Decoys have long been used in hunting communities, but to the crowd at the Waterfowl Festival, the wood carvings serve more ...

The pinnacle of waterfowl hunting is not about shooting a bunch of limits. It’s about learning how to decoy ducks properly. Talk to any accomplished veteran waterfowler and you’ll find that they’re ...

Half of my garage is solely dedicated to duck decoys. I have dozens upon dozens of mallards, black ducks, pintails, wood ducks, wigeon, and gadwall floaters. Then there are the full bodies ...

Internet Archive Book Images After 1935, duck and goose hunters were limited to fake decoys. But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy ...

What may not be as obvious to both hunters and nonhunters alike is the fact that duck decoys are considered by many to be one ...

Sometimes it pays to be species-specific with duck decoys, but for dabbling ducks, a few drake and hen mallards will generally get the job done when waterfowling. (Photos courtesy of Joe Shead) Decoys ...

EASTON — Decoys have long been used in hunting communities, but to the crowd at the Waterfowl Festival, the wood carvings serve more than just a utilitarian purpose.

Doug Lodermeier carves his own decoys, and in late October he placed this white cedar canvasback specimen in among the other “ditch ducks” of Aitkin County. (Photo by Doug Lodermeier) Author and ...

According to Cooper Rossner, a Talbot County decoy carver, the imitation birds and mammals can also be used as historic art ...