Decoy Carving

At the Cedar Banks Club in the Core Banks, sportsmen from Maryland introduced decoys to this part of the coast. A local man, Mitchel Fulcher, started a carving tradition as he taught local hunters how to carve their own decoys. Typical decoys of this region are angular, roughly finished and intended to withstand rough handling and to last for a few seasons.

Today wooden decoys have become more of an artistic expression, combining both function and the artistry of the carver.

Source:
Matchak, Stephen. The Wildfowl Decoy in North Carolina and Back Ball, Virginia. Doctoral Dissertation.

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