Wisconsin Decoy Heritage

Your one-stop-shop for Wisconsin carvers!

There is no better source of information for Wisconsin carvers of working decoys. Scroll through the posts below, or google the name of the artist you wish to find.

Dennis C. Poeschel

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2 years ago

Milwaukee Decoy Carver and Call Maker The Milwaukee Public Museum staff certainly had an influence in the style of decoys that were being produced in the 1950’s-60’s. Owen Gromme and…

Clifford “Moody” Lind

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2 years ago

A Fremont, WI Area Decoy Carver Fremont, Wisconsin was, and still is, a waterfowling mecca with its many backwaters and bays on the Wolf River. Fremont is located on the…

Julius and Speck Voight

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2 years ago

Photos courtesy Bruce Urben from his private collection The Decoy Corner has highlighted many very talented Wisconsin carvers, most of whom used hand and some power tools to cut, shape…

Clarence R. “Speed” Lemke

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2 years ago

An Omro, Wisconsin, Decoy Carver Clarence Lemke was born, raised and lived most of his life in the Milwaukee area. His passion was hunting and fishing and all that came…

George Windross, Jr

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2 years ago

An Oconto County, Wisconsin, Decoy Carver A 1930 photo of carver George Windross, Jr. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Hunting and Fishing Collectibles magazine I have not written much about decoy…

Steven C. “Jupe” Houman

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2 years ago

A Decoy Carver and Collector from Hudson, WI The western part of Wisconsin bordering the Mississippi River has been, and still is, a waterfowling mecca. Market hunters were very active…

A “Milwaukee School” Carver Several Wisconsin carvers from the Milwaukee area coined their decoy carving style as the “Milwaukee School”. Both Owen Gromme and Warren Dettman, who worked for the Milwaukee…

Richard “Dick” Bajorek

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2 years ago

A Green Bay Decoy Carver and Carving Instructor The vast majority of decoy carvers began their journey in carving through necessity, needing decoys to lure ducks and geese to their…

Rich Reimenschneider

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2 years ago

An Oconomowoc, WI Decoy Carver, Collector, Trapper and Fisherman Photos courtesy Bruce Urben. Author’s note: Oconomowoc is a city in southeast Wisconsin located in Waukesha County that was settled in…

Roy Discher and Chuck Koepsel

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2 years ago

Carving Team from Milwaukee, WI Photos courtesy Wisconsin Sporting Collectibles. Discher/Koepsel mallard In 1920, waterfowl hunting partners Roy Discher and Chuck Koepsel, both from Milwaukee, WI, went waterfowl hunting with…

Burton “Burt” Lange

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2 years ago

Horicon Marsh Decoy Carver All photos courtesy Wisconsin Sporting Collectibles. Horicon, WI was founded as a lumber mill town and a railroad hub on the Rock River in the late 1800’s.…

Milton Geyer

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2 years ago

Lifetime Green Bay Decoy Carver All photos courtesy Wisconsin Sporting Collectibles. It seems that people all over the world know of Green Bay, Wisconsin, mainly because of the Green Bay…