A Listing of available
DUCK & GOOSE DECOYS
Dale Dalrymple. Dove Decoy. My dove decoys get rave reviews--from the judges that really count--the doves! Various patterns and each is hand painted mixing oils from tubes, so colors vary slightly--just like the doves themselves. $55 each.
I just finished these two--both are available:
No, I don't hunt these, but when this guy hit my window I took it as a gift from God, literally. So I made a carving of this delightful little white-breasted nuthatch. Painting these little fellows is challenging. I'm happy with this one. $50. This one SOLD (in 2 days!) I will make one for you. Call or email with orders.
Dale Dalrymple. Hen Mallard. My latest. I think it is the closest I have come to getting a quick, yet effective, paint pattern on one of these beautiful ladies. I used her last season and the boys raved. Exc+. This on just sold, but I will take orders.
Jack Leach Mallard Drake. Jack was born in New Jersey in 1937. After a military career, he retired to Oregon. There he carved decoys and hunted over them. I "met" him on the phone in the early 1980's after an article on him appearred in Decoy Magazine. This mallard is from his personal gunning rig. It is hollow, measures 17+ inches from bill to tail and is about 7 inches wide. Completely original. Jack worked hard at painting (I know the feeling). He said once he guessed he never would learn how to paint. I think he got it pretty good. His bursh storkes are simple and effective. The bill carving is bold and will done. I believe the shot inside this decoy was put in there by Jack when he made it. Branded J.E.L., his initials. No flaws, about Mint. I feel his decoys are still undervalued. They won't be for long. (Remember not long ago we could pick up a Ben Schmidt for a few hundred bucks) $450
Jack Leach. Green Winged Teal Pair. An exquisite pair from his own
gunning rig. Jack grew up in NJ but began carving after moving to the West
Coast. His decoys are hollow and each is unique. This pair is as good as they get.
They are as nice as any of the "classic" decoy makers, and better than most.
Very realistic and natural with wonderfully painted patterns made
by many interesting brush strokes. Excellent used condition. $575 pair.
All of my hand carved, hand painted decoys are life sized and made to
look like a live bird on the water. Lots of guys make superb decoys
that look exactly like decoys. I try to make my decoys look like
ducks. I have found that works best on the real birds. All are hollow cedar,
and hand painted with artist oils. I mix colors for each decoy as I paint
it. No paint out of the can. No two of my decoys are alike. I use many different
patterns for each species I carve. It adds realism to the rig. Each is branded with
my name. Hand signed upon request.
Rather than put individual pictures of each decoy on here, I am going to show you a pic of a bunch of them on the shelves ready to go hunting or into your collection. If you have questions about any them I can talk to you about it or send you pictures of those in question. All the gadwals are sold,. I have one pair of mallards left for sale, the single drake bwt is sold, pair still available.
Canada Goose. Full sized and ready for the water. This is the second goose decoy I have
made since my accident. It was quite a handfull to handle in the wheelchair, but I am glad
I stayed with it. I will not be offended if you don't buy it, because I don't mind looking
at it. Head pattern from a goose harvested last season. Hollow cedar and painted by hand with artist's oils.
Sold. Will consider orders.
Dale Dalrymple Pintail Drake. Just finished, and ready for the water or shelf--your choice. Hollow cedar, hand carved and hand painted with oil paints. Mint. sold. Orders accepted.
Dale Dalrymple Wood Ducks. Here are three woodduck drakes and one hen ready for this year's opener. I have tweeked some old patterns and think the three make a nice grouping. One in swimming pose, one skulking and one about to pluck a bug or acorn off the water. We'll see what the birds think in October. Each is mint. Price per bird is $250.
Dale Dalrymple Brant. This is the first brant I have made since moving to Ohio. Head pattern is one I had from NJ but never used before. Body pattern is one Jim West gave me. We made a rig of them once to use together. It worked out very nicely. (I miss that man. He was by far the best waterfowler I ever gunned with. He had endless stories about most subjects, but I most loved to hear him talk of old hunts he had had. I taped some of them.) There aren't many brant in Ohio, so if someone would like one to use I can make you one. (This one sold.) $250. Orders accepted.
Dale Dalrymple Canvasback Drake. Hollow cedar, artist's oil paints. Our season was a bust, so this one is still Mint. $225.
Dale Dalrymple Shoveller Pair. I don't make many shovellers, although they are fun to make. This pattern came from a shoveller I took on a hunting trip with George Strunk many years ago. Brings back good memories. The hen has been sold, $250 for the drake.
Dale Dalrymple Harlequin Drake. After more than a quarter century of carving, this is the very first Harlequin decoy I have made! $250
Dale Dalrymple Drake Mallard in Swimming position. I can't wait to see this guy on the waves this fall. $250
Dale Dalrymple Ringnecked Duck Pair. Patterns from a ringneck my German Shorthaired Pointer,Klipper, actually pointed! Head patterns are different from each other for realism. Rigged and ready to go. I have used these and they look like they are going to dive with each wave, just as designed. I love it when a plan comes together. $450 pair
Dale Dalrymple Bluebill Pair. Hollow cedar, life sized, painted with artist's oils. Both drake and hen are mint. Sold, orders taken.
Dale Dalrymple Redhead Drake. Hollow cedar. Mint. $225.
Dale Dalrymple Drake Bufflehead, rigged and all ready for the water. $200
Dale Dalrymple Crow Decoy. One of few made. This one is hollow and made so it will perch at two different angles to give it two poses so the rig can be vaired. Mint. $155.
Dale Dalrymple Galdwal Pair. All ready to sit on your shelf or in your
gunning rig, or both. Hollow cedar, Delaware River style, my pattern,
painted in artist's oils. Mint. Pair, sold
Dale Dalrymple Black Duck. Delaware River style, my own pattern.
Hollow cedar, artis's oil paints. Mint. I have two black ducks done right now, different patterns and different painting styles. $250 each.
Dale Dalrymple Green-winged Teal Drake. Hollow cedar, hand carved and
hand painted by me for use in my own decoy rig. Glass eyes. From my own pattern, taken from long years of studying live ducks. Lots of guys can make great decoys that
look like decoys. I have always thought decoys should look like ducks. $395 for the pair.
Dale Dalrymple Blue-winged Teal Pair. Hollow cedar. The Hen's head pattern is from a bird I harvested last year. Mint. $395 for the pair.
Dale Dalrymple Coot. Well if you are in the know about what a couple coot decoys can do to enhance a spread when certain other duck species are around, then good. If you don't, ask me. These whimsical little guys were a spur of the momeny idea several years ago. Only solid decoys I have made in the last quater centutry. Colors in top photo are accurate, don't know what happend in the lower one. Shown to show you the different patterns used to give added life to the spread. I made them to bob and weave on the swells so they look busy. Since they are solid I don't have the usual time in them. $145 each, your choice.
L. L. Bean Wood Duck Drakes. These are both mint! They have never been used. One head truned to the left, one to the right. Price is for each. all sold.
L. L. Bean Blue-winged Teal Drake. This is the scarcest of the decoys Bean offered because it was offered for such a short period of time and because the real blue-wings were usually gone before most of our seasons opened. A special teal season was not offered, and blue-wings migrate earlier than any other ducks. This one is mint. $300
L. L. Bean Canvasback Pair. Made for Bean by George Soule in the 1970's. This wonderful pair has never been used. Both are in exc+ condition. Seldom offered species, some would say "rare". Almost impossible to find in this condition. Exc+ Sold (in two days!)
L. L. Bean Green-winged Pair. Made for Bean by George Soule in
1960-80. Never been used. Exc+ condition. Seldom
offered species, some would say "rare". I have one drake left for your collection. $125
L. L. Bean Oversized Mallard Pair. Both male and female have their heads in sleeping/preening position, very rare. These dwarf the cosatal model, being over 20" long and proportionately thicker. These big guys were only offered for a short time, early on, 1960's maybe. I have noticed most L. L. Bean sellers date their wares way too early. I go from actual Bean catalogs for my dates, so I know they are accurate. This pair is in remarkablly good conditon. Some wear along the bottom edge of the bottom and lowere sides, below the water line. Hen is missing one eye. Other than that, they are in exc- used condition. DO NOT CONFUSE THESE OVERSIZED MAGNUM DECOYS WITH THE MUCH MORE COMMON COASTAL MODELS! These big guys are seldom seen and highly sought by true collectors. $265 for the pair.
L L Bean Oversized Broadbill Pair. These were
SPECIAL ORDER OVERSIZED decoys (much larger than the oversized Coastal Models) with special deepwater keels. All completely George Soule for L L Bean. They measure 20" by (' by 8 1/2" to top of heads and 4" thick bodies with 3" keels. They show honest use and have perhaps a 10% paint loss to the heads (mosly on the bills). Bodies are sound with no cork loss and intact paint. Overall very good. Rare offering. Pair $220
L. L. Bean Eider Drake. This is an very large decoy, the body measures 19 inches long by 5 inches high by almost 9 inches wide. Head in proportion. A very RARE species for Bean decoys. Made by George Soule. Never used, except for the one scratch shown in photo, this guy is Mint. $265
L. L. Bean Eider Drake. This is an very large decoy, the body measures 19 inches long by 5 inches high by almost 9 inches wide. Head in proportion. A very RARE species for Bean decoys. Made by George Soule. Never used, Mint. $300
For more information or to purchase any of the above items please email or
give me a call.
Last updated 3/10
Dale Dalrymple
Dale's Decoy Den
32210 McGinnis Rd
Albany, Ohio 45710
740-698-5060
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dale@dalesdecoyden.com
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