When spring returns, mallard ducks are a common sight on the water. In any season, you can find them in duck decoy collections and auctions.

Every time I attend a local auction, my wife accuses me of bringing home a hand-carved wooden duck decoy. We have a bunch in our collection scattered around the house. Most of them are probably not ...

Lest you think that collecting duck decoys is, well, quackery, think again: Despite being off the radar for most urban dwellers, this is a surprisingly dynamic area of collecting. There are dozens of ...

OGUNQUIT — A world famous antique decoy auction firm that will feature the "creme de la creme" of antique decoy ducks and related arts and accessories, will hold an auction July 26-27 at the Cliff ...

In 2007, two wooden duck decoys—a pintail drake and a Canada goose—both by the late Cape Cod carver A. Elmer Crowell, sold in the United States for a record US$1.13 million. Anyway, whether any of us ...

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Hand-crafted wooden duck decoys, with their intricate carvings and painted designs, attract more than just unsuspecting ducks that mistake them for the real thing and end up getting bagged by hunters.

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 ...