When you’re hunting ducks, being able to catch them by surprise is half the battle. Ducks feel safer when gathered in a group, so you can give them a false sense of security by using duck decoys.

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 ...

Sometimes one’s passion for a hobby can turn into a lifelong venture. Bob Jones has carved and painted wooden duck decoys for more than 60... Oct 13, 2020 — Sometimes one’s passion for a hobby can ...

Florida's duck hunting season invariably is best during the last couple of weeks, when cold northern wind and snow drive waterfowl into the Sunshine State. That's the case right now, as state hunters ...

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio -- A collection of rarely seen waterfowl hunting history is drawing crowds this summer to the Lake Erie Islands Historical Museum. The Classic Decoys of Western Lake Erie is a unique ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “If you build it, they will come” was the famous saying from the movie “Field of Dreams.” Of course, this referred to a warm summer Iowa cornfield being ...

Lest you think that collecting duck decoys is, well, quackery, think again: Despite being off the radar for most urban dwellers, this is a surprisingly dynamic area of collecting. There are dozens of ...

“Willingness to decoy” ranks high on the list of reasons to love teal. There are days of teal hunting when it seems like bluewings would come to a spread of rubber ducks in a bathtub. Even so, taking ...

STEVENSVILLE There's something new in the back room at the 1903-vintage Stevensville Bank. It's the Kent Island Heritage Society Museum, the nucleus of which is the collection of wooden duck decoys ...