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 ...

EASTON — For Ron Lewicki, collecting decoys is like a hunt. Half of the fun is in the chase — finding a beautiful rare piece, talking someone into selling it or giving it to you, then bringing your ...

Andy Schoneich isn't a duck hunter, but he loves wildlife and does the occasional woodcarving when he gets the time. Developing a passion for the old wooden decoys that duck hunters used before the ...

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 ...

Members of the Long Island Decoy Collectors Association who gathered for their monthly meeting at Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library, are in many ways, birds of a feather. Old enough to have hunted ...

ST. MICHAELS — Decoy collectors from up and down the eastern seaboard will meet in St. Michaels Friday and Saturday, April 7 and 8, when the East Coast Decoy Collectors (ECDC) gather to hold its 20th ...

The world of collectibles is an odd realm. It's a world with no borders, few rules and an endless horizon of opportunity. As for the endless part, the issue at hand is collectible objects related to ...

During his 28 years as sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Harry Lee supervised hundreds of undercover agents. But about 230 of those held a special place in his heart, even though they weren't great at ...

WAUSAU - Growing up near the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois, Mike Pierce of Wausau developed a deep and abiding fondness for duck hunting. First, it was calling that struck his fancy. His ...