Brimstone the Ruddy Duck, oil on board, 7”x10,” 2025
Eligible species for the year: Wood Duck, Gadwall, Cinnamon Teal, Bufflehead, & Ruddy Duck
1st Place: Entry #130 - Jim Hautman from Minnesota - Buffleheads - Acrylic
2nd Place: Entry #269 - Thomas E Miller from Minnesota - Cinnamon Teal - Acrylic
3rd Place: Entry #268 - Jeffery Mobley from Oklahoma - Bufflehead - Acrylic
People’s Choice Award
For the first time ever, the US Fish & Wildlife Service hosted a live People’s Choice voting for their favorite duck stamp entires. I’m honored to have won the first one (:
1st Place: Entry #271 - Kira Sabin from Minnesota - Ruddy Duck - Oil
2nd Place: Entry #131 - Robert Hautman from Minnesota - Bufflehead - Acrylic
3rd Place: Entry #83 - Scot Storm from Iowa - Wood Duck - Acrylic
