Fall 2026 Magazine—get this FREE issue for you to sample now!
If you liked our print Wildfowl Carving Magazine, then this download is for you!
Dear Carver,
Congratulations—lucky, lucky you! My team and I developed these printable issues, like the Fall 2026 We Like Wildfowl Carving issue to help subscribers transitioning from our print Wildfowl Carving Magazine. Please give it a read and enjoy this issue for FREE! If you’re like me, you don’t just enjoy wildfowl carving—you enjoy everything around it. The stories, the techniques, the history, the painting inspiration, and the joy of discovering your next favorite project.
That’s exactly what this FREE special preview of the Fall 2026 issue is all about.
We created this issue to feel like a creative experience—not just something you read, but something you step into.
And now you can experience it for yourself.
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FREE: A Special Preview of the Fall 2026 Issue with Printable Wildfowl Carving & Projects Inside
This FREE preview gives you immediate access to four full printable projects featured inside the Fall 2026 issue.
Each one is designed to inspire creativity, build skills, and give you something beautiful to work on right away.
And don’t forget—it’s: Inspiring. Printable. FREE.
Welcome to the premier magazine and online community dedicated to bird carvers. The Fall 2026 issue of We Like Wildfowl Carving brings you top-notch tutorials and informative articles to inspire and improve your bird carving and painting — wherever you are on your bird carving journey.
FREE: Step Inside the Fall 2026 Issue
Alongside your printable projects, this FREE preview also gives you a look inside the full digital issue of We Like Wildfowl Carving.
Inside the Fall 2026 issue, you’ll discover:
- Paint a Western Bluebird: Jerry Poindexter shares painting instruction from Best of Painting Notes, including techniques for building up the bird’s colors and feather details. The issue also includes a life-size Western Bluebird pattern.
- Get to Know the Yellow-Rumped Warbler: Rick Burkman explores the habits, habitat, and distinctive markings of this colorful little bird, while Jean Minaudier provides a life-size pattern and color guide to help you carve and paint your own.
- Carve a Cork Mallard: In Pop the Cork, Anthony Donato walks you through building a working mallard decoy from cork, including shaping the body, establishing symmetry, attaching the head, checking flotation, and setting the eyes. Part two will cover his acrylic-and-oil painting technique.
- Bring a Goshawk to Life: Sam Reichart takes you through painting the Ghost of the Forest goshawk, creating its leafy habitat, and mounting the finished sculpture for display.
- Explore Decoy-Carving History: Pat Godin shares the story of legendary Louisiana carvers Jimmie Vizier and Tan Brunet, from their early days carving hunting decoys together to their competition careers and lasting influence on the craft.
- Carve an Antique-Style Ruddy Duck: Keith Hendrickson begins The Dollar Duck, a hands-on project featuring a life-size Ruddy Duck pattern and instruction for creating an antique-style hunting decoy.
It’s inspiration, instruction, and carving history—all in one issue.
Download Your FREE Fall 2026 Preview Today!
Don’t miss this chance to experience the Fall 2026 issue of We Like Wildfowl Carving before the full release.
Download your FREE special preview today and enjoy four printable projects, inspiring stories, and a glimpse into the full digital magazine experience.
Sincerely,

Caitlin Eaton
Executive Editor
We Like Wildfowl Carving
P.S. Great carvings don’t happen by accident. They begin with careful planning, good reference material and the right techniques. Download this FREE Fall 2026 Issue today and get an inside look at the process of creating a truly remarkable wildfowl carving.