When Bob Swann saw a thousand ruddy ducks on Lake Koshkonong, he decided to carve decoys replicating the bird. No one was selling ruddy decoys. He figured he’d quickly create a few with cedar wood and ...

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is in the business of showcasing creatures in settings that imitate their natural environments. The harbor seals have a pool, where they dive and sunbathe ...

The world of wood decoys is slightly nutty. It's mostly a man's world of eccentric, compulsive, impulsive, ingenious, acquisitive, adventurous, generous, meticulous, gregarious and likable fanatics.

Should you find an old duck decoy in PawPaw's shed, don't take it to the lake, give it to the kids or, heaven forbid, let the dog play with it. It could be junk, worthless as the cracked cane pole ...

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s a duck! Right? Not this time, it’s a duck decoy. Actually, it’s a collection of 70 on exhibit at the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum. Mark Cromwell, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ocean County’s celebration of waterfowl hunting traditions and folk art returns this weekend with the 43rd Annual Old Time ...

All expert waterfowl hunters are good at the same four things: scouting, calling and decoying, hiding, and shooting. No matter which species you chase or which flyway you’re hunting, these four skills ...

In the scene, Bacon picks up a dead duck, while another hunter aims his gun at an incoming duck, and a third watches from the top-forward edge of a blind stacked with what looks like small cedars.