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Randy Root is a master of mallards. As a kid, he grew up on the south side of Chicago, but in 1960 his family bought several acres along the east side of the Illinois River not far from Peoria. Root ...

Forty-five years later, Chose is still dragging those decoys home. He’s sort of lost track of the numbers, though. Today, his collection of duck, goose, and shorebird decoys (along with old calls, ...