Dennis Kise Jr. was born in 1976 and resides in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Dennis wrote me " i got started back in 1989 ive been spearing for about 17 years ive made decoys for mostly myself and ive gave some to a few friends and family.i dont sign them i use melted down muzzle loader balls for lead.and pine for wood.i use diffrent types of eyes i carve them by hand and paint them by hand with a brush.there are never two of the same ive made many diffrent sizes from 2'' to 12''alot of diffrent colors."

Photos courtesy of Dennis Kise