This is a bufflehead decoy carved by David O'Neal from Ocracoke, NC. At one time there was a weight attached to the bottom, but it has been removed. There is an eye hook on the front to attach to a modern decoy cord and weight. At 8.5 inches long and 4.5 inches wide, the decoy is slightly smaller than life-size. There is no year on the bottom, and it does not look like it has been hunted over.
This was a Christmas 2015 purchase from ebay seller downptcoys and I got it for $35 total, including shipping. As I did a little research, it looks like David O'Neal runs the Downpoint Decoy Shop in Ocracoke, NC along the outer banks. We have vacationed in the outer banks several times, but always further north in Corolla. The furthest south I've been is Kill Devil Hills, to visit The Bird Store.
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