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Native American Spearfishing Decoys

Larry ChristyPosted on May 17, 2016 Posted in Carver Bio

Native American Spearfishing Decoys of the Great Lakes States Excerpt Decoy Magazine, Issue November/December 1995, pages 32-35 – Article by Art & Scott Kimball titled “Native American spearfishing decoys of the upper Midwestern Great Lakes states” “Native Americans were making …

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The Fish – by Larry D. Christy

Larry ChristyPosted on May 10, 2016 Posted in Fish Story

Ice Spearing fish decoys began with Native Americans. The decoys were used to attract fish to bring them close enough to spear them through the ice holes. Styles of fish decoys are as numerous as the carver’s imagination. Some of …

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