Hand-crafted wooden duck decoys, with their intricate carvings and painted designs, attract more than just unsuspecting ducks that mistake them for the real thing and end up getting bagged by hunters.

WAUSAU - Growing up near the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois, Mike Pierce of Wausau developed a deep and abiding fondness for duck hunting. First, it was calling that struck his fancy. His ...

Gary Lipham has carved just enough wooden duck decoys to understand how much skill and creativity the craft demands. “I wanted to have an appreciation for carving, so I carved a little bit,” said ...

Once merely looked at as just hunting tools, duck decoys have surged nowadays into newfound territory where they are tremendously high-valued indeed. From acclaimed designs like the Elmer Crowell ...

BURLINGTON — The novice decoy carvers listened intently Wednesday to the instructions being given at the Burlington Community Center. The Washington Brant Foundation’s Kurt Benson was telling them how ...

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," ...

In an age of high-tech hunting gear with the latest bells and whistles, some hunters choose to get back to the basics. That’s certainly true for long-time waterfowl hunter and decoy carver Randy ...