Steve carves gunning decoys using materials such as basswood, northern white cedar, tupelo, and cork. His wooden-bodied decoys can be hollowed or left intact. 

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The gallery below showcases several of the species he carves and hunts. If there is a species you'd like to have him carve, reach out at stpapp34@gmail.com.

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Steve also teaches youth carvers at his elementary school in western Wisconsin. Typically, some twenty-four to thirty youth carve and bring their finished decoys to the Minnesota Decoy Collectors show each February. This year, they'll be carving ringneck ducks. 

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In years past, they've done bluewing teal, widgeon, wood ducks, and black ducks.

To check out the show, here's a link: https://mndecoycollectors.com/