Ned Burgess (NC, 1868-1958), Goose, Monkey Island Club

Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1940s, painted canvas over wire construction, branded MI on the bottom.

Length 22 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Boyce Hudson Raleigh, NC.

The Monkey Island Hunting Club was incorporated in 1919 by a group of tobacco executives including George Hill and Charles Penn. Monkey Island Hunting Club was one of the first clubs to join Ducks Unlimited in 1937. Decoys with the Monkey Island brand are extremely rare.

Combination of original and old gunning paint with light gunning wear.