1/2007 - Bear Creek decoys are still be made by the same folks for over 30 years

Some folks are eBay are selling new Bear Creek decoys and not mentioning that they are brand new - they are not mentioning that they are old either, but they are getting top dollar for them and you can buy them for less than $12.00 at the following location:

FYI: You can buy Bear Creek decoys at the following Internet Store.

(I am not indorsing the seller just letting you know)

http://www.anglersmart.com/

A maker of wood and plastic Factory Decoys. Purchased by K&E Company (Hasting Michigan) in 1984. A spearing decoy made by Bear Creek is call Ice King by Tradename

Bear Creek Bait Company also made some Ice Fising Tip-Up in wood, metal and plastic about 1961-1983

They also made a ice shanty reel made of plastic and aluminum in about 1956-1960

They also made some fish lures.

Click below to see the types of Ice King Decoys

Types of Bear Creek Decoys

The types of Decoys were excerted from:

Commercial Fish Decoys Identification & Value Guide, by Frank R. Baron, ISBN 1-57432-267-2 and published by Collector Books - A division of Schroeder Publiching Co., Inc.

You can see more of Bear Creak Fish Decoys at

http://www.thewaysidechapel.org/BearCreekBaitCompany.html

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