The lifelike feathers on Robby Matherne’s female mallard almost fool a person into thinking he used real feathers for his intricate decoy carving. He didn’t. "No, it’s all made out of wood," he ...

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 ...

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 ...

STANWOOD — Decoy carving is slowly becoming a lost art. Hunter and carver Kurt Benson of Stanwood, professional carver Doug Muldowney of Sammamish and world-renowned carver Tom Newell of La Conner are ...

BURLINGTON — It’s not your normal migration. Duck decoys are returning to Holiday Sports starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Burlington for an annual carving competition. It’s the fourth straight time ...

MOUNT VERNON — Marty Hanson began carving decoys when he was 10 years old. Some 41 years later, the Hayward, Minnesota, resident is a world-class carver whose decoys are highly sought by collectors ...