Hunters, bird watchers and stamp collectors celebrated as the 2023-24 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – commonly known as the Duck Stamp – went on sale. The new Federal Duck Stamp and its younger sibling, the Junior Duck Stamp, debuted at a special event hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid store in Memphis.

Painted by Joseph Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota, the new Federal Duck Stamp is expected to raise millions of dollars for habitat conservation which benefits wildlife and the American people. The three tundra swans featured on the new stamp is Hautman’s sixth Federal Duck Stamp designed for the Department of the Interior. His artwork was chosen in September 2022 from 187 entries in the country’s only federally regulated art contest. 

The Federal Duck Stamp plays a critically important role in wildlife conservation. Since 1934, sales of this stamp have raised more than $1.2 billion to conserve over 6 million acres of wetlands habitat on national wildlife refuges around the nation.

The new duck stamps are available for purchase online, at sporting goods and retail stores, and some post offices and national wildlife refuges.