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Northwest Harold - May 11, 2010
Ex-Gov. Thompson buys rare Ill.-carved duck decoy
By Craig Sterrett and Jeff Dankert - The Associated Press
The Daily Advance - November 29, 2009
Knott's Island decoy sold at $60,000
From Sports Reports
The Daily Astorian - November 27, 2009
Astoria couple can't duck out of this good deal
By Elleda Wilson
Worth Point - November 23, 2009
Delaware River Decoys Differ from Their Coastal Brethren
By Laura Collum
Skagit County News and Information Source - May 16, 2009
Recreation: Decoy expert to come to Mount Vernon
By Vince Richardson
Iowa Department of Natural Resources - January 6, 2009
Contemporary Collectors Pay Big Bucks for Wooden Ducks
Outdoor Life - September 2007
Big Bucks for Fake Ducks - Auctions have turned decoys into six-figure investments.
By Ruben Perez
Chicago Sun Times - May 2, 2007
Decoys the Real Thing
By Dale Bowman
San Diego Union Tribune - February 24, 2007
Bids for the Birds Antique decoys are drawing record prices at auction
By Ed Zieralski
Kingston Reporter - January 27, 2007
A Duck by Any Other Name
By Andrea Doty
Pioneer Press (MN) - January 26, 2007
Antique Decoys Worth Their Weight in Gold - Investors are Stalking the Nation's Top Auction Houses in Hopes of Making a Killing
By Chris Niskanen
The Baltimore Sun - December 27, 2006
Rare, Costly Birds of Wood - Working Sculptures Bring Fancy Sums
By Candus Thomson
Antiques and the Arts - December 5, 2006
Record Price For Decoy Of $830,000 Established At Guyette And Schmidt’s Auction
By David S. Smith
Antique Week - September 11, 2006
Values for antique carved decoys continue to soar higher and higher
By Judy Penz Sheluk
Washingtonian - February 2006
If it Looks Like a Duck and Floats Like a Duck, It May Be a Million-Dollar Decoy
By William Thompson
The Baltimore Sun - January 12, 2005
Auctioneers Lured to the Bay - The top auction house for waterfowl decoys is migrating from Maine to St. Michaels
By Andrea K. Walker
Worth - January 2005
Fowl is Fair - Antique hunting decoys are enjoying rousing success in the high-end collectibles market.
By Kasey Wehrum
Robb Report - October 2004
Duck, Duck, Goose - Antique waterfowl decoys lure collectors to record auction bids.
By Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Art & Antiques - Summer 2002
Fair Fowl - Made to lure birds, decoys now entice collectors.
By Dick Kagan
Portland Press Herald - July 9, 2001
Ducking Fame No More - He was a modest lighthouse keeper who sold his hand-carved decoys for a pittance. Now his birds are coveted and every self-respecting collector knows his name. It's Gus Wilson.
By Amy Southerland
New York Times - February, 24, 2001
Old Cedar Hunting Decoys Are Gold to Collectors
By Michael Cooper
American Way - American Airlines Magazine - July 15, 2000
From Swamp to Swank - Increased awareness, record prices, and a bonanza of buyers are making antique waterfowl decoys a hot new collectible.
By Kathleen M. Mangan
Houston Chronicle - January 20, 2000
The Real Decoy - Pasadena pathologist's wildfowl treasures find a place on Sotheby's auction block.
By Shannon Tompkins
Maine Antiques Digest - January 2000
McCleery Decoys the Best of the Best
By Jackson Parker
New York Times - January 9, 2000
Carved Birds Captured by a Connoisseur's Eye - A private collection of simple decoys reflecting the highest values of American folk art is expected to sell for over $5 million.
By Rita Reif
Antiques and The Arts Weekly - August 8, 1997
Ten Times Ten Makes A Record - A Little Curlew Attracts Some Big Buyers at the Latest Guyette and Schmidt Sale
By Liza Montgomery
Journal Star (IL) - May 2, 1991
Wanna' Buy a Duck? - Too Late. Mallard Decoy Carved in Lacon Fetches World Record $93,500 at Auction.
By Lori Timm
Virginia Pilot - September 23, 1987
Carolina Duck Decoy Sells for $25,850
By Jon Glass
New York-Pennsylvania Collector - October 1986
High Flyers at a Maine Decoy Sale
By Nancy Bolger
The Daily Gazette (IL) - March 8, 1986
Valuable Collectables
By Bud Stigall
Portland Press Herald - July 7, 1984
Collectors Find Quality at 'Shocking' Auction
By Ted Cohen
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