X Facebook Reddit WETLANDS CONSERVATION-- Joseph Hautman of Plymouth, Minn., won the 2011 Federal Duck Stamp Contest on Saturday with his acrylic painting of a single wood duck. Hautman has previously ...

Altoona artist Michael E. Kensinger places a bird box in wetlands near Tipton. Kensinger is inspired by nature and has received “Best of Show” in the 2021 Pennsylvania Waterfowl Management competition ...

James Hautman has established a duck dynasty. Hautman, an artist from Chaska, a Twin Cities suburb, is the winner of the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in ...

For the fourth time, a Plymouth artist has captured the national honor of having his painting made into duck stamp. Joseph Hautman won the 2011 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with his acrylic painting ...

This year, Chaska resident Jim Hautman emerged victorious in the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest run by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to decide which image will be reproduced on tens of ...

A festival-like atmosphere prevailed Saturday around a Springs Preserve amphitheater where adults and children explored booths showcasing outdoor recreational opportunities, art displays and nature ...

A painting of a pair of wood ducks by rural Ladysmith artist Craig Fairbert is the 2010 Wisconsin waterfowl stamp contest winner, completing Fairbert’s goal of winning all five stamp contests ...

Scot Storm of Freeport, Minnesota, won the 2018 Federal Duck Stamp design contest, while Wisconsin artists Frank Mittlestadt of Beaver Dam took second and Greg Alexander of Ashland took third. Storm's ...