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Hunting Tool Makes for Interesting Art Form!
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In the world of hunting, there are many tricks and tools that can give you the competitive edge over your prey. One of the most common tools is the hunting decoy. A decoy is anything that distracts the animal you’re trying to catch, and this can range from animal body decoys to sound mimicry tools.
One of the most popular forms is the duck decoy, or waterfowl decoy. Duck decoys have transcended their hunting roots, however, and actually become a popular form of art. Beginning in 1918, the first duck decoy art collection was started by Joel Barber. And the practice of collecting hunting decoys has thrived ever since.
Reaching heights reserved for exclusive modern art, a thirty piece hunting decoy collection was auctioned in late 2007 for $3.7 million.
In recent years, there has also been a rise in collecting other hunting decoys such as fishing lures. It remains to be seen if this type of collection will reach the same heights as waterfowl decoys.