Decoy Magazine

This year will be bigger and better than ever. Always great decoys for sale.

A little over two months until show time! The show is shaping up to be our best ever. All vendor tables have been filled and we will be posting a list of vendors soon.There will be something for everyone so please come out and join the fun!

The July/August issue of Decoy Magazine is now in the mail. Our cover story is on Roy Conklin, a decoy maker from Alexandria Bay, New York who specialized in decorative miniature and full-sized carvings. There's an interesting editorial on a pair of goldeneyes that were recently donated to the Milwaukee Art Museum and the need to more actively promote decoys to the fine art community. Livingston "Budd" Bennett was a waterman from Cecil County, Maryland who reportedly made top-quality decoys, however, no birds have ever been attributed to his hand. For fish collectors, there's a profile on Tom Christenson of Mt. Clemens, Michigan who specializes in turtles. And there's the latest decoy show and auction reports. If you're not yet a subscriber, get in touch and we'll get your first issue in the mail.

We'll be heading to Easton, Maryland on Thursday to attend the Guyette & Deeter preview and the auction on Friday and Saturday. There's no dealer setup, but if you see something on our marketplace site that you would like to see, let us know and we'll bring it along.

We'll be packing the truck today and heading to Clayton, New York tomorrow to exhibit at the Clayton Decoy & Wildlife Art Show at Cerow Arena on Friday and Saturday. We'll be signing up new subscribers, selling books and back issues to decoy collectors and bringing a nice selection of collectible decoys. Here are a few we're bringing along.

Here's a new updated six-pack on Southern decoys. Normally, $49.95. mention this post and buy them for $40, domestic shipping included.

Pot together a six-pace that might interest those collecting contemporary decoys. Includes articles on Grayson Chesser, Pete Peterson, Cameron McIntyre, Josh Brewer, Ian McNair and Zac Jester. Normally, $49.95. mention this post and buy them for $40, domestic shipping included.

Here's a six-pack that tells the story of Charles Sumner Bunn and William Henry Bennett. Same deal. Mention this post and buy it for $40, domestic shipping included.

We just put together a couple more six-pack suggestions. They normally cost $49.95, domestic shipping included. Mention this post and buy either for $40. Just a reminder that you can put together any six-pack of your preference.

We'll be packing the truck today and heading to Shore Way Acres Motel in Falmouth, Massachusetts in the morning to exhibit at the inaugural Decoy & Carving Show sponsored by the New England Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association this weekend. We'll be signing up new subscribers, selling books and back issues of interest to decoy collectors and bringing a nice selection of New England decoys. Here are a few we're bringing along.

The truck is packed and we'll be heading in the morning to the Annapolis Elks Lodge in Edgewood, Maryland to participate in the Annapolis Decoy Show sponsored by the Potomac Decoy Collectors Association. We'll be signing up new members, selling books and back issues for decoy collectors and offering a nice selection of collectible decoys. Here's a few we're bringing along.