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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. (WNCT) – In an age where technology is king, long standing traditions can sometimes fall by the way side. But one group of talented artists is looking to pass on an age old Down ...

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 ...

From cars to comic books, there is a convention for almost every hobby. The 40th Annual Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show runs through Sunday at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville and showcases some ...

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 ...

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 ...

Leonard Rousseau of Kneeland recently won the World Championship title in the decorative decoy pairs division at this year’s 48th annual Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving and Art Festival in ...

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 ...

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