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Duck decoy (model)
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This article is about the carved wildfowl model. For the large structure for catching wildfowl, see Duck decoy (structure).
A duck decoy (or decoy duck) is a man-made object resembling a real duck. Duck decoys are sometimes used in waterfowl hunting to attract real ducks.
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Duck decoys were historically carved from wood, often Atlantic white cedar wood on the east coast of the US from Maine to South Carolina,[1] or cork. Modern ones may also be made of canvas and plastic. They are usually painted elaborately and very accurately to resemble various kinds of waterfowl.