A Talented Decoy Carver from Waupaca Some of Wisconsin’s most talented decoy carvers of the past were NOT born in Wisconsin. Many immigrated to the U.S. in the 1800’s to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…