NEW VIENNA - Steve Kerper's passions for waterfowl and trees find expression in hand-carved wooden ducks that he calls decoys but which are actually objects of art. “I'm a duck nut and a tree nut,” ...

Rick Pass carves lifelike decoy ducks from blocks of unforgiving softwood, creations which have gone on to win awards.

Master decoy carver, Bill Perry, from Kennebunk, is handed an unpainted wood carved duck decoy that is already remarkable for its accuracy in size and shape. The student studies Bill's face as he ...

It’s pretty calm and quiet around Russ Dedekind’s West Lawn home, even though he and his brother share it with hundreds of wooden ducks in various stages of becoming decoys. They must be pretty good ...

A moment of introspection with Karl Schmidt — a man who is paralyzed from the collarbones down — asks, “Haven’t we all been ...

SPALDING — The three tiny, feathery curls on the miniature mallard duck’s tail are proof Spalding resident Joe Jonas uses a light-as-a-feather touch with a heated razor blade as he carves and shapes ...

Forbes magazine says Tom Figge’s collection is worth between $5M-$10M UNDER the headline “Duck Calls,” a recent edition of Forbes magazine has a big story on how wooden decoys were ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A rare, century-old duck decoy carved by South Portland lighthouse keeper ...

MIDDLE RIVER, Minn. — Joel Huener says he’s always been “kind of a rabid do-it-yourselfer,” a trait that also rubbed off on his hunting and fishing. “I tie flies, I make rods and I load my own ammo,” ...

The tale of Louisiana’s triumphs and tragedies along its fading coast could begin in a million different ways. It just so happens that this one started with some wooden ducks. It became something much ...