Dean Hurliman
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Dean Hurliman continues work on a ivory bill woodpecker on Monday, March 27, 2017 in his basement workshop at his his home in rural Burlington, Iowa. Hurliman started carving decoys as a hobby in the 1970's and has since crafted almost 300 individual works since then. Careful to maintain his own personal style, Hurliman says he avoids attempting to copy other decoys made by others. (Ben Roberts/The Hawk Eye via AP)
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Dean Hurliman holds his favorite carved decoy thus far, a hooded merganser duck, while posing with other carvings his has done over the years on Monday, March 27, 2017 in his basement workshop at his his home in rural Burlington, Iowa. Hurliman started carving decoys as a hobby in the 1970's and has since crafted almost 300 individual works since then. Careful to maintain his own personal style, Hurliman says he avoids attempting to copy other decoys made by others. (Ben Roberts/The Hawk Eye via AP)
