Decoy carving has come a long way since Native Americans carved them using blunt shapes of wood, with feathers suck to them. In the 1700s and 1800s, they became more popular as they became widely ...

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 ...

Without wooden duck decoys for the birds to flock to, though, ... These wood-carved decoys have continued to evolve into an art form celebrating America’s duck hunting history.

Early colonists took note and began carving wood duck decoys from white pine and white cedar which were both durable and buoyant. By the mid 19th-century, around the time of the Civil War, ...

SPRING VALLEY, Ill. | A century-old wooden duck decoy carved in Bureau Junction went from being forgotten and neglected to becoming a prized possession of former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson.

Read more The post 10 Valuable Duck Decoys You Should Dig Out of Your Garage ASAP ... These handcrafted works of art are painted with intricate details and carved from the finest cuts of wood.

In a Nov. 7, 2013 photo, Steve Kerper pieces together a hand-carved wooden duck decoy in his antique shop, in New Vienna, Iowa. Kerper started carving as a hobby and sells his wooden duck decoys ...

The retired educator has been on a new journey of his own for the past 20 years. He creates, from a block of wood called ...

Pass' wood decoys are among the best in the region, and he’s eager to show off his work at one of the largest competitions in the west, which will be held this weekend in Astoria at the 35th ...

Read Transcribed Audio. Carving a duck out of wood may not be everyone's idea of a good time, but wood carvers are hopeful that their beloved hobby seems to be attracting more women and young people.

Barto was a duck hunter and the only one who carved decoys and calls around Joliet. He and Behmetuik were pretty much the northern most carvers in the 1969 book, “Decoys and Decoy Carvers of ...