On this episode of The Dove Guy Podcast, I sit down with Mathew Sewell of Mills Creek Decoy Company to talk about the art of hand-carved dove decoys and the deeper tradition they represent.

Long before plastic dominated the marsh, waterfowlers were carving from wood their very own — tools built by hand, shaped by tide, and carried into the blind with pride. What began as necessity became heritage, and today a devoted community of carvers continues that lineage.

Mathew shares how he began carving, what makes a decoy more than just a hunting tool, and how the culture of decoy carving connects modern hunters to the craftsmen who came before us. We discuss the tight-knit carving community, the discipline required to create functional art, and why bringing something handmade into the field changes the experience entirely.

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