Duck decoy (model)

A duck decoy (or decoy duck) is a man-made object resembling a real duck. Duck decoys are sometimes used in waterfowl hunting to attract real ducks.

This article is about the carved wildfowl model. For the large structure for catching wildfowl, see Duck decoy (structure).

Duck decoys were historically carved from wood, often Atlantic white cedar wood on the east coast of the US from Maine to South Carolina, or cork. Modern ones may also be made of canvas and plastic. They are usually painted elaborately and very accurately to resemble various kinds of waterfowl.

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