Wildlife artist Michael Kensinger, standing in front of a gallery of paintings entered in the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. Credit: Emma Gometz In mid-September, artists from around the country ...

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 ...

A new group of social media-savvy wildlife artists is bringing a beloved conservation tradition to TikTok. It’s ruffled some feathers. Artist Kira Sabin in their studio, painting a ruddy duck they ...

Jim Hautman of Chaska won the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Contest with an acrylic painting of three buffleheads. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver. Sign-up now ...

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 ...

2022-2023 junior duck stamp, artist Madison Grimm, three time winner, Green-winged Teal. (Junior Duck Stamp 2022-2023, Madison Grimm/USFWS, Copyrighted, All Rights ...

The winner of the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest is James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, with an acrylic painting of three buffleheads.

James Hautman of Chaska, Minn., is the winner of the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of three buffleheads, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Sept. 19 in a news ...