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.

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 ...

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and flaps its wings like a duck, common wisdom would dictate that it is, in fact, a duck. Wrong! Sometimes it's a roboduck. Roboducks are the latest in decoy ...

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 ...

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 book, ...

Illinois decoy carver Pat Gregory holds one of his creations, standing next to a poster that explains his work as folk art -- both beautiful and useful. (Photo by Timothy Collins) If Ducks Unlimited ...

Master decoy carver, Bill Perry, from Kennebunk, is handed an unpainted wood carved duck decoy that is already remarkable for its accuracy in size and shape. The student studies Bill's face as he ...

Doug Lodermeier was bursting with stories about Minnesota duck-decoy carvers. We were in Lodermeier’s basement office last week, thumbing through a computer copy of his new book, “Minnesota Duck ...

Squaw Lake, Minn. – When Minnesota's duck season opens Sept. 21, hunters hunkered in darkness will wonder what the dawn will bring. One thing is certain. Bill Gombold will be hunting over one of the ...

The lineup of best motion duck decoys is much more interesting than it used to be. Old timers used jerk cords, spinning wing decoys (which everyone just called “Mojos”), and whatever homemade ...