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 ...

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 ...

The imitation waterfowl, made to resemble their living counterparts, have been used for centuries to lure birds from the sky to within shooting range for waiting hunters. The first decoys, made from ...

“Hard to tell this thing from a real crappie,” said my friend Dan Scherer, as we passed around the glistening decoy. “Except for we can’t clean and fry it.” In my hands, the crappie was solid, but its ...

Last year's winner in the World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition's Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl category, "Livingstone's Turaco" by Thomas Horn. Ward Museum Last year's winner at the World ...

EASTON — Decoys have long been used in hunting communities, but to the crowd at the Waterfowl Festival, the wood carvings serve more than just a utilitarian purpose. According to Cooper Rossner, a ...

EASTON — The Buy, Swap and Sell show at the Waterfowl Festival had many exhibitors showcasing their best hunting and show decoys. Some of the exhibitors have been at the same show for decades. You ...

Duane Steinkopf's motivation for carving his own spearing decoys was hardly storybook stuff, far less romantic than good old-fashioned German frugality would allow. "I started because I wasn't going ...