Bass Pro Black Duck Decoys

[pump79]

Hey Guys,

I picked up some Redhead Black Duck Decoys at the Bass Pro Shop in Ft Myers, and just got them all ready for the weekend. They will work out great for our mottles. They are a new product and just came in to the store. They look great and are identical to the Greenhead Gear black ducks.

They also had wood ducks, pintail, black ducks, mallards, gw teal, bw teal, wigeon, ringnecks, and bluebills for sale individually. Nice, cause I don't need a dozen of each, but like to have some variety.



Here is the link to the pics of the black duck decoys

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=95186&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults



Everyone have a good, safe opener.

[N. Cook]

coots??????????

[Kevin Hall]

Hey Guys,

I picked up some Redhead Black Duck Decoys at the Bass Pro Shop in Ft Myers, and just got them all ready for the weekend. They will work out great for our mottles. They are a new product and just came in to the store. They look great and are identical to the Greenhead Gear black ducks.

That's why BPS is getting sued by Avery ...

Bass Pro sued for copyright infringement

May 2, 2007
While many Memphis politicians are hoping Bass Pro Shops will open a gigantic store inside the vacated downtown Pyramid, one Memphis-based company is suing the national retailer for alleged copyright infringement.

Avery Outdoors, one of the world's leading manufacturers of hunting products and waterfowl decoys, filed suit against Bass Pro Shops late last week in U.S. District Court in Memphis.

The lawsuit, which also named Ohio-based Global Manufacturing Associates as a defendant, claims the two companies have illegally copied, manufactured and sold waterfowl decoys designed and copyrighted by Avery.

"It's not something we wanted to do," said Tom Matthews, a Fayette County native and co-owner of Avery Outdoors. "But this is our business. It's our livelihood. We had no choice."

Larry Whitely, a spokesman from the Bass Pro Shops national headquarters in Springfield, Mo., would not comment on the suit.

"That's a legal matter," Whitely said. "We wish we could comment, but we just can't."

In 2002 and 2003, Avery hired master wood carvers Richard Rhode, Kelly Ross, Frank Peeters and Charlie Prinz to create original sculptures of several species of waterfowl. The sculptures were modified and decorated by outdoorsman Fred Zink and then used as the molds for Avery's hunting decoys, which are made of polyethylene and produced in China.

Avery officials say they took the proper steps to ensure a copyright on their designs. But according to the lawsuit, Bass Pro Shops obtained samples of the sculptures and had them copied "through use of molds" to create competing models.

The lawsuit claims Bass Pro Shops "made several minor alterations to their products which were fabricated from" Avery products.

Avery officials say the alterations were made to side-step copyright laws.

The suit specifically lists 14 models of Avery decoys that have allegedly been copied. The list includes popular models such as the life-size mallard drake, the life-size pintail, the life-size greenwing teal, and the standard Canada goose shell.

Pictures of each copyrighted Avery sculpture were provided to the court, along with corresponding pictures of the infringing decoy products.

The suit claims Bass Pro Shops unfairly took advantage of Avery's years of research and "completely avoided the time and expense of creating their own works of art in the form of decoys."

To illustrate the financial damages being experienced, Avery officials offer a comparison: Avery life-size mallard decoys sell for about $60 a dozen; Bass Pro Shops is selling a similar version for about $40 a dozen.

Avery is asking that the defendants turn over all profits derived from the alleged infringement. They are also asking for compensation for lost sales, plus punitive damages. Avery is also demanding that all infringing decoy copies and the materials used be impounded while the legal action is pending. The suit asks that the decoys, plates, molds and "other matter for making such infringing copies" be destroyed.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/outdoors/article/0,1426,MCA_470_5516139,00.html

[snookduck]

And Avery is going to kick BPS all the way to the moon. But the sale on decoys is great. No Pintails however. If was hoping to pick up a few for the spread.

[pump79]

Pintails are in there, got some myself.

If there is anything you are looking for and can't find ask BR and Chad (Me) at the gun counter - we are both UW members.

Newton, if you wants individual coots - we can do that.

See ya'll this weekend.

[snookduck]

I'm on my way over in about 20 minutes. I rifled through the pile pretty good. Found some gads and wigeons and black ducks but no pinners. :occasion14

[pump79]

Just put out another dozen pintails, I'm at work now.

Let me or BR know if you are looking for something and can't find it here.

Chad

[duckbone]

Why don't you call the one in orlando and tell them to straighten their act up because they suck and carry nothing for the waterfowler.

[Randy Clark]

come on pat they have to have something oh wait i havent been there since gander opened up. now if they actually started carrying waterfowl stuff for fl hunters i might start coming back. talk to someone down there chad im sure im not the only custumer they lost

[snookduck]

Chad,

Thanks for putting out the Pinners and other dekes! I picked up some 3 pair of pinners, and a pair of gadwall and weidgon for some variety. I don't think the ducks care it's more for duck hunter interest. :occasion14

It was nice to meet a fellow duckster. Good luck Saturday at your STA hunt.

[duckmanJR]

So what is the "per each" price? ....not like I need one more.

[pump79]

5.99 each individually

black ducks 54.99/doz

also have promo mallard decoys greenheads and hens for 1.99 each

good luck to everybody

[David B]

Any coots and ringers in stock?

[Keith Yates]

David I was at the Orlando store last night and they have coots and ringers. I was gonna pick up another case of shells but they were out of the sizes we use here.

[duckmanJR]

I have plenty of 12 Ga #7 Expert steel Keith.... I will probably shoot that thru my cylinder tube.... should be plenty for B/W's at 10 yards!

[pump79]

Coots and ringers in the individual bin now, selling them as we speak.

Running low on them as we are selling alot, still have lots of steel shot selection

See ya'll in the morning.

[duckbone]

Another BPSob story. http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/showthread.php?t=577638

[Ripper]

Another BPSob story. http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/showthread.php?t=577638

Since I work at the Orlando BPS, I find many of those postings to be total b.s. I have heard my fair share of complaints from out of stock to bad customer service and the majority of those complaints are blown way out of proportion. Yes, there are problems with the stock levels of the gear hunters use here in Florida. I know none of you want to hear this but it is at corporate level not the people at the store, so please take it easy on us. It is not up to the individual store to decide what they carry; all we can do is put in request and sometimes those requests get answered. Prime examples are goose decoys in our ads or why we stock many different lay out blinds it is because the company stocks those items and “they” think we should stock those items. If you do not see what you are looking and we carry those items do not hesitate, ask someone to check for you and we will do our damndest to get the stuff you are looking for.

[duckmanJR]

Well, Maybe...but as the old addage goes.."where there's smoke..there's fire"
I understand the "corporate" thing.....maybe you can get one of your managers to look at what " stakeholders" IE: CUSTOMERS think about what they are doing for floridas sportsman....

As for me...I shop on-line...mostly with cabelas....they *ALWAYS* treat me good!

[duckbone]

It's not so much how I'm treated but BP just doesn't have anything I want and Macks and Cabela's does. It's that simple. If BP carried anything I wanted as a waterfowler I'd buy it there. I don't need any blackduck decoys or Goose decoys. I also don't need any 3.5" heavyshot. I need some quality gear I can use and they don't carry any here in Orlando.

[standby]

MACK PW= free shipping!!!!!:icon_thumr on $100 and up, yesterday ended the no price limit on free shipping, i purchased a doz. ghg widgeons.... free shipping, and it comes to your door, no driving , no useing you 3.25 a gallon gas, and no tax.