There's something almost ethereal about the humble duck, says Eliot, Maine, resident Jim Higgins — its beauty, its wanderlust, its calls, its many hues. From the time he was a young man, he has been ...

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 ...

Families came out to Duck Duck Goose Day at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center on Saturday to learn about the art of waterfowl decoy carving. The day includes decoy carving with soap, live baby duck ...

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 ...

Illinois decoy carver Pat Gregory holds one of his creations, standing next to a poster that explains his work as folk art -- both beautiful and useful. (Photo by Timothy Collins) If Ducks Unlimited ...

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 ...

A model of the decoy carving process from start to finish is on display as members of the Maumee Bay Carvers meet to work on their decoys at Woodcraft of Toledo in South Toledo. The Blade/Katie Rausch ...

The increasingly rare art of duck decoy carving is celebrated at The Louisiana Wildfowl Festival this weekend in Mandeville (Photo by Liz Artists from across the country, as well as England and Canada ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Duck hunters in Missouri will have to wait a few more months to hit the blinds, but anyone is welcome to attend the Cape Nature Center’s duck decoy carving workshop in ...

Sam and Gayle Nottleman are flying "up the totem pole", figuratively speaking. Both Sam and Gayle worked for the Loon Lake Decoy Company in Wabasha, which sold the name to Wild Wings on June 5.