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 ...

Though Jefferson City borders the Missouri River, it is not, at least in this era, considered as a major site for waterfowl or duck hunting. Jefferson City was, however, a major center for wooden duck ...

Take a lifelong interest in art, a frustrated advertising executive and a life-threatening illness, then throw them together and you have the beginnings of RD Wilson’s wood carving career. Now this ...

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 ...

Don't be misled by the modest moniker. Curt Soine, this year's featured artist for the Meander, creates works of art and sells them under the brand Curt's Decoys. Many also happen to be ...

Randy Root is a master of mallards. As a kid, he grew up on the south side of Chicago, but in 1960 his family bought several acres along the east side of the Illinois River not far from Peoria. Root ...

Wood shavings cling to his sweater, and sawdust coats his skin. Old scars from carving knives and a recent cut from a drum sander mar his hands. For 12 years, Dan Carson has been perfecting the ...

MIDDLE RIVER, Minn.-Joel Huener says he's always been "kind of a rabid do-it-yourselfer," a trait that also rubbed off on his hunting and fishing. "I tie flies, I make rods and I load my own ammo," ...

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Though Jefferson City borders the Missouri River, it is not, at least in this era, considered as a major site for waterfowl or duck hunting. Jefferson City was, however, a major center for wooden duck ...