EDINA, Minn. -- Doug Lodermeier was bursting with stories about Minnesota duck-decoy carvers. We were in Lodermeier's basement office in early December, thumbing through a computer copy of his new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Illinois decoy carver Pat Gregory holds one of his creations, standing next to a poster that explains his work as folk art -- both beautiful and useful. (Photo by Timothy Collins) If Ducks Unlimited ...

A duck decoy crudely made from a log in 1900 by Capt. Ike Gallop has no feather details or shiny glass eyes, but it sits among more than 100 other similar pieces of important American art awaiting the ...

Jim Pierce’s drawknife glides across a rough chunk of board, scattering thick curls of wood across the floor. He loosens the vise, takes the form into this hands and starts shaving the grain to a ...

ERIE — Frank Buchner made a living working on ships that traveled throughout the Great Lakes in the first half of the last century. He was a captain and engineer on what were then known as “sand ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUMA, La. — “Sometimes I call myself the ...

The event, set for Saturday and Sunday, also will feature retriever contests, skeet shooting, environmental exhibits, craft demonstrations, and live music.