Who made the Kankakee Marsh Pintails?
Answering that question requires putting pieces of a new puzzle together one clue at a time. Once a sufficient number fit into place, the picture became clearer. We now conclude that Herman R. Trinosky was their creator. Herman owned the majority of the twenty-one known decoys; and, he lived in the midst of the most dynamic era of market gunning on the Kankakee Marsh. His first home was in nearby Wanatah; and he later moved to North Judson, Indiana, a busy railroad junction. Railroad maintenance, Herman’s long-time occupation, required diverse skills and provided access to tools and workshops. For example, a lengthy and thin drill bit in excess of five inches and a drill press were necessary to make the dowel rod holes that extend the length of each slim fragile neck. Corresponding holes were drilled down into the chest. Off-centered dowels in the necks indicate that holes were drilled into rough blanks prior to carving. Dowels proved so secure that no fastening nails were employed to
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