Nebraskaland

November 2025 • Nebraskaland 31 Tom Christie began carving decoys out of necessity. "While I was duck hunting, I couldn't get goldeneyes to come to my river rig." Once he started carving his own, "the goldeneyes came right in." While many of his carvings end up on the mantel, Christie mostly competes in categories where his birds, such as this spectacled eider hen, are judged on the water.

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