Every time I attend a local auction, my wife accuses me of bringing home a hand-carved wooden duck decoy. We have a bunch in our collection scattered around the house. Most of them are probably not ...

In those early days, waterfowl hunters often marked the base of their decoys for identification. Included in the show is a redhead duck branded RBH, confirming it was a presidential deke from a string ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- City slickers are paying thousands of dollars at U.S. auction houses for duck decoys carved a century ago for rural hunters. Two wooden pintails, bought by a Michigan dealer ...

Answer: Because I don't want to duck this question, I will immediately tell you that your five decoys are worth about $15,000, according to Russell E. Lewis, a Michigan collector who has written ...

Once seen as mere hunting tools, duck decoys have waddled their way into the world of collecting hobbies. It’s easy to see why: These handcrafted works of art are painted with intricate details and ...

Members of the Long Island Decoy Collectors Association who gathered for their monthly meeting at Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library, are in many ways, birds of a feather. Old enough to have hunted ...

Should you find an old duck decoy in PawPaw's shed, don't take it to the lake, give it to the kids or, heaven forbid, let the dog play with it. It could be junk, worthless as the cracked cane pole ...

Gary Lipham has carved just enough wooden duck decoys to understand how much skill and creativity the craft demands. “I wanted to have an appreciation for carving, so I carved a little bit,” said ...

The art and artistry of Louisiana’s outdoors is front and center Saturday for the annual Baton Rouge Antique Decoy Show at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and the show’s ...

NEW VIENNA, Iowa | A long, 180-degree glance at the inventory at the Washington House Antiques store overwhelms the senses. "Got stuff?" asks Steve Kerper, with a smile. "I'm the biggest pack rat in ...

Ontario Provincial Police detectives are trying to find several vintage duck decoys that were stolen from a barn attic in Norfolk County sometime in the last year. Police got a call about the missing ...

OCALA, Fla., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bidding is underway for cars, motorcycles, and Herend hand-painted porcelain animal figurines on HiBid.com following a week of strong sales. Last week's ...