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.

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 ...

A century ago, duck decoys were carved by regional craftsmen and snapped up by hunters who used the fake fowl to lure real water birds within firing range. The wooden birds are still in demand–but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Duck decoys are a common sight in the marshes of Southwest Louisiana during hunting. Ronnie Chauvin is working on his latest piece of art, right in his backyard. "This is a ...

Lest you think that collecting duck decoys is, well, quackery, think again: Despite being off the radar for most urban dwellers, this is a surprisingly dynamic area of collecting. There are dozens of ...

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.

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.