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 ...

There’s some debate about how to use the duck decoys carved by W.L. “Ole” Olsen. Some people put them in ponds and hunt over them, luring the fowl with their realism and stable, ducklike performance ...

When Tom Modin of Kearney goes duck hunting, he is surrounded by his own artwork — decoys he has carved and hand-painted. Brent Frazee [email protected] Tom Modin was putting his artwork on display.

Every time I attend a local auction, my wife accuses me of bringing home a hand-carved wooden duck decoy. We have a bunch in our collection scattered around the house. Most of them are probably not ...

In the scene, Bacon picks up a dead duck, while another hunter aims his gun at an incoming duck, and a third watches from the top-forward edge of a blind stacked with what looks like small cedars.

Duck decoys are considered an important form of North American Folk Art, and have been revered and collected for more than a century. If you've got an interest in wildlife art and woodworking, carving ...

For hunting enthusiasts and collectors, the duck decoy exhibition and auction at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston is a wonderland. Patrons browsed through displays of old and new ...

In 1976 collector Ronald Gard found a new passion: Duck decoys. While at gun and antique shows in Dallas, Gard caught a glimpse of his first duck decoy, an attractive work of art, he said. That bird ...

The ancient art of waterfowl hunting and the fine art it inspires. Explore the ancient art of the waterfowl hunt and-- the fine art it has inspired. Chesapeake Decoys: The Nature of Waterfowl Art ...

To the untrained eye, the rows of ducks on display at the Charleston Marriott during the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition just look like a cute collection of wooden waterfowl. But the decoy exhibit ...

The world of wood decoys is slightly nutty. It's mostly a man's world of eccentric, compulsive, impulsive, ingenious, acquisitive, adventurous, generous, meticulous, gregarious and likable fanatics.

AUSTIN — Like most duck hunters, Bill Provine traipses out into shallow water well before first light and sets out a spread of decoys to lure his wily quarry to come within shotgun range. But Provine ...