ALERT MALLARD
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Sam Nottleman
Together with his wife, Gayle Nottleman, Sam Nottelman is renowned for his duck art expertise. He is one of just three carvers employed by Wild Wings, where Gayle also works as a painter. Sam turned his sculpture and pottery hobbies into a career after 33 years as a drummer in a country rock band. Today, he's regarded as a master carver. Every intricate bird sculpture and duck decoy features detailed and realistic carving work done by Sam in his shop just south of Winona in Minnesota.
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The most common duck in the Mississippi River Valley. where I live and hunt, Mallards can be found any and everywhere. There are may poses and stances they take. The particular pose I chose for this sculpture is the one I have seen many times. Head comes up and off they go-flying away from danger.