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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," ...

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 ...

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EAST GRAND FORKS – “Making sawdust” has been a passion for John “Jack” Donelan for more than half of his 87 years. It all started back in the ’60s, when Donelan began carving “working birds” – wooden ...

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 ...

EASTON — Decoys have long been used in hunting communities, but to the crowd at the Waterfowl Festival, the wood carvings serve more than just a utilitarian purpose. According to Cooper Rossner, a ...

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 ...