Martin J. Smith first heard about the Federal Duck Stamp Program in 2009, on a bike ride with his friend Mark Berger of Los Alamitos. Berger had taken up painting as a hobby and entered a piece in the ...

Two local teenagers were unfamiliar with the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program and Art Contest until last summer. Now, the two reigning art contest finalists have paintings traveling ...

An acrylic painting of buffleheads in flight by James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. The image will be featured on the 2026-27 Federal Migratory Bird ...

Missouri wildlife artist and hunter Rebekah Knight painted a Gladwall for her submission to this year's U.S. duck stamp contest, including the intricate designs and patterns on its wings. Then, hidden ...

MADISON (WKOW) — An Oregon High School student was awarded Best in Show at the Wisconsin Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. A news release from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said 16-year-old Sarah ...

A new rule in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, requiring artists to include hunting themes in their submissions, has raised eyebrows and objections in the duck painting community. By Christine Hauser ...

At the Bruce Museum, an exhibition of duck stamp art tells a 90-year-old story about how paintings can contribute to land preservation. By James Barron Reporting from Greenwich, Conn. This article is ...