skiff through a marsh.
Assure: To make certain.
Corrosion: Gradual damage caused by chemicals.
Decoy: An artificial animal used to lure real game into a trap or
shooting range.
Document: To trace, record, keep information on.
Marsh: A low wetland with grasses, rushes, cattails and sedges growing
there.
Mentor: A trusted guide or teacher.
Plane: A tool used to smooth a wooden surface by shaving thin pieces from
it.
Precise: Exact, accurate.
Push pole: A pole, about 8 feet long, used to push a skiff through a
shallow slough or marsh.
Regional heritage: The traditions and culture a person inherits by living
in a certain region.
Resin: A thick clear, yellow, or brown liquid used in compound
materials. Natural resins come from plants and are water resistant.
Skiff: A shallow flat-bottomed boat with a pointed bow (front end) and
square stern (back end).
Slough: (sounds like, slew) A marsh or backwater.
Superb: The best, the most excellent.
Waterfowling: “Waterfowl” are birds that can swim, such as coots,
ducks and geese. “Waterfowling” is hunting those types of birds.
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Journal Questions
 Can
you think how Pat’s professional work connects to his recreational work?
Can
you think of an object or activity that you could document? How could you
document it? Could you take photos? Could you write notes?
Have
you learned a skill from an older person in your neighborhood or a family
friend?
Have
you ever made something and then used it? What did it feel like to use something
that you made? Was it different from using things that you buy in stores?
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Resources For Teachers
 Consider
a fieldtrip! The Wisconsin
Maritime Museum has several exhibits on Wisconsin boat building traditions.
Hunting craft are featured in the “Wisconsin-Built Boat Gallery.”
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Resources For Students
 Pat
has a great recipe for Wild Game Chili that he’s
been making for over 35 years!
 Waterfowl
Hunter Education
If you’re 12 years old or older, take a course in Waterfowl Hunter Education
from the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association. Contact their office for class
schedules at 1-800-524-8460.
 Other
regions in the United States also have skiff building traditions. Find out about
the New
Jersey Sea Bright skiff and wooden
boat building in Louisiana.
Find
out how duck hunters arrange their Duck
Decoy Spreads to lure ducks into different water settings.
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Credits
Text written by Jamie Yuenger and Anne Pryor, edited by Anne Pryor.
Sources consulted include video tapes and photos by Pat Farrell, courtesy of Pat
Farrell, and field report by Janet C. Gilmore and James P. Leary (8/18/1986)
courtesy of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan.
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