Gary Lipham has carved just enough wooden duck decoys to understand how much skill and creativity the craft demands. “I wanted to have an appreciation for carving, so I carved a little bit,” said ...

Hand-crafted wooden duck decoys, with their intricate carvings and painted designs, attract more than just unsuspecting ducks that mistake them for the real thing and end up getting bagged by hunters.

WAUSAU - Growing up near the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois, Mike Pierce of Wausau developed a deep and abiding fondness for duck hunting. First, it was calling that struck his fancy. His ...

In an age of high-tech hunting gear with the latest bells and whistles, some hunters choose to get back to the basics. That’s certainly true for long-time waterfowl hunter and decoy carver Randy ...

EDINA, Minn. -- Doug Lodermeier was bursting with stories about Minnesota duck-decoy carvers. We were in Lodermeier's basement office in early December, thumbing through a computer copy of his new ...

Adviser nomination: “Elliott Nordin has proven to be an outstanding decoy design artist. His level of detail and quality surpasses even those that have been carving for years. This past weekend ...

Brainerd High School students completed a near sweep of junior division awards at the 2017 World's Largest Fish Decoy Show held April 22-23 in Perham. Ribbons and certificates were awarded to the Top ...

KENT ISLAND — Learn the American craft of decoy carving from experienced members of the Kent Island Carvers in a class offered by the Queen Anne’s County Arts Council. In four sessions students will ...

The Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers & Collectors Guild will hold a decoy show, featuring demonstrations of carving and finishing, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 22—EAST GRAND FORKS — "Making sawdust" has been a passion for John "Jack" Donelan for more than half of his 87 years. It all ...