Gull Island Gunning Club Goose

Hatteras, North Carolina, circa 1950s, painted canvas over wire construction, glass eyes.

Length 30.5 in.

Rare swimming position. Alex Kotarides owned the Gull Island Gunning Club for almost fifty years. Sam Boomer and Harry Bowman made this goose for the club. All of their canvas decoys were made very robust with thick baseboards and wooden tails.

Old gunning paint with moderate wear, several tears in the canvas.