Boozer carves and paints everything from shorebirds to wild turkeys, but mostly duck decoys. He also creates detailed wooden boat models and dioramas depicting Lowcountry life from a bygone era.

Some of the older decoys -- considered rare collectibles -- sell for $100,000 or $200,000 at auctions across the nation. Matherne’s duck -- the female mallard -- will be available for sale at ...

Harvey, George and to a lesser extent Fred Stevens created what many consider the finest hand-carved wooden duck decoys in the world! A decoy that sold for 83 cents in the 1890s can easily fetch a ...

When Tom Modin of Kearney goes duck hunting, he is surrounded by his own artwork — decoys he has carved and hand-painted. Brent Frazee bfrazee@kcstar.com Tom Modin was putting his artwork on ...

The Art of Deception looks at hand carved duck decoys as a form of American folk art. What are duck decoys, and how did they become sought-after collectibles? ‘The Art of Deception’ looks at ...

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 ...

Rare examples of a uniquely American folk art — hand-carved duck decoys — will be on display at a fund-raiser for Minot’s Ledge Ducks Unlimited, a group that raises money to protect wetlands.

Hand-carved duck decoys can be works of art and collector’s items. But for a couple of New Orleans men, it's more about a passion for carving the lifelike decoys and seeing them work their magic ...

Arts Rare, hand painted duck decoy is being auctioned off in Norfolk for $20,000 Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of duck decoy collectibles will be auctioned off in Norfolk on March 16 ...

In a Nov. 7, 2013 photo, Steve Kerper pieces together a hand-carved wooden duck decoy in his antique shop, in New Vienna, Iowa. Kerper started carving as a hobby and sells his wooden duck decoys ...

Pride as he looks over the decoy spread consisting of hand carved decoys. Not a single downed bird of our 14 ducks taken were lost, including several that landed in thick cattail patches, as well ...