Salvo, North Carolina, circa 1940, carved and painted wood, well made with heavy chine lines and a flat surface to the body.

Length 17 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina

Ed was the son of famed market hunter Aaron Hooper. Similar decoys have been found at the Off Island Club which was formerly the Bodie Island Club.

Old gunning paint; hit by shot.