As I mentioned on this blog on June 27, the new Migratory Bird Stamp — or Duck Stamp — is now out and can be purchased for only $15.
We often hear that the Migratory Bird Stamp program is one of the most successful federal conservation programs in American history, but what impact have funds [...]

Today is the first day of sale for the 2008-2009 Duck Stamp — or Migratory Bird Stamp.
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota, won the 75th Anniversary Federal Duck Stamp Contest — the oldest and most prestigious wildlife art competition in America in Sanibel, Florida with [...]

The University of Iowa has assembled a digital library featuring 11,000 editorial cartoons of J.N. “Ding” Darling (1876 - 1962).
“Ding” Darling — who twice won the Pulitzer Prize for his editorial cartoons at the Des Moines Register — was a powerful supporter of waterfowl conservation in America, and from 1934-1935 he headed what is [...]

In today’s Sioux City Journal is an editorial about a 78-year-old wildlife artist — John Wilson of Watertown, South Dakota — whose life was changed when he won the Federal Duck Stamp contest back in 1980. John explains how the contest launched his career:

“If I hadn’t won that contest, I’d still be painting signs today, [...]

On October 13, 2007, Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota won the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Contest. The winning artwork features a pair of pintail ducks. Hautman’s painting was chosen from among 247 entries from artists across the country, and it will be featured on the 2008-2009 Federal Duck Stamp, which will go on sale in [...]