Working like mad to catch up on orders and do some things just for me!

This Greenwing teal pair are cork bodies, basswood heads and artists oils. Actually I would rather paint cork with acrylic because it is sooo much easier and less time consuming.

Two different Mallard hen styles. The first is a jumbo that is going to North Dakota with me as a rental at the JacDuck Lodge for hunters flying in. She is carved in a classic style without sidepockets and little things that differentiate the difference between "classic" and "contemporary" styles. The second is only about 20% over life size. Both are hollow cedar with artists oils as the paint, just like the old timers did.

Hollow cedar pintail drake in classic style. This means oil paints and smooth carving.

Funny things happen. Two different weekends, two different shows. Different judges and different results. These Hooded Mergansers are proof. Ya gotta love decoy competitions, I sure do. None of my decoys are carved specifically for competition. All are intended to go hunting!

SCFWA show Aug 13, 2011. Results speak for themselves.

Maumee Bay Carvers show 8/20/2011.
Different results but both shows are great to be at with many carving friends in attendance.

Most of these decoys are already sold before going to shows. I post them only as examples of my hunting decoy carvings.