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I was reading a news paper this morning and found an article about the duck stamp. It seems that they are considering changing it to allow birds of all species to appear on it instead of just waterfowl. Reason behind this is they are trying to expand the people buying it from just waterfowlers to bird watchers and enthusiasts. Apparently caused quite an uproar when it was open to public comment. There are three possible routes they are looking at. Keeping it as is, opening to all birds, or make both waterfowl and some other species present in the background. Seems stupid to change it since it's sole purpose is a tax on waterfowl hunting to help with wetlands.


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The Duck Hammer wrote:I was reading a news paper this morning

Wow...did it hurt much?

No. I read a lot actually.


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Nice. I'll try and get back on topic now. They have a plan and what we waterfowlers think is not an issue to the agenda.
I mean...how are they going to sell duck stamps after they eliminate gun and ammo manufacturers next winter?

I think they need to leave the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp as is. I think they should also add a Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp which does all the same thing except act as your federal hunting license and for that stamp put other migratory waterfowl that benefit directly from the national refuge system, but are not ducks or geese.

The Duck Hammer wrote:I was reading a news paper this morning and found an article about the duck stamp. It seems that they are considering changing it to allow birds of all species to appear on it instead of just waterfowl. Reason behind this is they are trying to expand the people buying it from just waterfowlers to bird watchers and enthusiasts. Apparently caused quite an uproar when it was open to public comment. There are three possible routes they are looking at. Keeping it as is, opening to all birds, or make both waterfowl and some other species present in the background. Seems stupid to change it since it's sole purpose is a tax on waterfowl hunting to help with wetlands.


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They tell them what bird to paint for the year anyways, it's not just open game and they pick their favorite. I don't hardly look at the stamp anyways, and I slap my herbie Hancock across it so it is no matter to me if it's a shoveler or a grebe

SpinnerMan wrote:I think they need to leave the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp as is. I think they should also add a Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp which does all the same thing except act as your federal hunting license and for that stamp put other migratory waterfowl that benefit directly from the national refuge system, but are not ducks or geese.

That's my thoughts as well. I mean it's a duck stamp. That's what it was made for why change it? If they really wanted to do something for birds they could make a stamp for bird watchers to get into federal parks. Somewhere I saw that a duck stamp is like a season pass to federal wildlife refuges. They could do the same thing but make one specifically for that purpose. I don't know. The real reason people are mad from what I gather as they see this as a way for the government to make more money and is messing with tradition.

*I may be wrong about that park pass thing. Don't remember where I saw that but it was several years back.


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Appears it's a limited window deal. July 1st through June 30th not year round.


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The Duck Hammer wrote:Appears it's a limited window deal. July 1st through June 30th not year round.

July 1st through June 30th is year round.

The 2016 duck stamp will be good for July 1st 2016 through June 30th 2017.

SpinnerMan wrote:

The Duck Hammer wrote:Appears it's a limited window deal. July 1st through June 30th not year round.

July 1st through June 30th is year round.

The 2016 duck stamp will be good for July 1st 2016 through June 30th 2017.

It was very tempting to do what you just did. Had it typed up and was sitting there looking at the "submit" button for a good minute or two then said nawwww, better not.

SpinnerMan wrote:

The Duck Hammer wrote:Appears it's a limited window deal. July 1st through June 30th not year round.

July 1st through June 30th is year round.

The 2016 duck stamp will be good for July 1st 2016 through June 30th 2017.

My mistake. I deserved that. should have paid more attention.


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I think the stamps should show ducks from around the world. Personally I get sick of seeing mallards, and Canada geese and Can's. When was the last time they spotlighted the Shoveler or Black duck? I think it would be great to show a Roseybill, or Brazilian Teal, after all they are ducks aren't they? But what the hell do I know.......don't answer that.

don novicki wrote:I think the stamps should show ducks from around the world. Personally I get sick of seeing mallards, and Canada geese and Can's. When was the last time they spotlighted the Shoveler or Black duck? I think it would be great to show a Roseybill, or Brazilian Teal, after all they are ducks aren't they? But what the hell do I know.......don't answer that.

The US federal migratory bird stamp, should show birds from other parts of the world?

Goldfish wrote:

don novicki wrote:I think the stamps should show ducks from around the world. Personally I get sick of seeing mallards, and Canada geese and Can's. When was the last time they spotlighted the Shoveler or Black duck? I think it would be great to show a Roseybill, or Brazilian Teal, after all they are ducks aren't they? But what the hell do I know.......don't answer that.

The US federal migratory bird stamp, should show birds from other parts of the world?

Why not? I think it'd be cool and could further someone knowledge about ducks in general.

How about because choosing a foreign bird would likely knock the pins from under stamp print sales, as well as making the marketing art that didn't win just that much harder?

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/02/11/2016-02665/revision-of-federal-migratory-bird-hunting-and-conservation-stamp-duck-stamp-contest-regulations

SUMMARY

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise the regulations governing the annual Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Contest (also known as the Federal Duck Stamp Contest (contest)). Our amendments would update our contact information; update common names and spelling of species on our list of contest design subjects; correct minor grammar errors; and specify the requirement to include a second, appropriate, migratory bird species in the artwork design beginning with the 2016 contest.

Interesting read on what they are proposing.

The current list of species eligible to be on the duck stuck is quite long.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/50/91.4

You can go here and look at all the duck stamps since the beginning. Just clicked on a few. Pretty cool.
http://www.fws.gov/birds/get-involved/duck-stamp/federal-duck-stamp-gallery.php

My birthday stamp.

BTW, is there any code that you can use to make an img fit in the window?

Interesting. They picked the safest bet on the deal but I bet the artists are pissed. The panel you submit is really small. 8x10 I think is what I read.


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