Dave Turnbaugh’s oil painting "Marsh Dweller" won the “Duck Stamp” competition held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Patuxent Wildlife Art Show held at the National Wildlife Visitors Center in Laurel, Md. Entries are judged for artistic merit, scientific accuracy, and for consideration of stamp design. Dave’s rendering of a Hooded Merganzer walking through a marsh setting will be compressed and reproduced in stamp form for use as the 2010-2011 game bird hunting license.

     Approximately 50,000 stamps are sold annually, raising nearly $0.5 million for Maryland’s game bird research and habitat enhancement programs. Since its inception in 1974, over $4.5 million in stamp revenue has been used to create and improve waterfowl migration and wintering habitats. Duck stamps are widely collected and are available through the Department of Natural Resources (www.DNR.state.md.us) or by contacting Maryland Realist.