NEW VIENNA - Steve Kerper's passions for waterfowl and trees find expression in hand-carved wooden ducks that he calls decoys but which are actually objects of art. “I'm a duck nut and a tree nut,” ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — This week, we travel to where the ducks and geese are always at hand — because they are made by hand! If a region’s wealth can be measured by its wildness, Oregon is one of the richest ...

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.