DeHate was the creator of hundreds of extraordinary duck and fish decoys and his work bridged the earlier, less decorative pieces of the 19th Century with the elaborately finished
mid-Twentieth century decoys.

As his many fine Ice Spears attest, DeHate was also highly skilled in metal working, and as a carpenter, boatwright, sculptor and wood carver, represents the multi-discipline genius
of the greatest master carvers.