He traces a pattern on the wood and cuts the rough decoy with a band saw. Then comes three steps of power sanding, each with a progressively finer paper, to hone the decoy into shape.

mj0007/istockphotoOnce seen as mere hunting tools, duck decoys have waddled their way into the world of collecting hobbies. It’s easy to see why: These handcrafted works of art are painted with ...

If you’re hunting on the X and have a good hide, 12 to 24 decoys is often all you need. Read Next: Best Motion Duck Decoys. Know When to Run Big Decoy Spreads Sometimes you’ll need to run larger ...

Paul Rutgers KALAMAZOO -- Peeking into the outbuildings on Paul Rutgers' Kalamazoo property and spending just a few minutes chatting with the outgoing storyteller, it's clear that his interest in ...

Duck Decoy Show The 43nd Annual Decoy/Wildlife Art Show and Sale is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Cerow Recreation Park Arena in Clayton.

His decoys often have distinctive flame or wave patterns on their flanks. He says he doesn’t make enough money selling them to offset the hours he spends carving and painting them, but he hopes ...

Swan: Old-fashioned wooden duck decoys. 14y James A. Swan, Ph.D. After famously trading away draft picks, the Rams have a new core full of them. Los Angeles Rams. 12h Sarah Barshop ...

A decoy will often copy the mannerisms and sometimes the speech patterns of the person they are imitating. Occasionally, decoys will receive plastic surgery to make their likeness more convincing.

Bert Graves bought Robert Ellistons business after his passing and continued-to carve decoys from Ellistons patterns. Photo by Joe Genzel. The spirit of the Ellistons’ decoys lived on in Peoria carver ...