It’s no secret that decoying geese is a thrill. They are big birds and noisy in the air. Seeing geese close in on the spread and hearing them get louder as they come into range makes any waterfowler’s ...

Around 1910, when Newburyport cabinetmaker Charles Safford was carving his wooden decoy of a sleeping Canada goose, the idea it could one day sell for a king's ransom probably never crossed his mind.

Capt. Jay Barnes, right, a waterfowl hunting guide from Frontenac Fowlers Guide Service in Union Springs, waves a kite-like item on a stick that simulates a Canada goose landing or flapping its wings ...

A rare, 19th century hand-carved goose decoy that once plied Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River before being sold in Argentina, and considered by some to be a floating sculpture, is going on the auction ...

(Editor’s note: Since this story was first posted, several readers raised the issue of whether leaving one’s goose decoys out overnight or over a couple of days is legal. The DEC’s response, which was ...

A rare 19th-century hand-carved goose decoy from Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River is going on the auction block in New York City. It could sell for as much as $400,000. It is being sold by an ...

Around 1910, when Newburyport cabinetmaker Charles Safford was carving his wooden decoy of a sleeping Canada goose, the idea it could one day sell for a king's ransom probably never crossed his mind.