15 MARCH 2013

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has selected Maumee Bay State Park Conference Center in Oregon, Ohio, as the site for the very next Federal Duck Stamp Art Competition, to be held on September 27-28, 2013. The site selection, in part, pays homage to long-time Fish and Wildlife Service employee and acclaimed wildlife artist Bob Hines (1912-1994), who spent his formative youth outdoors in the area around nearby Fremont, Ohio. Hines was asked to draw the 1946-1947 Migratory Bird Hunting [Duck] Stamp. And starting in 1949, he joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington DC as their artist-illustrator in residence. His dedication to the "Duck Stamp" led to the formal selection process with judges, standards, and clear rules for the art contest, starting in the early 1950s. Hines was godfather for the stamp for three decades.

The five waterfowl species eligible for depiction on the 2014-2015 stamp (those images that will be judged in September at Maumee Bay State Park Conference Center), are the following:

• Mallard
• Canvasback
• Gadwall
• Cinnamon Teal
• Blue-winged Teal

You can find more information in the contest announcement.