Larose, La. (WAFB) - Duck carving began out of necessity as a way to make wooden decoys for hunting. But in the last couple of generations, it has turned into works of fine art. One of Louisiana’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A world champion duck decoy carver from Terrebonne Parish has a new masterpiece in the middle of his living room. It’s a life-sized bald eagle. Curtis Fabre has lived most of ...

One Accomack County man, at 83, is keeping the tradition of wooden duck decoy carving alive. His home in Bloxom is full of original carvings and other wooden works.

Members of the Baton Rouge-based Pelican Wood Carvers’ Guild are often surrounded by piles of wood shavings, but on Saturday, they collected piles of soap. It’s a great teaching tool for children, ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — As the fall season gets underway, migratory flocks of ducks and geese will soon fill the Oregon skies. This week, we travel to where the ducks and geese are always at hand — because ...

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 ...