“As decoy production continued into the mid-20th century, it wasn’t long until wooden or cork blocks would begin to be challenged by the likes of decoys made from other more modern materials like paper mache and then plastics. After World War II and sparked by the loss of all their wooden decoy-making equipment, Victor Animal Trap Company began making decoys out of a paper mache material before moving onto a harder, more durable plastic. Following suit, other companies began making similar decoys, with many abandoning their wood decoy production, thus transforming the commercial decoy industry into a more high-tech operation. Now decoys were being made thin-shelled and were not only cheaper to make but also lighter to carry. While some hunters still preferred wooden decoys and a few commercial operations tried to keep the trade alive, by the 1970s most all true commercial wooden decoy operations were long out of business.…