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 ...

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," ...

Duane Steinkopf's motivation for carving his own spearing decoys was hardly storybook stuff, far less romantic than good old-fashioned German frugality would allow. "I started because I wasn't going ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 22—EAST GRAND FORKS — "Making sawdust" has been a passion for John "Jack" Donelan for more than half of his 87 years. It all ...

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 ...

John Marlowe Jensen, a master carver from Frazee, Minn., died Friday in Fargo. He was 73. Born in Minneapolis, Jensen began wood carving when he was nine years old. He became nationally known for his ...

BAXTER -- When hobby becomes obsession does the quality of work improve? In Bob Johnson's case the answer is an emphatic "yes." Twelve years since the a 42-year-old decoy carver from Baxter ...

"There are different techniques you can use and it’s definitely things you can use in the long run, it definitely will be a hobby," this week's Brainerd High School name a Fine Arts Student of the ...

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 ...

The first of the 2019 Wisconsin waterfowl hunting seasons is more than a month away, but the next week will see a flurry of decoy preparation as hunters and artists finalize their entries for the ...