Whether it’s taking a walk among the fall colors, spotting a rare bird species, or learning about the cultural resources that are part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s conservation mission, National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 12-18, 2008, celebrates the diversity and resources of America’s 548 national wildlife refuges. And it’s a great opportunity [...]
October 6, 2008 | Posted in
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LITTLE ROCK – In an effort to make federal duck stamp purchasing more convenient, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is beginning the second year of a three year program to test electronic stamps. The AGFC, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is testing the pilot program to make it simpler for [...]
September 25, 2008 | Posted in
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Jackson – When Mississippi waterfowl hunters get their state duck stamp this year they’ll see a picture of a beautiful teal taken by Brandon’s Joe Mac Hudspeth, Jr.
The resident $10 state stamp is required by law for waterfowl hunters, along with a valid Mississippi license that covers small game and a federal duck stamp. A [...]
September 9, 2008 | Posted in
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North Dakota’s two-day youth waterfowl season is Sept. 20-21. Legally licensed resident and nonresident youth waterfowl hunters age 15 and younger may hunt ducks, geese, coots and mergansers statewide.
The daily bag limit and species restrictions for the youth season are the same as for regular duck and goose seasons.
Resident and qualifying nonresident youth waterfowl hunters [...]
September 8, 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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RALEIGH, N.C. (June 17, 2008)– “Surf Scoters over the Atlantic,” the 2008 Waterfowl Stamp and Print, will be available from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on July 1.
Signed and numbered regular edition prints with mint stamps will sell for $145. The collector’s mint stamp sells for $10.
This year’s print, based on an acrylic portrait by [...]
June 18, 2008 | Posted in
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As part of a suite of wetlands acquisitions and conservation grant approvals, the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved $4 million to purchase more than 18,000 acres of prairie wetland and associated grassland habitat for the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Minnesota ? one of the largest purchases in history using dollars generated from [...]
June 15, 2008 | Posted in
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced this year’s First Day of Sale ceremony for the 2008-2009 Federal Duck Stamp will be hosted by Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, located in Arundel Mills, near Baltimore, Maryland. Bass Pro Shops will also sponsor First Day of Sale events in all of the company’s other forty-four [...]
May 13, 2008 | Posted in
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Competition teaches Environmental Science through Art
SPRINGFIELD – Abraham Hunter of Vienna is the “Best of Show” winner in the Illinois segment of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Contest, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Acting Director Sam Flood announced today.
The 14-year-old Hunter won the top prize with his entry entitled “Settled Scaups,” [...]
April 29, 2008 | Posted in
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The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest is coming to the San Diego Zoo Thursday, April 17, marking the first time judging for this national wildlife art competition will be held outside of the Washington, D.C. area since it began in 1991. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the San Diego Zoo Outdoor Arena and [...]
April 15, 2008 | Posted in
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