[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”147″] Andrew Gardner is from Bayonet Point, Florida and was born in December 1974. He started carving fish at a very young age. Not for spearing but for the love …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”148″] Leo Garza is from Livermore California and has been carving since 1977. He was born in 1933. He carves fish, swans and ducks. His works have sold in San …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”145″] Jerry Gangel is an Iron Range area, Nashwaauk, Minnesota carver. He uses J.G. on the bottom to identify his decoys. We have limited information on this carver. If you …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”141″] Elwood Fries enjoyed painting and wood crafting during his free time. He carved and painted at least 100 fish decoys until his wife asked him to stop because she …
Wyman Friske was born in Leelanau Co., Michigan (Grand Traverse area) in October of 1957 and now lives in Traverse City, Michigan and is married to Angela W. Friske (Born 1963). Wyman wrote me that he has been carving for …
Friske, Wyman – Bingham or Traverse City, Michigan Read More »
Ron is the author of Michigan’s Master Carver, Oscar W. Peterson. He was born in Cadillac, Michigan in 1947 and grew up in t Traverse City area. Ron now resides in Fife Lake, Michigan and stays involved in fishing, hunting …
Fritz, Ronald J – Northern Lower Peninsula – Zephyrhills, Florida Read More »
John Fonger is from Oscoda, Michigan. This is an email to me about Fish Decoys Net and a little bit of carver’s story: “I was looking at your web site last night and it has really improved so I thought …
James “Jim” Foote (1925-2004) formally of Gibraltar, Michigan. Jim was a world renowned wildlife artist. His wildlife paintings & carvings of waterfowl & fish decoys are prized worldwide. Jim was a co-founder along with myself of the Great Lakes Fish …
Foote, James E. “Jim”- Marco Island, FL or Gibraltar, Area 6, MI Read More »
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”138″] Ray Forner is of Rockville, Minnesota. Since 1938 “I was bidding on eBay for a lizard like this from Ray and at the last minute, I got sniped, so …
Forner, Raymond – Cold Springs or Rockville or Laporte, Minnesota Read More »
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”139″] Bob Foster is from West Des Moines, Iowa and styles after carvings from DFD. He signs Bob Foster on bottom of the decoys. Bob was born in late 1937 …
Foster, Robert Eugene ‘Bob’ – West Des Moines, Iowa Read More »
