The 39th annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show returns to Tip Seaman County Park on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 26 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. – back after a COVID-19 hiatus that only allowed virtual viewing of contests in 2020.
The two-day, free show features new and antique decoys, hunting and fishing boats, hunting services, booths by ReClam the Bay, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Forest Fire Service (with Smokey Bear) and more.
See the best of New Jersey decoy carvers compete for ribbons, hear the virtuosity of the competitors for the New Jersey…
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