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Just How Scarce and Old is that  Folk Art Fish Decoy You’re Looking to Buy by John A. Gabriel © 2008 The 1980’s brought a whole new life to folk art fish decoys and they quickly joined the ranks with …

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Ice spear fishing associations:  Minnesota Darkhouse & Angling Association (est. 1986, http://www.mndarkhouse.org/), Michigan Darkhouse Angling Association (est. 2002, http://www.midarkhouse.org),  National Fish Decoy Association Incorporated (est. 2000, http://www.nfdadecoys.org), Great Lakes Fish Decoy Carvers & Collectors Association http;//www.glfda.com (est. 1989), and American …

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Folk Art Fish Decoys – The Purest of Utilitarian Folk Art Collectibles by Tim Spreck ©2006 McElreath Printing & Publishing, Inc. For folks outside the Midwest, the concept of walking out onto a frozen lake in the middle of the …

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Fake or Mikko Type Folk Art Vintage Fish Decoys by John A. Gabriel © 2007 There are many given names for folk art fish decoys that were fabricated to look vintage and sold as such. I like telling everyone they …

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Buying Fish Decoys on eBay by John A. Gabriel © 2007 John A. Gabriel – Permission Granted When buying fish decoys on eBay you have to rely in general on the sellers brief description of the piece and one or …

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About Spear Fishing by Fred & Jo Anne Campbell © 2005 The making of fish decoys is part of a long and rich tradition of ice fishing.  There is documentary evidence that Native Americans have speared fish through the ice …

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An Introduction to Vintage Michigan Fish Decoys by Gary L. Miller -© 1980-2004 First I would like to tell you a little about myself so you will know where I’m coming from. I have been collecting and researching Michigan fish …

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A Survey of Selected Transitional Michigan Fish Decoy Carvers by Gary L. Miller  © 1980-2005 First published in the December 2005 issue of the NFLCC Magazine a preview of a book to come from Gary L. Miller In a previous …

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Collecting fish decoys can be a be a touchy business for the inexperienced collector. It has only been a few years since there have been any serious attempts to document the various fish decoy carvers, so one must be careful …

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Eric Wallace from  Maple Grove, Minnesota makes decoys that are making a name for him in the fish decoy carving world. He is winning so many awards and when you see his fish you will know why. Eric works in …

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