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 ...

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HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. (WNCT) – In an age where technology is king, long standing traditions can sometimes fall by the way side. But one group of talented artists is looking to pass on an age old Down ...

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 book, ...

Families came out to Duck Duck Goose Day at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center on Saturday to learn about the art of waterfowl decoy carving. The day includes decoy carving with soap, live baby duck ...

Adviser nomination: “Elliott Nordin has proven to be an outstanding decoy design artist. His level of detail and quality surpasses even those that have been carving for years. This past weekend ...

EAST GRAND FORKS – “Making sawdust” has been a passion for John “Jack” Donelan for more than half of his 87 years. It all started back in the ’60s, when Donelan began carving “working birds” – wooden ...

Doug Lodermeier was bursting with stories about Minnesota duck-decoy carvers. We were in Lodermeier’s basement office last week, thumbing through a computer copy of his new book, “Minnesota Duck ...

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cooper Rossner has always loved birds, and wood carving. When he first heard of a way to combine the two, and bring in his love of history, he had to get in on it. Rossner, now ...

Brainerd High School students completed a near sweep of junior division awards at the 2017 World's Largest Fish Decoy Show held April 22-23 in Perham. Ribbons and certificates were awarded to the Top ...

OCONOMOWOC - The world is seemingly spinning faster than ever these days. As normalcy is pierced by the coronavirus pandemic, some would argue it's also out of control. The unsettling times have many ...