Wildlife artist Joshua Spies of Watertown, South Dakota, has won the 2008 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest — the oldest and most prestigious wildlife art competition in America — with his depiction of a long-tailed duck. H. Dale Hall, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announced the winner in front of a crowd [...]
October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE— Hunting licenses are regarded by hunters as givens–one of those things that everyone knows needs to be picked up before going out in the field. Most hunters are also aware that certain stamps are also needed to accompany hunting licenses; but there are some who are not aware of exactly who needs stamps and [...]
October 20, 2008 | Posted in
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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program and Delta Waterfowl are sponsoring a waterfowl hunting workshop Sept. 27-28 in Minot.
Saturday’s events will include instruction on waterfowl identification, firearm safety, hunting with decoys and calling birds. Sunday will feature a mentored hunt, followed by cleaning game.
Women interested in participating in the workshop [...]
August 21, 2008 | Posted in
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The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is accepting entries for this year’s Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest through Aug. 15, 2008.
The gadwall is the featured species for the 2009-10 contest, and the winning art will be printed on the 2009-10 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp.
“Last year we introduced two new elements to this competition,” said Micah Holmes, [...]
July 29, 2008 | Posted in
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Artists with an interest in wildlife have an opportunity to be recognized for their creativity by participating in the 2009 Nevada Duck Stamp Art Contest. The annual contest is sponsored by the Nevada Waterfowl Association and sanctioned by the Nevada State Board of Wildlife Commissioners. The winning artwork will be featured as the 2009 – [...]
July 3, 2008 | Posted in
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The first 75th Anniversary Federal Duck Stamp was sold to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall during a special ceremony hosted today by Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, near Baltimore, Maryland. Minnesota artist Joseph Hautman’s depiction of a pair of Northern pintails was selected to grace the stamp.
In 1934, Postmaster William Mooney [...]
June 30, 2008 | Posted in
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